Abstract
BackgroundTraining of cardiothoracic surgeons in Europe and the United States has expanded to incorporate new operative techniques and requirements. The purpose of this study was to compare the current structure of training programs in the United States and Germany.MethodsWe thoroughly reviewed the existing literature with particular focus on the curriculum, salary, board certification and quality of life for cardiothoracic trainees.ResultsThe United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany each have different cardiothoracic surgery training programs with specific strengths and weaknesses which are compared and presented in this publication.ConclusionsThe future of cardiothoracic surgery training will become affected by technological, demographic, economic and supply factors. Given current trends in training programs, creating an efficient training system would allow trainees to compete and grow in this constantly changing environment.
Highlights
Cardiothoracic surgeons must possess a wide variety of technical and professional competencies
Full list of author information is available at the end of the article by cardiothoracic surgeons in training and trained cardiothoracic surgeons from U.S and Germany
Accredited residency programs in United States are restricted by 80 hours/week
Summary
Cardiothoracic surgeons must possess a wide variety of technical and professional competencies. There are recent trends to reshape cardiothoracic surgery training to make it more efficient and productive. In this regard, it is very intersting and useful to examine various training systems globally. We decided to compare cardiothoracic surgery training system in the United States with the training system in Germany. Germany has one of the best developed cardiothoracic surgery training systems in the world and at the same time differs enough from U.S. Training of cardiothoracic surgeons in Europe and the United States has expanded to incorporate new operative techniques and requirements.
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