Specialist training for cardiothoracic surgery in the Nordic countries.

• Published in: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Main Authors: Mennander, Ari, Gudbjartsson, Tomas, Jeppsson, Anders, Hjortdal, Vibeke, Tønnessen, Theis
• Other Authors: 1Tampere University Heart Hospital and Tampere University, Tampere, Finland. Electronic address: [e-mail]. 2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. 3Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. 4Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. 5Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MOSBY-ELSEVIER 2020
• Subjects: Nordic countries; cardiothoracic surgery; education; specialist training; Hjarta- og æðaskurðlækningar; Sérhæfing; Menntun; Thoracic Surgery; Specialization; Norway; Hjarta; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/621349; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.07.110

To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink below 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. Competitive State Research Financing of the Expert Responsibility area of Tampere University Hospital, Tampere Finland