Requisite Thoracic Surgery Curriculum
Table of Contents
I. Chest Wall
a. Anatomy, Physiology, and Embryology
b. Acquired Abnormalities and Neoplasms
c. Congenital Abnormalities and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
II. Lungs and Pleura
a. Anatomy, Physiology, Embryology, and Testing
b. Non-Neoplastic Lung Disease
c. Neoplastic Lung Disease
d. Congenital Lung Disease
e. Diseases of the Pleura
III. Trachea and Bronchii
a. Anatomy, Physiology, and Embryology
b. Congenital and Acquired Abnormalities
c. Neoplasms
IV. Mediastinum and Pericardium
a. Anatomy, Physiology, and Embryology
b. Congenital Abnormalities of the Mediastinum
c. Acquired Abnormalities of the Mediastinum
d. Congenital and Acquired Abnormalities of the Pericardium
V. Diaphragm
a. Anatomy, Physiology, and Embryology
b. Acquired Abnormalities, Neoplasms
c. Congenital Abnormalities
VI. Esophagus
a. Anatomy, Physiology, and Embryology
b. Congenital Abnormalities
c. Acquired Abnormalities
d. Neoplasms
VII. Congenital Heart Disease
a. Embryology, Anatomy and History
b. Physiology and Physiologic Evaluation
c. Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Operations on Congenital Cardiac Anomalies
d. Left-to-Right Shunts
e. Cyanotic Anomalies
f. Obstructive Anomalies
g. Miscellaneous Anomalies
h. Principles of Postoperative Care
VIII. Acquired Heart Disease
a. Coronary Artery Disease
b. Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Tumors
c. Abnormalities of the Aorta
d. Cardiac Arrhythmias
e. Valvular Heart Disease
IX. Thoracic Trauma
a. Trauma of the Chest Wall
b. Tracheobronchial and Pulmonary Trauma
c. Esophageal Trauma
d. Diaphragmatic Trauma
e. Cardiovascular Trauma
X. Transplantation
a. Cardiac Transplantation
b. Lung Transplantation
c. Heart-Lung Transplantation
XI. Extracorporeal Bypass and Coagulation -- Blood Products
a. Physiology of Extracorporeal Bypass
b. Techniques of Extracorporeal Bypass
c. Mechanical Support
d. Fundamentals of Coagulation Management and Blood Component Therapy
XII. Minor Procedures
a. Bronchoscopy
b. Esophagoscopy
c. Permanent Pacemakers
d. Tube Thoracostomy
e. Central Valve Lines and Arterial Lines
XIII. Thoracic Surgery and Research
XIV. Non-Clinical Elements of Thoracic Surgical Practice
XV. Geriatrics
