Comparing Match Outcomes in a Surgical Subspecialty: Independent Versus Integrated Training Pathways

Thoracic Surgery Directors Association. CT surgery training pathways. Available at: https://tsda.org/the-tsda/ct-residency-programs/ct-surgery-training-pathways/. Accessed April 1, 2022. Zhu Y, Goldstone AB, Woo YJ. Integrated thoracic surgery residency: current status and future evolution. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Sep 1 (Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 345-349). WB Saunders. Sainathan, 2012, Integrated thoracic residency: the only pathway of thoracic surgery training in the future?, Ann Thorac Surg, 94, 1374, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.088 Nelson, 2013, A bright future: cardiothoracic surgery training in transition, Ann Thorac Surg, 96, 1535, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.068 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. ACGME program requirements for graduate medical education in thoracic surgery (independent). Available at: https://www.acgme.org/globalassets/pfassets/programrequirements/460_thoracicsurgeryindependent_2021.pdf. Accessed April 1, 2022. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. ACGME program requirements for graduate medical education in thoracic surgery (integrated). Available at: https://www.acgme.org/globalassets/pfassets/programrequirements/461_thoracicsurgeryintegrated_2021.pdf. Accessed April 1, 2022. Gasparri, 2012, Impact of a six-year integrated thoracic surgery training program at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Ann Thorac Surg, 93, 592, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.005 Bougioukas L, Heiser A, Berg A, Polomsky M, Rokkas C, Hirashima F. Integrated cardiothoracic surgery match: trends among applicants when compared to other surgical subspecialties. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar 22. Chikwe, 2011, Integrated thoracic residency program applicants: the best and the brightest?, Ann Thorac Surg, 92, 1586, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.107 Obafemi OO, Mullis DM, Rogers AB, Lee AM. Characteristics of integrated thoracic surgery residency matriculants: a survey of program directors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb 11. Drake, 2021, Characteristics of matriculants to thoracic surgery residency training programs, Ann Thorac Surg, 112, 2070, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.12.017 Pousatis, 2014, Trends in applications for thoracic fellowship in comparison with other subspecialties, Ann Thorac Surg, 97, 624, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.08.073 Yheulon, 2020, Normalized competitive index: analyzing trends in surgical fellowship training over the past decade (2009-2018), J Sur Educ, 77, 74, 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.07.023 Watson, 2017, The burden of the fellowship interview process on general surgery residents and programs, J surg educ, 74, 167, 10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.06.008 Taylor, 2022, Interviews during the pandemic: a thoracic education cooperative group and surgery residents project, Ann Thorac Surg, 113, 663, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.089 Grover, 2009, Shortage of cardiothoracic surgeons is likely by 2020, Circulation, 120, 488, 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.776278 Cooke, 2010, Update on cardiothoracic surgery resident job opportunities, Ann Thorac Surg, 89, 1853, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.053 Salazar, 2004, Are there enough jobs in cardiothoracic surgery? The thoracic surgery residents association job placement survey for finishing residents, Ann Thorac Surg, 78, 1523, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.05.068 Sarkaria, 2011, The 2010 thoracic surgery residents association workforce survey report: a view from the trenches, Ann Thorac Surg, 92, 2062, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.022 Bui, 2021, Recent trends in cardiothoracic surgery training: data from the National Resident Matching Program, J Surg Educ, 78, 672, 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.08.008 Ward, 2013, Comparison of cardiothoracic training curricula: integrated six-year versus traditional programs, Ann Thorac Surg, 95, 2051, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.02.042 Lebastchi, 2014, Nationwide survey of US integrated 6-year cardiothoracic surgical residents, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 148, 401, 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.03.040 Powell, 2022, Trends in diversity in integrated cardiothoracic surgery residencies, Ann Thorac Surg, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.01.041 Stephens, 2016, Gender and cardiothoracic surgery training: specialty interests, satisfaction, and career pathways, Ann Thorac Surg, 102, 200, 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.043