[HSF] Current Requirements for the ABTS

[jbflegejr at aol.com]

Hal, It is true that board certification in Surgery is no longer 
required as a prerequisite to take the thoracic boards for those just 
beginning thoracic residencies. Surgery board elgibility is. The 
candidate still must have completed an approved Surgical residency 
program, so essentially nothing has changed at this writing. This of 
course means that candidates who have had their general surgical 
training out side of North America cannot take the Thoracic exams even 
if they complete an approved thoracic surgical training program, but 
then those who have not completed an approved surgical residency making 
them board elgible in Surgery cannot participate in the match for 
Thoracic training positions anyway. Confusing! The only thing that has 
changed is that  Surgical board elgible persons who cannot pass the 
exams or who do not choose to take them will be allowed to take the 
Thoracic exams. John Flege

-----Original Message-----
From: Hgrmd at aol.com
To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
Sent: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 1:39 AM
Subject: [HSF] Current Requirements for the ABTS

   Prasanna,
   Their biologic Bentall was a composite graft composed of a  stented 
aortic
valve sewn to a Henashield graft.  The graft was 5-7mm  larger than the 
valve.
   Our board consist of a written exam.  Once you pass that, you  have 
an oral
exam a few months later.  It is similar in format to the  general 
surgery
boards, which are prerequisite to taking the CT boards.  I  understand 
ABTS is
or
will eliminate the requirement that the candidate already  be boarded 
in
general surgery, since it is generally thought that pathway is too  
difficult
and
discouraging for today's wimpy trainees.  If so, along with  the 
federally
mandated 60 hr work week, I firmly believe "they don't make them  like 
they used

to."
Hal
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