title: The American Board of Thoracic Surgery: update.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Calhoon
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Shemin
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000592:standards*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States