The Cardiac Surgery Workforce: A Survey of Recent Graduates of Canadian Training Programs Maral Ouzounian, MD, Ansar Hassan, MD, PhD, Carolyn J. Teng, MD, MS, Gilbert H. Tang, MD, MBA, Sonia A. Vanderby, PhD, Timothy B. Latham, MD, Christopher M. Feindel, MD, MS The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 90, Issue 2, Pages 460-466 (August 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.055 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Cardiac surgery residency positions in Canada. Positions offered, filled, and vacant from 1997 to 2009 are shown. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, 460-466DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.055) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Percentage of medical students choosing cardiac surgery as their first-choice discipline. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, 460-466DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.055) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Total number of years of training after medical school (includes residency, research, and fellowship training). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, 460-466DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.055) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Number of major cardiac cases performed independently by survey respondents who are attending surgeons within the previous 12 months. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, 460-466DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.055) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions