Key result
A cardiothoracic surgery interest group starter kit aims to increase early medical student exposure.
Why the study?
General surgery residents are receiving less exposure to cardiothoracic surgery during rotations, creating a need to increase exposure for medical students.
Highlights the need for increased exposure to cardiothoracic surgery among medical students and introduces a starter kit for interest groups.
May aid early cardiothoracic surgery exposure for medical students; leaves open effects on specialty recruitment.
Cardiothoracic surgery is an engaging and dynamic field that attracts the highest caliber of medical students. Students applying to integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency programs are required to determine their interest in the field early in medical school.1 Although the traditional track to train cardiothoracic surgeons remains, the literature has demonstrated that general surgery residents are getting less exposure to cardiothoracic surgery during their rotations.2 Consequently, a strong need exists to increase exposure to cardiothoracic surgery for medical students.
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Vogel et al. (2024) studied Medical student education in cardiothoracic surgery. Cardiothoracic surgery interest group starter kit was evaluated. A cardiothoracic surgery interest group starter kit was introduced to address the strong need to increase early exposure to cardiothoracic surgery for medical students.
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