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CardioThoracic Surgery Residency:only 10 spots/yr? - momo_surgeon
#1


Good Luck to all ..

http://www.nrmp.org/data/resultsanddata2010.pdf

I see there are only 10 Thoracic Surgery residency spots in USA / year

is that true ?

or there is another match specific to Thoracic surgery residency ?

I cant imagine that +300million Americans need only 10 Cardiotharcic surgeons / year ?
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#2
This what is called combined program....most spots are taken by doing General Surgery Residency first, then ding Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship afterwards.

The same applies for Plastic Surgery.

3azima ya masr
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#3
3azima ya masr .. kelmet el ser 'katkoot' w 'khalti btslem 3lek'

so there are only 10 spots "cardiothoracic surgery" from PGY1 ? and the other pathway is to do Gen.Surgery residency then cardiac surgery fellowship (waste more time) ?
but both pathways will make u a cardiac surgeon ?
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