Overview
Structured 72-month cardiac surgery specialist training curriculum (dated August 2025) progressing from ward duties, second assistance and vein harvesting in year one to increasing operative responsibility, following the North Rhine Medical Chamber training regulations; includes an ICU curriculum.
The programme
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 72 months
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Training authorisation (Weiterbildungsermächtigung) in cardiac surgery; Ärztekammer Nordrhein regulations
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Not stated on official page
- International applicants
- Not stated on official page
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Not stated on official page
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Email application to bewerbungenhtc@uk-koeln.de
Funding
- Funding
- Not stated on official page
Official sources
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