The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 707-712 , March 2010

The successful application of simulation-based training in thoracic surgery residency

Read at the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Banff, Alberta, Canada, June 24–27, 2009.

  • Harold M. Burkhart, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minn
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Harold M. Burkhart, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
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  • Jeffrey B. Riley, CCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Perfusion, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minn
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  • Sarah E. Hendrickson, MA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minn
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  • George F. Glenn, CCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Perfusion, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minn
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  • James J. Lynch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Jackie J. Arnold, RN

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Multidisciplinary Simulation Center, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minn
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  • Joseph A. Dearani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minn
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  • Hartzell V. Schaff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minn
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  • Thoralf M. Sundt III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minn

Received 26 June 2009 ,Revised 6 October 2009 ,Accepted 17 October 2009.

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 Disclosures: T. Sundt reports grant support from Sorin.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01394-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.029

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 707-712 , March 2010

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