Open AccessA European training system in cardiothoracic surgery: is it time?
Author(s) -
Mahmoud Loubani,
Rafael Sádaba,
Patrick O. Myers,
Neil Cartwright,
Matthias Siepe,
Maximilian Y. Emmert,
David O’Regan,
Peter Krieg,
Paul Sergeant
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezs208
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , accreditation , certification , specialty , curriculum , harmonization , training (meteorology) , medicine , medical education , psychology , political science , geography , pedagogy , family medicine , physics , meteorology , acoustics , social psychology , law
Training in cardiothoracic surgery across Europe remains diverse and variable despite the ever closer integration of European countries at all levels and in all areas of life. Coupled with the increasing ease of movement across Europe, the need for uniform training programmes has arisen to allow for equivalent accreditation and certification.
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