TSRA - Advocates for the CT Surgical Trainee

The Thoracic Surgery Residents Association currently serves as the largest, official representative organization for cardiothoracic surgery trainees in the United States. The mission of the TSRA is to represent the interest of all cardiothoracic surgery residents through the improvement of thoracic surgery education and partnership with the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA). Resident membership in the TSRA commences upon enrollment in an Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited thoracic surgery residency program and remains until completion of thoracic residency or subsequent advanced fellowship training. The TSRA also provides resident representation directly to several important national organizations, including the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), Joint Council for Thoracic Surgical Education, American Association of Medical Colleges, ACGME, Thoracic Surgery Residency Review Committee, and CTSNet.

The TSRA organizes two exciting resident forums held during the annual AATS and STS meetings. These forums provide direct interaction between residents, invited speakers, and representatives of the AATS, STS, and TSDA. All residents attending the conferences are invited and encouraged to attend and participate.

The TSRA values professional mentorship. Thus, each year, the TSRA formally recognizes surgeons who have made outstanding contributions to cardiothoracic surgery education. The Socrates Award is presented to a surgical educator who has demonstrated a significant commitment to excellence in resident education. The Dr. Dwight C. McGoon Award is presented to an individual who has significantly contributed to the clinical and educational development of thoracic surgery residents through inspiring academic and political contributions to the specialty.

The TSRA has taken leadership in the development of several new and exciting projects designed to facilitate and compliment resident education. Through the contribution of hundreds of different thoracic surgical trainees across the United States, the TSRA has produced a series of resources to assist residents in their training and board preparation. Our flagship project culminated in the publishing of the TSRA Review of Cardiothoracic Surgery, which has now been in circulation for over three years. Available in both print and electronic media, this review source has been utilized by CT residents not only in the United States, but also in several other countries as well. Last spring, the TSRA continued these efforts with the publishing of the 2nd and 3rd installments of our cardiothoracic surgical review series, TSRA Primer of Cardiothoracic Surgery and TSRA Clinical Scenarios in Cardiothoracic Surgery. TSRA Primer is an exciting, multimedia-based resource designed for Junior level CT residents and beginning fellows focused upon enhancing an underlying foundation of basic cardiothoracic surgical knowledge. TSRA Clinical Scenarios provides the first available, comprehensive review designed to assist residents to work through common clinical scenarios encountered in CT training, clinical practice, and on the oral boards.

This spring, the TSRA will launch the new TSRA Operative Dictations in Cardiothoracic Surgery, a review of key operative indications and steps for a variety of adult cardiac, general thoracic, and congenital operations as well example templates to assist in operative dictations, and the TSRA Journal Club, an online resource that offers residents an easily accessible library of seminal and current journal articles in the areas of cardiac, thoracic, and congenital heart surgery.

The TSRA is an entirely resident run organization that strongly encourages the active participation of all CT surgical trainees. To learn more about our organization, visit our webpage (www.tsranet.org) and/or on visit us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/thoracicsurgeryresidentsassociation).

The Thoracic Surgery Residents Association currently serves as the largest, official representative organization for cardiothoracic surgery trainees in the United States. The mission of the TSRA is to represent the interest of all cardiothoracic surgery residents through the improvement of thoracic surgery education and partnership with the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA). Resident membership in the TSRA commences upon enrollment in an Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited thoracic surgery residency program and remains until completion of thoracic residency or subsequent advanced fellowship training. The TSRA also provides resident representation directly to several important national organizations, including the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), Joint Council for Thoracic Surgical Education, American Association of Medical Colleges, ACGME, Thoracic Surgery Residency Review Committee, and CTSNet.

The TSRA organizes two exciting resident forums held during the annual AATS and STS meetings. These forums provide direct interaction between residents, invited speakers, and representatives of the AATS, STS, and TSDA. All residents attending the conferences are invited and encouraged to attend and participate.

The TSRA values professional mentorship. Thus, each year, the TSRA formally recognizes surgeons who have made outstanding contributions to cardiothoracic surgery education. The Socrates Award is presented to a surgical educator who has demonstrated a significant commitment to excellence in resident education. The Dr. Dwight C. McGoon Award is presented to an individual who has significantly contributed to the clinical and educational development of thoracic surgery residents through inspiring academic and political contributions to the specialty.

The TSRA has taken leadership in the development of several new and exciting projects designed to facilitate and compliment resident education. Through the contribution of hundreds of different thoracic surgical trainees across the United States, the TSRA has produced a series of resources to assist residents in their training and board preparation. Our flagship project culminated in the publishing of the TSRA Review of Cardiothoracic Surgery, which has now been in circulation for over three years. Available in both print and electronic media, this review source has been utilized by CT residents not only in the United States, but also in several other countries as well. Last spring, the TSRA continued these efforts with the publishing of the 2nd and 3rd installments of our cardiothoracic surgical review series, TSRA Primer of Cardiothoracic Surgery and TSRA Clinical Scenarios in Cardiothoracic Surgery. TSRA Primer is an exciting, multimedia-based resource designed for Junior level CT residents and beginning fellows focused upon enhancing an underlying foundation of basic cardiothoracic surgical knowledge. TSRA Clinical Scenarios provides the first available, comprehensive review designed to assist residents to work through common clinical scenarios encountered in CT training, clinical practice, and on the oral boards.

This spring, the TSRA will launch the new TSRA Operative Dictations in Cardiothoracic Surgery, a review of key operative indications and steps for a variety of adult cardiac, general thoracic, and congenital operations as well example templates to assist in operative dictations, and the TSRA Journal Club, an online resource that offers residents an easily accessible library of seminal and current journal articles in the areas of cardiac, thoracic, and congenital heart surgery.

The TSRA is an entirely resident run organization that strongly encourages the active participation of all CT surgical trainees. To learn more about our organization, visit our webpage (www.tsranet.org) and/or on visit us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/thoracicsurgeryresidentsassociation).

The Thoracic Surgery Residents Association currently serves as the largest, official representative organization for cardiothoracic surgery trainees in the United States. The mission of the TSRA is to represent the interest of all cardiothoracic surgery residents through the improvement of thoracic surgery education and partnership with the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA). Resident membership in the TSRA commences upon enrollment in an Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited thoracic surgery residency program and remains until completion of thoracic residency or subsequent advanced fellowship training. The TSRA also provides resident representation directly to several important national organizations, including the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), Joint Council for Thoracic Surgical Education, American Association of Medical Colleges, ACGME, Thoracic Surgery Residency Review Committee, and CTSNet.

The TSRA organizes two exciting resident forums held during the annual AATS and STS meetings. These forums provide direct interaction between residents, invited speakers, and representatives of the AATS, STS, and TSDA. All residents attending the conferences are invited and encouraged to attend and participate.

The TSRA values professional mentorship. Thus, each year, the TSRA formally recognizes surgeons who have made outstanding contributions to cardiothoracic surgery education. The Socrates Award is presented to a surgical educator who has demonstrated a significant commitment to excellence in resident education. The Dr. Dwight C. McGoon Award is presented to an individual who has significantly contributed to the clinical and educational development of thoracic surgery residents through inspiring academic and political contributions to the specialty.

The TSRA has taken leadership in the development of several new and exciting projects designed to facilitate and compliment resident education. Through the contribution of hundreds of different thoracic surgical trainees across the United States, the TSRA has produced a series of resources to assist residents in their training and board preparation. Our flagship project culminated in the publishing of the TSRA Review of Cardiothoracic Surgery, which has now been in circulation for over three years. Available in both print and electronic media, this review source has been utilized by CT residents not only in the United States, but also in several other countries as well. Last spring, the TSRA continued these efforts with the publishing of the 2nd and 3rd installments of our cardiothoracic surgical review series, TSRA Primer of Cardiothoracic Surgery and TSRA Clinical Scenarios in Cardiothoracic Surgery. TSRA Primer is an exciting, multimedia-based resource designed for Junior level CT residents and beginning fellows focused upon enhancing an underlying foundation of basic cardiothoracic surgical knowledge. TSRA Clinical Scenarios provides the first available, comprehensive review designed to assist residents to work through common clinical scenarios encountered in CT training, clinical practice, and on the oral boards.

This spring, the TSRA will launch the new TSRA Operative Dictations in Cardiothoracic Surgery, a review of key operative indications and steps for a variety of adult cardiac, general thoracic, and congenital operations as well example templates to assist in operative dictations, and the TSRA Journal Club, an online resource that offers residents an easily accessible library of seminal and current journal articles in the areas of cardiac, thoracic, and congenital heart surgery.

The TSRA is an entirely resident run organization that strongly encourages the active participation of all CT surgical trainees. To learn more about our organization, visit our webpage (www.tsranet.org) and/or on visit us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/thoracicsurgeryresidentsassociation).