Training program of general thoracic surgery in Japan: Present status and future tasks

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¹ Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: ikeda@wd5.so-net.ne.jp.
² Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.

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Norihiko Ikeda et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jan.

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. 2022 Jan;163(1):353-358.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.11.137. Epub 2020 Dec 5.

¹ Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: ikeda@wd5.so-net.ne.jp.
² Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.

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Keywords: board certification system; general thoracic; training.

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Commentary: Perspectives after surgical training in Japan and the United States.
Suzuki Y, Okereke I. Suzuki Y, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jan;163(1):359-360. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.12.003. Epub 2020 Dec 5. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022. PMID: 33454103 No abstract available.
Commentary: Thoracic surgery trainees on the launching pad: When will they be ready to fly?
Imai TA. Imai TA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jan;163(1):360-361. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.12.072. Epub 2020 Dec 26. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022. PMID: 33461812 No abstract available.