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Old 05-01-2008, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Scanner View Post

They don't spend 3 years in residency, day in, day out, reading journals, following mentors, going to seminars, engaging in roundtables and one day wake up and say,
It's more like 8 years to become a cardiothoracic surgeon....and yes I mean 8 years after finishing medical school. 5 years general surgery + 3 years of CT fellowship.
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