Innovative Curriculum Design: What Are Programs Doing to Keep Graduates Relevant?

Filmed at the 2020 STS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, David Tom Cooke of the University of California Davis Medical Center moderates a discussion on innovative curriculum design in cardiothoracic surgery. He is joined by Rishindra M. Reddy of the University of Michigan, Amy G. Fiedler of the University of Wisconsin, Luis Armando Godoy of the University of California David Medical Center, and Thomas K. Varghese, Jr., of the University of Utah. They discuss the fundamental skill sets residents must learn before graduation, the current curriculum at each panelists' respective institutions, and innovative new ideas to guide curriculum development in the future.