European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL

A complement to departmental education
The ESCTS has the ambition to give comprehensive overviews of subjects. It provides opportunities for surgeons-in-training to enter into high levels of discussion with the best teachers and to become acquainted with them.

How are the Courses arranged?
The education is arranged in one-week-courses from Monday until Saturday afternoon. Teaching hours are from 08:30 – 18:00 all days except Wednesday when students are free in the afternoon. Successive courses will be given over 3 years in cardiac as well as in thoracic surgery. Courses on all 3 levels will be given each year. Additional courses will be arranged according to demand.

Computers, Internet connections and a library will be available. Attendants are to prepare themselves by reading recommended literature  and recent journal articles related to the topics to be presented and discussed.

Each week will close with a written examination with a personal feedback from the course organisers. The examination is voluntary and anonymous.

The official language of the School is English. All teaching will be in English.

Who can attend?
You are eligible to apply for the courses if you have the intention of becoming a cardio/thoracic surgeon and are working as a surgeon-in-training at a Cardio/Thoracic Department. Each course will consist of maximum 25 participants. They will come primarily from Europe but non-Europeans are welcome to apply as well. Experienced lecturers from all parts of Europe will present a systematic overview of topics, using advanced teaching techniques. There will be ample time for in-depth discussions and personal contacts. Apart from lectures, discussions and movies, there will also be some evening chats on various topics, medical and non-medical.