| 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 |