A Decade of Change: Training and Career Paths of Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents 2003 to 2014

Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Among 3 Specialties From 2007 to 2017

“…A recently published study found that women in cardiothoracic surgery delayed childbirth and had fewer children compared with the national average, even when compared with general surgery. 76 The restriction of duty hours by the ACGME has made training in surgery a more viable option for many women, in particular women who have both career aspirations and a desire to raise a family. 77 Women represent an increasingly larger proportion of the surgical workforce; however, academic promotion remains largely disparate.…”

The Future of the Academic Cardiothoracic Surgeon: Results of the TSRA/TSDA In-Training Examination Survey

“…These results suggest the line between academic surgery and private practice, at least in residents' minds, has blurred with private practice careers allowing for a research component. Although studies have documented no change in residents' interest in academic versus private practice during the last decade [22], studies have not examined research productivity in academic and private practice careers with time. Some may argue, however, that this is simply an idealistic viewpoint of residents without much exposure to the realities of private practice.…”

Resident Autonomy in the Operating Room: Expectations Versus Reality

“…(Ann Thorac Surg 2017;104:1062-8) Ó 2017 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons T here is a perception among surgeons of many specialties that graduating residents in the modern era are less prepared to enter practice than their predecessors [1,2]. A resident's ability to perform an operation independently is best determined by observation and evaluation during progressively independent operative experiences.…”