Early Specialization Webinars

TSMA & TSDA Webinar: Applying to Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency: Updates and How-Tos
July 26, 2023
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Application Process for I-6 Programs
Dr. Jason Han, University of Pennsylvania

2024 ERAS Application Season Program Signaling
Dr. David Cooke, UC Davis

Universal Interview Offer Date
Dr. Kathleen Berfield, University of Washington

I-6 Vs. General Surgery Vs. 4/3 Programs
Dr. Betty Tong, Duke


The Underperforming Resident & Remediation Strategies
May 2, 2022
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The Underperforming Resident & Remediation Strategies: Documentation
Dr. Stephen Yang, Johns Hopkins University

How to Set Up a Remediation Program
Dr. Jonathan Nesbitt, Vanderbilt University

What to do if Remediation Fails
Dr. Ara Vaporciyan, MD Anderson Cancer Center


Navigating Leadership as a Trainee – 2022 and Beyond
May 23, 2022
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This webinar provided CT surgery trainees information on how to assume leadership roles as trainees and as early careerists at both the institutional and national levels. Presentations from faculty identified strategies to guide trainees to identify opportunities for leadership roles at the institutional level; national leaders delineated opportunities and strategies for trainees to assume leadership roles in national societies; and junior faculty provided guidance on the transition from resident to faculty leadership roles.

Program Agenda
Introduction
Rita Milewski, MD
Yale University

TSRA – Resident to Faculty Leadership
Andrew Goldstone, MD

How to Navigate Leadership Roles in National Societies as a Resident and Early Career Faculty
STSA – Jeffrey Jacobs, MD
AATS – Lars Svensson, MD
STS – Tom MacGillivray, MD
WTSA – Doug Wood, MD

Institutional Leadership Roles
Stephanie Fuller, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Educational Leadership Roles
Shari Meyerson, MD
University of Kentucky

Leadership on Editorial Boards
Joanna Chikwe, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center