title: Cardiothoracic surgical critical care certification: A future of distinction.
abstract: Cardiothoracic surgical critical care has emerged as a unique area of practice within cardiothoracic surgery. Leaders of multidisciplinary, high-performing teams are uniquely educated, trained, and skilled surgeons. Certification in this specialty by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery is a recognition of their distinction. A foundational framework is proposed toward this goal.
authors.affiliation: Christiana Care Cardiac Surgery, Newark, Del. Electronic address: hsherif@christianacare.org.
authors.forename: Hisham M F
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Sherif
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D003422:Critical Care; D005544:Forecasting; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000639:trends
keywords: cardiothoracic surgical critical care; certification; professional regulation