Areas of responsibility will include developing resources for cardiothoracic surgeons to assist them during the first 7 years of practice, including educational programming, mentoring initiatives, and resources that will be of value both in the transition from residency to employment or private practice and in early practice development.

Olugbenga Okusanya, Chair — Philadelphia, PA
Brian A. Mitzman, Vice Chair — Salt Lake City, UT
Brian Bateson — Salt Lake City, UT
Andrew R. Brownlee — Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth U. Dexter — Buffalo, NY
Afshin Ehsan — Georgetown, TX
Tracy R. Geoffrion — Durham, NC
Christopher Greenleaf — Houston, TX
Joshua C. Grimm — Austin, TX
Irsa Hasan — Pittsburgh, PA
Anita R. Krueger — Fort Worth, TX
Natalie Lui — Stanford, CA
J. Trent Magruder — Athens, GA
Rachel L. Medbery — Atlanta, GA
David B. Nelson — Plano, TX
Joseph Phillips — Lebanon, NH
Jessica Y. Rove — Aurora, CO
Derek R. Serna-Gallegos — Pittsburgh, PA
Shelby Stewart — Baltimore, MD
John Stulak — Madison, WI
Robert Van Haren — Cincinnati, OH
Panos Vardas — Birmingham, AL
Stephen C. Yang — Baltimore, MD