June 3, 2020
17 min.
Beyond the Abstract Career Development Quality Improvement

Description

Hosted by Thomas K. Varghese Jr., MD, MS, the “Beyond the Abstract” program explores the “whys” behind articles in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and discusses next steps with authors and thought leaders. In the latest episode, John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PHD, joins Dr. Varghese to discuss the findings from the 2019 STS Practice Survey. Mandatory cognitive testing, increasing the number of women in the workforce, and job satisfaction are a few of the topics that are addressed. Read the related Annals article, “The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thoracic Surgery Practice and Access Task Force—2019 Workforce Report.”