Overview
The webinar will provide information regarding the recently introduced changes to the Cardiothoracic Surgery curriculum including the training pathway. Recent and upcoming changes to the specialty examination format will also be discussed. The session will be of particular interest to junior doctors who wish to apply for training in cardiothoracic surgery in the UK and to current cardiothoracic trainees.
Aims
Educate the audience regarding the cardiothoracic training curriculum changes and how the national trainees selection, training pathways and specialty examination are being modified.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, the participant should be able to:
Describe the current training pathway in cardiothoracic surgery
Explain the changes introduced in the curriculum
Feel more prepared to apply for specialty training
Explain the changes in the specialty examination format
Panellists
Our panellists include:
-Mr Tim Jones, Chair of the Cardiothoracic Specialty Advisory Committee, Consultant Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Member of Cardiothoracic SSB, RCSEd.
-Mr Sridhar Rathinam, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Chair of JCIE Intercollegiate Specialty Board of Examinations for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Member of Cardiothoracic SSB, RCSEd
-Mr Ehab Bishay, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, SAC Lead for National Selection in Cardiothoracic Surgery
-Mr Vivek Srivastava, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Member of Cardiothoracic SSB, RCSEd and Member of Education Committee, SCTS.
-Various Members of SCTS Education Committee