Abstract
This article discusses the history and process of national selection of trainees, future workforce planning and projections in cardiothoracic surgery. In addition (and perhaps most importantly), it describes the challenges of the new, shorter, seven-year specialty training curriculum.
Highlights
Cardiothoracic (CT) surgery was the first specialty in the UK to appoint trainees through a national selection process
Applicants are ranked by their aggregated score awarded at each of the stations. (There are two independent assessors at each station.) Successful candidates are awarded an national training number (NTN) and matched to their preferred training programmes wherever possible but clearly, the higher candidates are ranked, the more likely they are to get their first choice
If CT surgery continues to recruit new NTN trainees at the current rate, it is anticipated that the number of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) holders who will not be able to secure a substantive consultant post will likely exceed 150 within a decade
Summary
Appointed is weighted from four components, with the carried over shortlist score making up the final 25%. If CT surgery continues to recruit new NTN trainees at the current rate (approximately 12 at ST1 and 6 at ST3 each year), it is anticipated that the number of CCT holders who will not be able to secure a substantive consultant post will likely exceed 150 within a decade. Total CCT holders with 8 new NTNs from 2021 Total CCT holders with 18 new NTNs 200
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
