| Is there one Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Thoracic Surgery? |
No |
| Comments |
There's an official 1.5 year training post-graduate training in lung surgery for general surgeons.
The cardiothoracic surgeons are all qualify for lung surgery in their six year training. |
| Name of the Certificate to Practice Thoracic Surgery |
CHIVO certificate |
| Which body administers the Certification |
Netherlands Society for Lung Surgery |
| How many were certified in 2006 |
Four |
| Certainty of this number? |
Accurate |
| Does the Certificate allow practice in Thoracic Surgery? |
Yes |
| Does the Certificate allow practice in Cardiac Surgery? |
No |
| Does the Certificate allow practice in Oesophageal Surgery? |
No |
| Does the Certificate allow practice in Vascular Surgery? |
No |
| How many years of training are required in Thoracic Surgery for this certificate? |
1.5 years |
| Comments about this thoracic training |
Training is in Lung- and Mediastinal Surgery
Esophageal surgery is done by upper-GI surgeons. |
