Results
There were 23 cardiothoracic surgery trainees in attendance, six of whom
had completed general surgery residency and the remaining 17 were
integrated six year cardiothoracic surgery residents (Table 1) .
All participants took the pre and post experience survey. The majority
(13 trainees) were within their first two years of cardiothoracic
surgical training, with the remaining trainees spread between their
3rd and 7th years of training.
Twenty two (96%) of trainees felt that standardization of bedside
procedures is necessary. However, when asked if they felt these
procedures were currently institutionally standardized, the average
Likert response was 3.5. The most familiar procedure among residents was
placement of a nasogastric tube or duo tube while the least familiar
procedure was preforming endotracheal intubation. When asked if teaching
beside procedures in a simulation environment was beneficial, the
average Likert score was 3.7. On testing, 43% of residents improved
from pre to post test (87.5% vs 91.6%, p=0.025) (Central
Figure) .