Setting the bar for excellence in cardiothoracic surgery

The Fellowship examination will assess all the Level One outcomes across the entire syllabus in addition to the Level Two outcomes within the General and chosen sub-specialty area (adult cardiac surgery & congenital cardiac surgery) of the syllabus. This examination will comprise of multiple structured vivas/oral examination with pairs of examiners.

Cardiovascular surgery critical care has consolidated a distinctive area of practice within our specialty. Leaders of multidisciplinary, high-performing teams are uniquely educated, trained, and skilled surgeons. Cardiovascular surgical intensive care units remain dynamic environments of complex, critical, and high-risk surgical practice. The procedures that patients undergo are highly specialized, technologically advanced, involving the vital organs within the chest and beyond, and performed by highly skilled surgeons. The ultimate responsible for a patient’s outcome – both at a human and legal level – remains the primary surgeon. This responsibility is unchanged throughout the operative and postoperative phases of care.

The Unified Thoracic Surgery Examination organised by UEBTS is supported by EACTS & ESTS.

The primary aim of The Unified European Board of Thoracic Surgery (UEBTS) is to encourage common high standards and qualifications in Thoracic surgery in all European countries and beyond. This should potentially allow for the mutual recognition of these qualifications between European countries and elsewhere.