mock oral 2026

2026 STS Mock Oral Exam Course

Demystify the Oral Board Exam with STS Prep
Apr 21 – May 28, 2026
Virtual
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2026-27 STS Leadership Institute

An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.
Apr 24, 2026 – Jan 27, 2027
Virtual, Chicago, and San Diego
STS Wellness institute

2025-26 STS Wellness Institute

Performing as our best selves as cardiothoracic surgeons both inside and outside of the workplace
Apr 28, 2026
Virtual
Industry Spotlight Webinar

Industry Spotlight Webinar: Marginal Gains in High‑Risk Cardiac Surgery: Operative Hemostasis & Closure Tactics for Complex Cases

Practical intra-operative decision algorithms for experienced cardiac surgeons managing high-risk patients.
7 p.m. ET
Robotics 2026

2026 STS Workshop on Robotic Cardiac Surgery

Hear didactic lectures and case demonstrations from expert faculty, then practice in a realistic, cardiac robotic simulation environment.
May 14–15, 2026
Norcross, GA
STS/SCA Webinar

STS/SCA Webinar Series: Across the Drapes: Multidisciplinary Management in Low EF CABG

Join the fourth installment of the STS/SCA Webinar Series: Across the Drapes. Leaders in both surgery and anesthesiology will discuss preoperative and intraoperative management of Low Ejection Fraction (EF) CABG and its complications, with the goal of optimizing intraoperative management between surgeons and anesthesiologists.  

Learning Objectives:

7 p.m. ET
STS Webinar Series

STS/IACTS Webinar: Congenital Cardiac Surgery—Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

The first congenital webinar in our STS South Asia webinar series delves into the topic of pulmonary vein stenosis in TAPVC. Expert surgeons from both the United States and South Asia will speak on both the primary and secondary pathologies.

A collaborative series presented by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons. 
 

Moderators  

Thomas Mathew, MS, MCh
Prince Sultan Cardiac Center
As Sulimaniyah, Saudi Arabia

8 a.m. ET
Boot Camp 2026

2026 STS Boot Camp

An experiential foundation and hands-on practice in basic cardiothoracic operating skills for first-year residents.
Aug 20–23, 2026
Chicago, IL
Heart Valve Disease Forum 2026

Heart Valve Disease Forum 2026

Sep 10–11, 2026
Seoul, South Korea
CABG ACADEMY

2026 STS CABG Academy

Skills development and collaborative learning for cardiothoracic surgeons and their team members who perform coronary surgery.
Sep 17–19, 2026
Chicago, IL
AQO 2026

2026 Advances in Quality & Outcomes: A Data Managers Meeting

Discussions on valuable research and important clinical findings with the goal of improving data collection and patient outcomes.
Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2026
New Orleans, LA
2026

2026 STS Perioperative & Critical Care Conference

The latest techniques and management strategies in cardiovascular and thoracic critical care and enhanced recovery after surgery for the entire care team.
Oct 9–10, 2026
Baltimore, MD

Past Events and Webinars

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STS Leadership Institute

An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.
Jan 23, 2025
Los Angeles
STS Webinar Series

Early Career Journey: Making the Most of the STS Annual Meeting

Learn how to take advantage of everything the STS Annual Meeting has to offer, from educational sessions and networking opportunities. Special focus will be given to trainees and first-time attendees. 

This program is part of the STS series of quarterly Early Career Journey webinars, sponsored by The Hub: Resources and Community for Your Early Career Journey. 

STS/EACTS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

2024 STS/EACTS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

Dec 5–7, 2024
Buenos Aires, Argentina
STS Webinar Series

Latin Thoracic Rounds: Rounds on a Patient with Locally Advanced Stage Lung Cancer

In Spanish with English subtitles. 
1 hr. 37 min.
Artistic lithograph of aortic arch wrapped around Tokyo tower, with cityscape and Great Wave of Kanagawa in background

2024 STS-ASCVTS Aortic Summit

An STS collaboration with the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Nov 14–16, 2024
Tokyo, Japan
STS PAC Webinar Series

STS-PAC Webinar: A Post-Election Conversation

Zoom credentials will be shared with registrants closer to the event date.

Join STS-PAC Chair Keith S. Naunheim, MD, and STS Council on Health Policy and Relationships Chair Joseph C. Cleveland Jr., MD, for a conversation about the outcome of the 2024 election and how it will affect cardiothoracic surgeons, their practices, and their patients. 

Discussion topics include: