As recommended by the Education Committee, the AATS Council agreed to consider co-sponsoring up to five (5) educational programs per year limited specifically to the field of cardiothoracic surgery. If your institution wishes to consider co-sponsorship by the AATS, the following co-sponsorship criteria will apply:
Criteria for Co-Sponsorship
- The educational program must be institution-based and approved for ACCME accreditation. Courses conducted by individuals do not qualify for AATS co-sponsorship.
- Applications for co-sponsorship must include:
- Name of Sponsoring Institution
- Educational Topic(s)
- Proposed Director(s)
- Dates/Location
- Proposed Budget
- Proposed Program
- The Director of the program shall be a cardiothoracic surgeon approved by the Education Committee.
- Multidisciplinary participation from faculty across aligned specialties is encouraged.
- The Director of the program must provide feedback to the Education Committee regarding the educational value of the activity and its relevance to the attendees.
- Applications for co-sponsorship must be reviewed by the Education Committee and approved by Council at least one year in advance of the proposed program date.
- Applications must be received by these dates:
| Submission Date |
Council Action |
Earliest Program Start Date |
| June 1, 2008 |
September 2008 |
October 2009 |
| September 1, 2008 |
December 2008 |
January 2010 |
| February 1, 2009 |
May 2009 |
June 2010 |
Applications for co-sponsorship should be submitted to:
Chair of the Education Committee
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
900 Cummings Center, Suite 221-U
Beverly, MA 01915
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