The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Statements on a Framework for a Standardized National Robotic Curriculum for Thoracic Surgery Trainees

Samuel S. Kim; Lana Schumacher; David T. Cooke; Elliot Servais; David Rice; Inderpal Sarkaria; Stephen Yang; Abbas Abbas; Manu Sanchetti; Jason Long; Svetlana Kotova; Bernard J. Park; Desmond D'Souza; Mansi Shah-Jadeja; Hana Ajouz; Luis Godoy; Nataliya Bahatyrevich; Jeremiah Hayanga; John Lazar

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.12.003

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Statements on a Framework for a Standardized National Robotic Curriculum for Thoracic Surgery Trainees

Samuel S. Kim^*, Lana Schumacher, David T. Cooke, Elliot Servais, David Rice, Inderpal Sarkaria, Stephen Yang, Abbas Abbas, Manu Sanchetti, Jason Long, Svetlana Kotova, Bernard J. Park, Desmond D'Souza, Mansi Shah-Jadeja, Hana Ajouz, Luis Godoy, Nataliya Bahatyrevich, Jeremiah Hayanga, John Lazar

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Objective: With robotic technology's rapid growth and integration, an urgent need to bridge the educational gap in thoracic surgical training has emerged. This document, a result of consensus among a group of experts in the practice and training of robotic surgery from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, aims to provide a framework for a standardized national robotic curriculum for thoracic surgery trainees. Methods: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Task Force on Robotic Thoracic Surgery and Workforce on E-learning and Educational Innovation assembled an expert group with the input of the Thoracic Surgery Director's Association. A focused literature review was performed, and expert consensus statements were developed using a modified Delphi process to address 3 major themes: (1) program expectations, (2) components of training, and (3) assessment and feedback. Results: A consensus was reached on 12 recommendations. These consensus statements reflect updated insights on developing a standardized robotics curriculum based on the latest literature and current educational experience, focusing on program expectations and educational guidelines to develop an optimal training curriculum. Conclusions: The expert panel provides several key recommendations to provide a framework for developing a standardized national robotic thoracic curriculum, which would improve resident education and abridge any educational disparity that may exist among programs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	719-732
Number of pages	14
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	119
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.12.003
State	Published - Apr 2025

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The authors would like to acknowledge Meredith Herzog, Jane Han, and Pallavi Sood of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons for expert coordination. The authors have no funding sources to disclose. Samuel Kim reports a relationship with Intuitive Surgical, Inc, that includes: funding grants and speaking and lecture fees. Elliot Servais reports a relationship with Intuitive Surgical, Inc, that includes: speaking and lecture fees. Bernard Park reports a relationship with Becton Dickinson and Company that includes: speaking and lecture fees; with Medtronic, Inc, that includes: consulting or advisory; and with Intuitive Surgical, Inc, that includes: speaking and lecture fees. Desmond D'Souza reports a relationship with Intuitive Surgical, Inc, that includes: speaking and lecture fees. Luis Godoy reports a relationship with Intuitive Surgical, Inc, that includes: speaking and lecture fees. Inderpal Sarkaria reports a relationship with Intuitive Surgical, Inc, that includes: consulting or advisory and speaking and lecture fees; with Oncolys BioPharma, Inc, that includes: consulting or advisory; with Medtronic, Inc, that includes: consulting or advisory; with On Target Laboratories, LLC, that includes: consulting or advisory; with Stryker Corporation that includes: consulting or advisory; and with American Medical Solutions, Inc, that includes: consulting or advisory. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Kim, S. S., Schumacher, L., Cooke, D. T., Servais, E., Rice, D., Sarkaria, I., Yang, S., Abbas, A., Sanchetti, M., Long, J., Kotova, S., Park, B. J., D'Souza, D., Shah-Jadeja, M., Ajouz, H., Godoy, L., Bahatyrevich, N., Hayanga, J., & Lazar, J. (2025). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Statements on a Framework for a Standardized National Robotic Curriculum for Thoracic Surgery Trainees. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 119(4), 719-732. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.12.003

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