Month Topic Description
July Commonly Used Equipment Troubleshooting for endoscopes, staplers, endostitch, energy devices, pleurX, wound vac
August Coronary Anastomosis I Distal anastomosis construction using veins on porcine hearts
September Maze Procedure Lesion sets and device utilization porcine hearts
October Thoracic Olympics I and VATS Lobectomy Competition for basic skills in VATS, VATS lobectomy on a perfused porcine model
November Aortic Valve I Implanting mechanical and porcine valve in porcine hearts
December NO SIMULATION NO SIMULATION
January Aortic Valve II Implanting mechanical and porcine valve in porcine hearts
February Coronary Anastomosis II Distal anastomosis construction using veins on porcine hearts
March Aortic Root Aortic root replacement on porcine hearts
April Thoracic Olympics II and VATS Lobectomy Competition for basic skills in VATS, VATS lobectomy on a perfused porcine model
May Interventional Endoscopy Endobronchial ultrasound, EGD for dilation, stent placement and removal
June Mitral Valve Repair and replacement of the mitral valve on porcine model