Understanding our thoracic surgery workforce: Who, what, and where we practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The makeup of the thoracic surgical workforce can influence policy, training, and certification, but it is not well defined. Using data from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, this study explored practice-based demographics concerning geography, gender, age, subspecialty, and university affiliation.

Methods

American Board of Thoracic Surgery Diplomates taking the 10-year Maintenance of Certification examination opted for the cardiac, general thoracic, cardiothoracic, or congenital modular exam. Using module selection as a surrogate for the examinee's predominant clinical practice, we explored the relationship regarding type of practice, geography (metropolitan vs other), gender, age, and university affiliation.

Results

A total of 2273 American Board of

SUBMITTER: Daniel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12745087 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature