title: Standardizing vascular surgery residency: merger of two programs to create one model.
abstract: The practice of vascular surgery has been transformed in the last decade. It is now necessary to change the way we train vascular surgeons, to keep pace with this rapidly evolving specialty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Division of Vascular Surgery, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, NY, USA. sfried@nshs.edu
authors.forename: Steven G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Greben
authors.forename: Larry A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Scher
authors.forename: Toufic
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Safa
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faust
authors.forename: Vivienne
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Halpern
authors.forename: H Hank
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Simms
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017145:Models, Educational; D009518:New York; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*