The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 175: Oral Board AI Simulator

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Traves Crabtree, Professor and Chair of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Medical Director of the Surgical Skills Laboratory at the Memorial Learning Center at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois, USA, about the Oral Board AI Simulator (OBAS) and the benefits it offers for board preparation.

They discussed the origin of the OBAS, its progress on CTSNet, and the feedback received thus far. The conversation also covered the current number of scenarios within OBAS, the importance of user feedback for the program’s expansion, and the future development of the simulator, which includes the integration of imaging and positive feedback mechanisms for participants.

Joel also highlights recent JANS articles on determinants of long-term durability for the Ross procedure, supra-annular perceval Bentall, real-world outcomes after simplified mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair under sole transesophageal echocardiographic guidance, if the addition of computed tomography findings maintains the predictive performance of an existing radiograph-based donor lung acceptability score, and a multicenter trial on the performance, safety, and patient experience of an autonomous robotic phlebotomy device.

In addition, Joel explores mitral valve repair after MitraClip, VATS resection of a 10-centimeter mediastinal mass with subxiphoid removal, and the modified trapdoor technique for direct reimplantation of ALCAPA.

Before closing, Joel highlights upcoming events in CT surgery.

JANS Items Mentioned

1. The Ross Procedure: Determinants of Long-Term Durability
2. Supra-Annular Perceval Bentall: From Concept to Patient
3. Real-World Outcomes After Simplified Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Under Sole Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance
4. The Addition of Computed Tomography (CT) Findings Maintains the Predictive Performance of an Existing Radiograph-Based Donor Lung Acceptability Score
5. Performance, Safety, and Patient Experience of an Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device: A Multicenter Trial

CTSNet Content Mentioned

1. Mitral Valve Repair After MitraClip
2. VATS Resection of a 10-Centimeter Mediastinal Mass With Subxiphoid Removal
3. Modified Trapdoor Technique for Direct Reimplantation of ALCAPA

Other Items Mentioned

1. Oral Board AI Simulator
2. The TAVR Heart Team in 2026: Navigating the CMS Decision | A CTSNet Webinar
3. CTSNet Innovation Video Competition
4. Career Center
5. CTSNet Events

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