The Thoracic Surgery Directors Association In-Training Exam: Development, Implementation, and 6-Year Trends.

Erkmen CP, Salami A, Tompkins AK, Ghanta R, Romano M, Oliver A, Vardas P, Mainwaring RD, Freeman K, Periera S, Doty AA, Kilic A, Yang S, Cooke DT

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DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.008
Published: 2026 May
Container: The Annals of thoracic surgery
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.008,
  title = {The Thoracic Surgery Directors Association In-Training Exam: Development, Implementation, and 6-Year Trends.},
  author = {Erkmen CP and Salami A and Tompkins AK and Ghanta R and Romano M and Oliver A and Vardas P and Mainwaring RD and Freeman K and Periera S and Doty AA and Kilic A and Yang S and Cooke DT},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Annals of thoracic surgery},
  doi = {10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.008},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.008}
}

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AU  - Salami A
AU  - Tompkins AK
AU  - Ghanta R
AU  - Romano M
AU  - Oliver A
AU  - Vardas P
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AU  - Freeman K
AU  - Periera S
AU  - Doty AA
AU  - Kilic A
AU  - Yang S
AU  - Cooke DT
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Annals of thoracic surgery
DO  - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.008
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CP, E., A, S., AK, T., R, G., M, R., A, O., P, V., RD, M., K, F., S, P., AA, D., A, K., S, Y., & DT, C. (2026). The Thoracic Surgery Directors Association In-Training Exam: Development, Implementation, and 6-Year Trends.. The Annals of thoracic surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.008

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