Specialist training for cardiothoracic surgery in the Nordic countries

Ari Mennander; Tomas Gudbjartsson; Anders Jeppsson; Vibeke Hjortdal; Theis Tønnessen

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.07.110

Specialist training for cardiothoracic surgery in the Nordic countries

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Mar;159(3):1002-1008. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.07.110. Epub 2019 Sep 5.

Authors

Ari Mennander¹, Tomas Gudbjartsson², Anders Jeppsson³, Vibeke Hjortdal⁴, Theis Tønnessen⁵

Affiliations

¹ Tampere University Heart Hospital and Tampere University, Tampere, Finland. Electronic address: ari.mennander@sydansairaala.fi.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
³ Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁴ Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁵ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 31590947
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.07.110

Abstract

Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Iceland form the 5 culturally uniform Nordic countries. Each of the countries owns a high-standard tradition of individual steering in cardiothoracic education aiming at securing the needs and features of the local area. Indisputably, mastering a Nordic language and applying a high-standard individual steering in education ensure that a dedicated trainee is selected to the cardiothoracic program in accordance with the needs and features of the local area.

Keywords: Nordic countries; cardiothoracic surgery; education; specialist training.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / education*
Clinical Competence
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Graduate*
Humans
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
Specialization*
Surgeons / education*
Thoracic Surgical Procedures / education*