350 Surgeons Attend NIMS Training to Sharpen Skills
The two-day cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (CVTS) Boot Camp, underway this weekend, has drawn over 350 participants from across the country, including residents, post-graduate trainees and early-career surgeons.
Hyderabad: Cardiothoracic surgery demands far more than textbook knowledge, faculty told young surgeons at a national training programme at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (Nims), highlighting the growing gap between theory and operating-room readiness.
The two-day cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (CVTS) Boot Camp, underway this weekend, has drawn over 350 participants from across the country, including residents, post-graduate trainees and early-career surgeons. Sessions are focusing on advanced surgical techniques, evolving technologies and practical decision-making in high-risk procedures.
Organisers said the programme was designed to address the lack of structured, hands-on exposure in conventional training. They added that the boot camp aims to reset how young surgeons approach complex cases, refine their skills and align their thinking with current clinical realities.
The programme is being held under the guidance of Dr M. Amaresh Rao, head of the CVTS department, with faculty-led sessions, case-based discussions and mentoring interactions forming the core of the schedule.
The boot camp was inaugurated by Najafgarh Ali Khan, alongside Dr Abha Chandra, dean of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Integral University, Lucknow.
Participants said the focus on real-world surgical challenges, rather than purely academic instruction, made the programme particularly relevant at a time when cardiothoracic care is rapidly evolving.
