Building a clinical cardiothoracic surgical program: a multi-institutional model

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Apr;121(4 Suppl):S8-11. doi: 10.1067/mtc.2001.114927.

Abstract

Building a multi-institutional cardiothoracic surgical program has the same guiding principles and values as a traditional single institutional program: ensuring high-quality patient care, training and fostering residents, recruiting and retaining quality faculty, and contributing to basic and clinical research. With a well-designed infrastructure and support system, this more complicated type of organization may permit academic cardiothoracic surgical programs to compete effectively and grow in a constantly changing economic and political environment.

MeSH terms

  • Education, Medical, Graduate*
  • Humans
  • Internship and Residency*
  • Multi-Institutional Systems / organization & administration*
  • Program Development
  • Thoracic Surgery / education*
  • Thoracic Surgery / organization & administration*