Educational Conference Schedule - Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency
Journal Club
- Mandatory; Meets monthly
- Sessions organized by the Residents/Cardiac and Thoracic Faculty
Mortality Morbidity
- Mandatory; Meets monthly
- Sessions organized by the Residents/Cardiac & Thoracic Faculty
TSDA Curriculum
- Mandatory; Meets 3 times a month
- Week 1 – Cardiac Faculty Presentation
- Week 2 – Congenital Faculty Presentation
- Week 3 – Thoracic Faculty Presentation
Cardiac Surgery Professor Rounds
- Mandatory; Meets weekly
- Sessions organized by the Cardiac Program Directory and Faculty
Thoracic Surgery Teaching Rounds
- Mandatory (assigned resident); Meets weekly
- Sessions organized by the Thoracic Faculty
Heart & Lung Transplant Candidate Evaluations
- Elective; Meets weekly
- Sessions organized by the Surgical & Medical Directors of the Cardiopulmonary Transplant Program
Cardiac & Lung Transplant Recipient Care Conference
- Elective; Meets weekly
- Sessions organized by the Surgical & Medical Directors of the Cardiac Transplant Program
Multidisciplinary Thoracic Tumor Board
- Mandatory (assigned resident); Meets weekly
- Sessions organized by the Thoracic Surgery Faculty
Cardiac Surgical Wet Labs
- Mandatory; Meets 4 times a year
- Sessions organized by the Assigned Cardiac Surgical Faculty
Cardiac Cath Case Conference
- Elective; Meets monthly
- Sessions organized by the Surgical & Medical Cardiac Faculty
Visiting Professor Lecture
- Mandatory; Meets 2 times a year
- Sessions organized by the Cardiac & Thoracic Chiefs
Surgery Grand Rounds
- Mandatory; Meets quarterly
- Sessions organized when the Cardiac and Thoracic Faculty give presentations
Resident Research Conference
- Mandatory; Meets monthly
- Sessions organized by the Resident(s) on Research Rotations