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What the ACGME requires today

The 12 largest of 83 ACGME minimums for cardiothoracic surgery residents.

TOTAL OPERATIVE EXPERIENCE413

TOTAL MAJOR OPERATIVE EXPERIENCE378

The total number of cases in the first three years of the I-6 must meet or exceed 375 cases, or 125 per year.375

Subtotal Adult Cardiac (and Congenital Heart Disease) Experience (Note: The American Board of Thoracic Surgery does not include congenital cases in this total number)315

Junior residents must have at least 150 American Board of Surgery (ABS) core cases in the first three years (from the above list).150

At least another 125 cardiothoracic cases are required in the first three years as well, but 50 of these cardiothoracic cases may come in the form of "component cases" (including but not limited to sternotomy and closure, thoracotomy and closure, LIMA takedown, saphenous vein harvest, aortic and venous cannulation, proximal and distal anastomosis, other vascular anastomosis, gastric/esophageal mobilization) while on the cardiac, thoracic, and congenital services.125

In addition to the 275 cases specified above, another 100 must come from either the ABS list or from cardiothoracic cases.100

Acquired Valvular Heart Disease90

Myocardial Revascularization80

Subtotal General Thoracic Experience63

Primary CABG60

Lung45

Counted in the ACGME's Cardiac pathway column.

Source: ACGME, Case Log categories and minimum numbers (October 2022).

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