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Review
. 2021 Dec;36(12):4688-4689.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.16023. Epub 2021 Sep 23.

Commentary: Cardiothoracic surgery training made SIMPL

Evan P Rotar  1 , Raymond J Strobel  1 , Irving L Kron  1
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Review

Commentary: Cardiothoracic surgery training made SIMPL

Evan P Rotar et al. J Card Surg. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Background: Effective cardiothoracic surgical training requires an emphasis on education through timely feedback and constructive criticism.

Aims: Review of the implementation of the System for Improving and Measuring Procedural Learning application within a cardiothoracic surgical training program.

Materials & methods: Here, we review a report by Bergquist et al. to the Journal of Cardiac Surgery detailing their implementation of the System for Improving and Measuring Procedural Learning application.

Conclusion: It is feasible for the SIMPL application to be implemented with acceptable use in a cardiothoracic training program.

Keywords: cardiovascular research.

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Conflict of Interest: none

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Evan P. Rotar, MD, MS (left), Raymond J. Strobel MD, MSc (center) and Irving L. Kron, MD (right)
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