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Children's Heart Fund
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In collaboration with the World Heart Foundation, A. Thomas Pezzella, MD, Director of Special Projects for the World Heart Foundation initiated a six year Cardiothoracic surgery residency program in Shanghai, China. Following two visits to Shanghai in October, 2003 and again in November, 2004 final discussions and arrangements were made to initiate the program in July, 2005. Dr Pezzella spent one year in Shanghai from July 2005 to July 2006, initiating and coordinating the program. Shanghai Chest Hospital participated with an initial group of four residents. The program was monitored over the subsequent three years. Hopefully, this project will serve as a model for similar graduate medical education programs / Residences in China.
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Wen-Xiang Ding MD
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A. Thomas Pezzella MD, the director of special projects for the World Heart Foundation, is in China for one year implementing this program. Four residents (shown below) began their training August 1st. Modeled after the new American and Canadian six-year program, and modified for China, it is hoped that this program will be used as a model and adopted by other centers in China. |
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In May 2007, the residency program at Shanghai Chest Hospital was reviewed. The four initial residents have progressed nicely. Two new residents began their three year program in August 2006. A third visit was made in May 2008 to review the program.
An overview of the CT
Surgery residency program at Shanghai Chest Hospital
(Microsoft Word 6M file size)
has been published in the African Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Surgery (in press).
In Sept 2009, building on the medical education initiative, Dr Pezzella was invited, and appointed an advisor/consultant at Tsinghua University School of Medicine in Beijing, China. The primary goal is to evaluate the medical education curriculum and revise and upgrade the program in a accordance with international guidelines.
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| In May 2010, further discussions regarding medical education in China were discussed in Beijing. (Above). | |
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Dr Pezzella Assists New Resident
