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Cardiothoracic surgery

Approved Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System 2010

Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System

Doctors wishing to undertake training in the specialty of Cardiothoracic Surgery must first complete 2 years of specialty training in a Core Surgical Training (CST) programme. From ST3 onwards training is specific to Cardiothoracic Surgery but the training to CCT requires the completion of both core and higher approved training.

The 2010 approved documentation for Cardiothoracic Surgery incorporates all levels of specialty training from ST 1 to CCT. Click the links below to access all appropriate documentation for this training pathway.   

Generic Documentation


Approved Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System 2007

Specialty Curriculum

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Associated Assessment System

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No minor changes reported to the curriculum or assessment system for this specialty.