Mission Statement

European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

MISSION STATEMENT

The education of surgeons is primarily the task of their parent departments. In a busy clinical environment, it is often not easy to provide young surgeons-in-training with the intellectual knowledge necessary to be on top of subjects. As a result, there is a need for a comprehensive way to offer everybody undergoing specialty training an adequate background.

The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, EACTS, has felt this need very keenly and has created the European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ESCTS. The School shall provide tuition on the curriculum necessary to pass the examination of The European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons. Participants in the Courses are recommended to take the Board examination; however, it is not a requirement.

EACTS believes that the School is a great step forward towards a higher level of theoretical knowledge. It will give postgraduate education a face; it will enhance friendship among colleagues and -above all- benefit our patients. All cardio-thoracic colleagues, heads of departments, National Specialty Societies and those responsible for the development of new colleagues are therefore encouraged to send their surgeons in training to the School.

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