Comparison and thoughts of the training system for thoracic surgeons
10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20220318-00114
- VernacularTitle:胸外科专科医师规范化培训制度的国内外对比和试点思考
- Author:
Yingran SHEN
1
;
Lupei CAI
;
Xiong QIN
;
Haifeng WANG
;
Peng ZHANG
;
Yuming ZHU
;
Chang CHEN
;
Gening JIANG
;
Jie DAI
Author Information
1. 同济大学附属上海市肺科医院胸外科，上海 200433
- Keywords:
Thoracic surgery;
Education, professional;
Fellowship;
Residency
- From:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
2022;60(8):742-748
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
There is no unified thoracic surgery training system in China, neither in the trainee selection or evaluation, nor in the training curriculum or the graduation requirements. A literature review was performed for available publications regarding international thoracic surgical training. A brief comparison was made regarding the thoracic surgery residency programs in China, Japan, United States and United Kingdom, including training pathway, recruitments, training content, performance assessment and academic experience. In conclusion, there are four key aspects worth noting. Firstly, an effective residency programme is invaluable to specialty training, and effort should be made to create a unified training programme that allows trainee to progress from residency to specialty training smoothly. Secondly, flexibility and personalization should be allowed in higher specialty training, so that trainee can develop their subspecialty interests. Thirdly, a unified clinical curriculum, selection and standardized income should be promoted to minimalize the variation of training outcome between provinces. Fourthly, additional training and time should be allowed for trainee who wants to pursue an academic career, and academic outcomes should be evaluated alongside with the standard clinical training.
