Cardiothoracic Surgery Integrated Residency
The Divisions of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania provide opportunities for residency training in Cardiothoracic Surgery including a two-year Cardiac Tract, two-year Cardiothoracic Tract, and six to eight year Integrated Thoracic Surgery Tract.
The program is approved by the Residency Review Committee for Thoracic Surgery of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Upon completion of training, residents are eligible for examination by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Advanced Fellowship options, in General Thoracic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Adult Cardiac Surgery or Congenital Heart Surgery are available. Residents accepted into the University of Pennsylvania Thoracic Residency program are expected to spend a third year of training in an advanced Fellowship.
Prerequisites:
The program is open to surgeons who hold the M.D. degree or equivalent and who are either certified or eligible to take the examination for certification by the American Board of Surgery.
Applicants must have, or be eligible for, medical license by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and either be a U.S. citizen or have appropriate visa status for an additional three years of residency training.
How To apply:
For more information or to apply, please contact:
Program Administrator,
Mzisa Duffy
mzisa@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
