2024 TSDA In-Training Exam
TSDA.org ITE Website Page: Registration Open
March 2, 2024
March 9, 2024 (backup date)
The TSDA ITE is designed to assess the knowledge of current residents in cardiothoracic surgery. Subject matter will be equally divided between general thoracic and cardiac surgery.
Registration for the 2024 TSDA In-Training Exam (ITE) for cardiothoracic surgery residents is now open. The ITE will be given on Saturday, March 2 with a backup exam date of Saturday, March 9. Backup date arrangements must be pre-approved by TSDA Headquarters. Please read the General Information and Instructions pdf for registration, payment and exam day information. (Click here for information about the Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellow In-Training Exam.)
Access to the TSDA ITE will be available in Oasis for 24 hours on either March 2 or March 9, beginning at 12:00 a.m. U.S. Central Time through 11:59 p.m. U.S. Central Time. Test-takers will have five hours to complete the exam once it is launched; it is at the Program Director or Proctor’s discretion whether or not to enforce a time limit within that five-hour window.
The 2024 TSDA ITE will be administered and registration will be processed via the LMS site, Oasis. TSDA Headquarters will not collect examinee registration materials for the TSDA ITE (with the exception of a proctor Letter of Agreement); all examinee registration will be entered by program directors or coordinators within the Oasis site.
Records for current U.S. CT surgery residency programs exist in Oasis. In addition, records for Canadian and other international programs that have previously registered for the ITE exist in Oasis. Each program’s account will enable access to their respective program director and program coordinator.
Registration
The fee for the 2024 ITE is $375 per test taker in the U.S. and Canada, and $525 per test taker outside the U.S. and Canada. In addition to cardiothoracic surgery residents, programs are also welcome to register general surgery residents, research fellows, etc.
The Oasis site only accepts credit cards in order to process payments for exam registration fees. Checks will be not accepted. Please plan accordingly so you are prepared to pay by credit card for each test-taker at the time of registration.
Exam Proctor
A Letter of Agreement confirming who will proctor the exam must be completed and returned to TSDA Headquarters prior to the examination date.
The exam proctor is responsible for administering, proctoring, and maintaining a secure environment for the duration of the examination. The ITE must be administered and taken at the program training site and must be actively proctored; access from a remote site will disqualify the examinee. If the Program Director is unable to proctor the exam, they must assign a member of the CT surgery residency program department (faculty or staff member) to administer and proctor the exam in lieu of the Program Director. Exam proctors must be present for the duration of the exam on exam day.
Exam Format
The TSDA ITE will consist of 160 questions equally divided between general thoracic and cardiac surgery. The TSDA ITE is offered only as a computer-based exam at the program site and is to be completed within a five-hour period once the test is launched (at the Program Director’s discretion). Examination questions are provided in random order for each examinee.
Post-ITE Residents Surveys
Residents enrolled in ACGME-accredited programs registered for the ITE are asked to complete the Post-ITE Residents Survey by March 31, 2024. Residents will be sent an e-mail invitation to complete the survey.
Questions?
TSDA Headquarters, tsda@tsda.org, 312-202-5854
Adam Doty, adoty@sts.org, 312-202-5802
Gracie Martin, gmartin@sts.org, 312-202-6121
2024 ITE Materials
General Information and Instructions
Letter of Agreement