Welcome to another
#ThoracicThursday
! Today, we'll be switching it up with a surgeon spotlight 📚
Among surgeons, it's harder to think of a name that rings louder than "Michael DeBakey"
Here's a profile on the legendary surgeon's career🧵
Last year, TSMA established its Trainee Teaching Award recognizing one outstanding resident/fellow pursuing cardiothoracic surgery for his/her commitment to medical student education and mentorship. We are so excited to congratulate our inaugural recipient, Dr.
@lindaschulteMD
!
We are thrilled to launch CT Surgery Interest Day, a virtual program aimed at introducing students to this exciting career, co-hosted with
@TSRA_official
and
@American_Heart
's
@CVSA_Heart
! Sign up: and take our pre-event survey: .
🫁New Event🫀
On 10/19, our Diversity & Inclusion committee will host a panel of 4 incredible residents!
Join to hear important resources for minority medical students, transparent advice regarding navigating the field of CT surgery, and empowerment to pursue a career in CT!
🚨Applying to I6-CT residency in the 2024 cycle?🚨Join us and
@TSDA_CTsurgery
on 7/26 for a webinar on navigating the app process and discussing NEW CHANGES being implemented for 2024! Participants of panel discussion to be announced soon. You don't want to miss this event!
We are excited to announce a new TSMA initiative: Thoracic Thursdays! This series aims to introduce the bread & butter operations and seminal research articles within the field of CT surgery. We hope these clinical pearls and sources will help you excel as a student in the OR!
One week s/p
#Match2024
and we're still so excited for all the future surgeons!
🫀We wanted to take the time to highlight our AMAZING TSMA leadership team members who matched🫁
We are so proud to have you as part of the TSMA team, and wish you all the best in this next chapter!
We are excited to announce the official founding of the Thoracic Surgery Medical Student Association! We look forward to developing this group dedicated to helping fellow medical students who are pursuing cardiothoracic surgery careers... (1/2)
Calling all CT surgeons and trainees! TSMA needs your help to build our Mentorship Program. If you are interested in mentoring aspiring CT surgeons, please leave your info here:
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
The TSMA Research Competition is pleased to announce a LIVE Cardiac Dissection Event on Friday, April 5 at 3 PM PST/6 PM EST.
Come join us as
@DevenPatelMD
walks us through cardiac anatomy and cannulation in real-time!
🎉 Congrats to the winners of our 2nd Annual TSMA Research Competition yesterday! 🎉
@love_azap
took first place and the inaugural "Ibrahim Sultan Medical Student Research Prize in Cardiothoracic Surgery". 2nd place went to Kathryn Henshaw, and
@LarsonEmilyL
took 3rd!
This is an exciting week for TSMA...Please join us for our first ever "Diversity and Inclusion within the Field of CT Surgery" journal club event this Thursday 7/15 @ 7pm EST featuring Dr. Robert Higgins
@HopkinsCTSurg
. Please register here: (1/3)
Congratulations to all the superstar medical students matching into integrated cardiothoracic surgery and general surgery residency programs today!
#Match2023
🫀🫁
We are excited to announce our 2nd annual CT Surgery Interest Day! This event aims to introduce (or reintroduce) students to this exciting career. Join us this Sunday, 12/19 @ 7pm EST to hear from
@JoChikweMD
,
@DrYolondaColson
, and more! RSVP here: 🫀🫁
Do you have an upcoming residency interview?!
Join us and
@LaurenBarronMD
as she goes over the purpose, goals, and common questions of residency interviews. Be sure to follow Dr. Barron in order to join her
@X
Space this Thursday, 11/2, at 6PM CST!
🚨Attention all med students, national & international, who are interested in global CT surgery!
@GlobalTSRA
is looking to begin developing a pipeline for young trainees. If you would like to become involved in this work, please fill out this form:()
Have you signed up yet for our LIVE Cardiac Dissection event with
@DevenPatelMD
? Come learn about the anatomy of the heart and watch a live demonstration of cannulation! Friday, April 5 at 3 PM PST/6 PM EST Sign up -
Our first journal club is happening next Tuesday, October 17th, at 8:30 PM EST! We’ll be discussing mid-term outcomes of surgical explant versus redo-TAVR after transcatheter heart valve failure with
@GilbertTangMD
from
@MountSinaiHeart
!
Register here:
Introducing a 🌟NEW SERIES🌟 from our Education Comm: "Bread & Butter" Cases in CT Surgery! Join us on Sunday 11/21 at 5PM ET to learn about CABG from Dr.
@georgetolisjr
, Esophagectomy from Dr. Yeung, or ASD/VSD Repairs from Dr.
@LaPar16
.
Sign up here:
Thank you to all who came to our 3rd Annual CT Surgery Interest Day! At over 100 attendees, we have
@JennaRomanoMD
and
@maraantonoff
to thank for their impactful keynote sessions and our rockstar panel of residents for sharing great insight on the pathway to becoming a
#CTSurgeon
Mark your 🗓, TSMA is hosting its annual match panel! Tune in on 4/21/22 at 8pm ET to gain insight into the competitive CT surgery match from new interns. RSVP @
It’s Thoracic Thursday!
Last week, we discussed CABG:
❓Which bypass graft only requires a distal anastomosis❓Tweet your answer below!
Today, we’ll discuss a trial that helped establish CABG as the standard of care for 3-vessel or left-main coronary artery disease (CAD):
#SYNTAX
Our 4th Annual CT Surgery Interest Day is here! Please join us Feb 20th at 8PM to hear from our amazing faculty advisory board, followed by a resident Q&A!
✅Advice specifically for med students
✅Given by leaders in the field
✅About pursuing a career in CTS
TSMA Spotlight of the Month: Fabian Jimenez Contreras
He is an MS4 at Duke University interested in adult cardiac surgery.
Hobbies: Movies, Basketball, Baking
Favorite Food: Pizza
Fun Fact: He has a wiener dog named Penny
@ThoracicStudent
,
@TSRA_official
, and JTCVS (
@AATSED
) have created a 7-part primer series to introduce cardiothoracic surgery to students. We hope that surgeons and residents will share these articles with rotating students and those interested in cardiothoracic surgery.
Congratulations to
@arav_krishnan
and
@jessicamruck
, our 2024 TSMA Trainee Teaching Award recipients! We received lots of nominations this year, so thank you to Drs. Krishnan and Ruck and all our nominees for their commitment to teaching students inside and outside the OR!
Are you a med student interested in learning more about a career in CT Surgery?
Then you DO NOT WANT TO MISS this event!!
Our 4th Annual CT Surgery Interest Day features a physician panel AND a resident Q&A which will both equip and inspire you on your journey!
Do you want to get more involved in CT surgery research? Join us next week, Mon 11/29 8PM EST, to get advice and insight from leaders in the field! Learn how cardiac, thoracic, and congenital surgeons integrate research into their careers. Register:
This Monday, 5/23 at 2pm EST, come listen to rockstar CT surgery resident Chi Chi Do-Nguyen as she discusses lessons learned as a 1st-gen high school graduate and the importance of mentorship and attitude during the residency process.
🚨all TSMA members🚨 do yourselves a favor and download the 7-paper series for FREE to learn all the basics (and not so basics) of CT surgery!
@TSRA_official
@AATSJournals
@TSRA_official
,
@ThoracicStudent
, and JTCVS (
@AATSED
) have created a 7-part primer series to introduce cardiothoracic surgery to students. We hope that surgeons and residents will share these articles with rotating students and those interested in cardiothoracic surgery.
🫀🫁The TSMA Mentorship Program calls for new mentors and mentees! The program pairs a CT surgery attending/fellow/resident with a medical student to guide career exploration and professional development. Applications are accepted year-round!
🚨📝EVENT ALERT! We are pleased to announce our
#Manuscripts101
event with
@JoChikweMD
. Join us Friday, May 3, 2024 5PM PCT/8PM EST as we discuss tips for turning your amazing abstract into a full peer-reviewed manuscript!
Sign up here !
@annalsthorsurg
❗️Attention all I6-CT Surgery residency applicants❗️
Join TSMA and
@TSDA_CTsurgery
on 7/26 for a webinar with all NEW information about upcoming changes for this next app cycle! With several presenters and panelists to be announced soon, we can’t wait to see you there!
Matched at my
#1
,
@nyulangone
for Integrated Thoracic Surgery!!! After nearly 10 years in the Midwest, I’m thrilled to be headed home to fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a surgeon in NYC! Thank you to everyone who supported me on this journey
@umnmedschool
#Match2023
Check out our TSMA members who connected at
#sts2024
! We're so grateful to help facilitate a strong community among med students to improve programming and increase exposure to CT surgery. Who will we see at the next conference? 👀
Are you ready for the TSMA Diversity Committee and
@WomenInThoracic
Women's History Month Panel?!
Join us Friday, March 15th, at 7pmEST.
You do not want to miss this opportunity to learn more about these trailblazing women and their careers! RSVP:
Attention aspiring 🫀🫁 surgeons! Are you interested in serving on the national organization for medical students interested in CTS? The 2023-2024 TSMA Leadership Council Application is now open! Due April 30th at 11:59 pm ET
@LenaETrager
@JohnTreffalls
Scholarship opportunity for med students & general surgery residents! The STS Looking to the Future Scholarship Program offers mentorship and free registration to
#STS2024
for aspiring cardiothoracic surgeons. Deadline: September 29.
TSMA's 3rd Annual CT Surgery Interest Day is around the corner on 11/17 at 6-9pm EST! To hear from an outstanding panel of CT surgeons, register here:
This even is open to everyone from pre-med to medical students to residents!
Attention all aspiring 🫀🫁 surgeons! Please complete the 2022-2023 TSMA Membership and Leadership Application to renew your membership or sign up as a new member. The Leadership Application is due April 30th at 11:59 pm ET
Calling all rising 4th year students... We're excited to announce the TSMA CT Surgery Application Advising Event Series! Please register to take part and learn from residents about preparing your application to integrated programs. Register here:
Just 1 week away! The TSMA research committee will be holding the 1st Journal Club of the 22-23 academic year next Monday, October 3rd from 8PM-9PM EST. Join Dr. David Harpole from
@DukeCTSurgery
discuss recent clinical trials in 🫀🫁 surgery. RSVP:
Huge congratulations to the winners of our 1st Annual Research Competition last night! It was extremely close as all of the presentations were excellent.🥇
@swthorntonjr
🥈
@AnkiBrain
🥉
@Adham_Ahmed_64
Join TSMA on 5/25 at 8-10pm ET for a discussion about the future of cardiothoracic surgical training in the transcatheter & endovascular era! We'll hear from Dr.
@tomcnguyen
, Dr.
@KendraGrubb
, Dr. Elaine Tseng, Dr. Katherine Harrington, Dr. Wilson Szeto and Dr.
@IbrahimSultanMD
.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 3rd TSMA Research Competition will take place SATURDAY, MARCH 16 at 12 PM PST/3 PM EST with an ALL-STAR judging panel and several amazing student presentations. You don’t want to miss it!
🫀 ERAS EVENT TOMORROW🫁
Part 1 of our two-part series on applying to cardiothoracic surgery residency is happening tomorrow at 7 PM EST!!
We are collaborating with
@TSDA_CTsurgery
to bring you new updates that are being implemented this app cycle!
See you soon!
Welcome back to
#ThoracicThursday
!
Today we'll expand upon last week's tweets on a cornerstone of general thoracic practice: lung resection.
But which kind? Let's look at 2 recent trials comparing lobectomy to sublobar resection in early-stage lung cancer:
#JCOG0802
+
#CALGB140503
🚨Calling all medical students interested in learning more about CT surgery🚨
CT Surgery Interest Day is TOMORROW!
Join us for an unparalleled look into CT surgery as a career, led by a faculty panel and followed by a resident Q&A.
Register here:
Hey everyone! Are you attending
@AATSHQ
#ITSOS2023
? Be sure to check out
@ryankramer33
TODAY @ 5:30 as he shares his poster - “Dimensionality Reduction Using Demographic Variables Identifies At-Risk Populations In Clinical Stage II/III Esophageal Cancer”
🚨 First journal club of the year! 🚨
Tuesday, October 17th, at 8:30 PM EST!
We’ll be discussing mid-term outcomes of surgical explant versus redo-TAVR after transcatheter heart valve failure with
@GilbertTangMD
from
@MountSinaiHeart
! Register:
To all medical students: please consider filling out the following survey to share your thoughts about barriers to pursuing CT surgery research! Results will help us identify TSMA programming needs and future collaborations with CT surgery organizations:
Upcoming Journal Club! 🚨Join Dr.
@RichardWhitloc2
and the TSMA Research Committee to discuss the new
#LAAOSIII
trial published last month.🚨 Dr. Whitlock will also give insight into doing research as a med student. Next Wednesday, Aug 4th @ 7pm EDT! RSVP:
Our first trailblazer is Vivien T. Thomas! Please read the flyer to learn more about his amazing contributions to CT surgery, and be sure to check out the links to learn more!
#BHM
#MedTwitter
Less than a month away! The inaugural
@ECTSS_CTsurg
x
@ThoracicStudent
Med Student Workshop, included with registration for the meeting. See you all there!
We are excited to launch a new research study in collaboration with
@pennsurgery
@JasonHanMD
, Max Shin & Dr. Marisa Cevasco. Any students planning on applying to integrated 6-year CT surgery residency, please take our anonymous survey here:
#MedEd
#SurgEd
We want to better provide mentorship opportunities to our TSMA members. If you are a current medical student, please complete a *very* brief survey ASAP here: 👉
TSMA members and trainees: Join us for an exciting evening with
@drraycleemd
to learn all about advanced heart failure management through the use of modern mechanical circulatory support devices and heart transplant technologies!! Register:
IN 2 DAYS - Join us for a webinar on management of advanced heart failure through the use of modern mechanical circulatory support devices and heart transplant technologies by
@drraycleemd
!!
Register:
We are excited to spotlight Dr. Angelica C. Martin MD MPH next, who is a current PGY-1 in the Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Program at UC Davis Health.
@A_MartinMD
#HispanicHeritageMonth
Current applicants to CT surgery residency 📣 We are hosting the third annual resident + prospective applicant mentorship series with the first of two sessions on Sept. 3rd, covering all things application. Sign up below to join as a mentee:
Announcing our 2nd Annual TSMA Research Competition! All medical students conducting first author CT Surgery research can submit abstracts to: . Accepted presentations will be judged by a panel of CT surgeons and residents. Winners will get cash prizes!
THIS THURSDAY!!! We are so excited for the inaugural CT Surgery Interest Day with
@CVSA_Heart
and
@TSRA_official
. Please be sure to register and take our pre-event survey with the links below. The zoom link will be sent out via email this week. DM if you have questions!
We are thrilled to launch CT Surgery Interest Day, a virtual program aimed at introducing students to this exciting career, co-hosted with
@TSRA_official
and
@American_Heart
's
@CVSA_Heart
! Sign up: and take our pre-event survey: .
📢Calling all CT residents, fellows, and attendings!
We need your help!!
Our mentorship program is still looking for mentors to provide occasional guidance/advice to med students interested in CTS.
This is an informal/flexible mentorship format.
Sign Up:
Are you signed up for our resident panel tomorrow at 7PM?!
Our Diversity & Inclusion committee will be hosting a discussion on important resources for minority medical students, and sharing transparent advice about navigating the field of CT surgery.
We hope to see you there!
We are so excited to hear from our amazing speakers for our 3rd Annual CT Surgery Interest Day! Make sure to sign up here before Thursday, November 17th:
🫁Happy Thoracic Thursday!
Today's topic is lobectomy, which is the surgical removal of an entire lobe of a lung.
Lobectomy is the most common surgical treatment for lung cancer, though there are several other conditions for which lobectomy is indicated.
Thank you to all who attended part 1 of our series on applying to CT surgery residency! With over 130 attendees, the event was a total success!
If you enjoyed/missed this event, be sure to join for part 2 on Friday, July 28 at 8 PM EST for a live
#ERAS
panel by program directors
Come visit us in the
#STS2024
exhibit hall!!
We’re in the back of row 1500 near the free headshot station and golf simulator.
Our booth is a space to connect with other students and learn more about the resources/programs we provide.
And yes, we do have free stuff!
🗓️MARK YOUR CALENDARS! We are pleased to announce that Dr.
@JeffJacobs215
's lecture “Fourteen Years of Charitable Pediatric Heart Surgery in Jamaica” has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Apr 24, 8 PM EST! Sign up for the new link at
It's hard to express how grateful I am to have been selected as a
@SarnoffCardio
fellow for '23-'24. I packed up my bags
@PennStHershey
and am now spending a research year with Dr. Ram Emani and the congenital cardiac surgery team
@BostonChildrens
. Excited. Proud. Humbled. Happy.
🚨Don't forget!🚨 The 1st Annual TSMA Research Competition is happening TOMORROW, 2/12, 5-7pm EST. Join us as an expert panel of CT surgeons and residents judges high quality, student-led research. Winners will be announced during the event! RSVP:
📢Calling all student-leaders with a passion for improving CT surgery resources for med students:
Applications are now OPEN for TSMA committee and executive board positions!!
We can't wait to welcome you to our organization!
Deadline: May 17th at 11:59 PST