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Review
. 2016 Mar;4(5):89.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.03.07.

Thoracic surgical training in Europe: what has changed recently?

Lieven P Depypere  1 , Antoon E M R Lerut  1
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Thoracic surgical training in Europe: what has changed recently?

Lieven P Depypere et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Mar.

Abstract

Training in thoracic surgery (TS) traditionally varies amongst countries in Europe. The theoretical content of the training, the length of training, the amount of self-performed procedures to be done and the definition of training units all differ in European countries. However, in the past two decades, several initiatives were taken to harmonize TS training in Europe. The purpose of this paper is to highlight these initiatives and their impact on today's TS training in Europe.

Keywords: Thoracic surgery (TS); certification; education.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: This paper is based on the presentation “Thoracic Surgery Training in Europe, Belgium and Leuven”, given in Shenzhen, China on December 13th 2015, during the preselection of the Chinese junior candidate for the ESTS postgraduate course to be held in Naples, Italy on May 29th 2016.

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Halsted’s principals of surgical training.
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The presentation video on “Thoracic surgery training in Europe, Belgium and Leuven” (3). Available online: http://www.asvide.com/articles/832
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