The Realities of Becoming a Board-Certified Cardiovascular Surgeon in Japan

Hiroko Nemoto＊	Takahiro Ito	Ryo Izubuchi
Tomoki Sakata	Hirokazu Niitsu	Ryuji Hojo
Takao Miki	Yasutaka Yokoyama

（Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama City University Hospital＊, Yokohama, Japan）

The system of the Japanese Board of Cardiovascular Surgery is changing. Since the last time, we have deliberated on the medical specialty board for U-40 column articles about the problems faced by young cardiovascular surgeons. This time, we conducted the second survey to U-40 members about the realities of becoming a board-certified cardiovascular surgeon. The results showed the circumstances and details on how to acquire the board certification. Moreover, we discussed about the current problems and future perspectives for the young cardiovascular surgeons.

 

Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 49（6）:U1-U5（2020）

Keywords：board-certified cardiovascular surgeon;U-40;questionnaire survey