Key result
Cardiothoracic surgery competency frameworks require diverse technical and professional skills to ensure patient safety.
Why the study?
Conventional education, certification, and recertification methods in cardiothoracic surgery are undergoing a paradigm shift due to innovations in diagnostics and therapeutics.
This article explores the skills required for cardiothoracic surgeon competency and compares certification practices internationally to propose validated competency-based curricula.
May guide cardiothoracic training design; leaves open prospective validation before practice integration.
The conventional methods of education, certification and recertification in cardiothoracic surgery face a paradigm shift in line with recent innovations in diagnostics and therapeutics. The attributes of a competent clinician entail proficiency in knowledge, communication, teamwork, management, health advocacy, professionalism and technical skills. This article investigates the skills required for a cardiothoracic surgeon to be competent. The relevant practice of certification and recertification across various regions has also been explored. Validated and competency-based curricula should be designed to develop core competencies to successfully integrate them into practice. Challenges to the implementation of such curricula and potential solutions are explored. Patient safety remains the ultimate aim to ensure excellence of both competency and performance.
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Wang et al. (2011) conducted a review in Cardiothoracic surgery training and revalidation. Competency framework was evaluated. A competency framework in cardiothoracic surgery requires proficiency in knowledge, communication, teamwork, management, health advocacy, professionalism, and technical skills to ensure patient safety.
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