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
  September 1, 2009	December 2009	January 2011
  February 1, 2010	May 2010	June 2011
  June 1, 2010	September 2010	October 2011

Applications for co-sponsorship should be submitted to:

R. Morton Bolman, III, M.D.
Chair of the Education Committee
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
900 Cummings Center, Suite 221-U
Beverly, MA 01915
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