Africa
ZimbabweOfficial sources reviewed · Checked 28 Aug 2026
COSECSA offers FCS Cardiothoracic and operates in Zimbabwe, but the official sources reviewed do not identify a current Zimbabwe-specific accredited cardiothoracic training site.
Visible evidence,
honest gaps.
CTSFellow is expanding country by country. This register separates sourced programme coverage from active research so “global” never means invented or stale listings.
- 163
- sourced programmes
- 89
- verified countries
- 3
- priority research queue
Verified country coverage
Every indexed country has programme evidence.
Counts below are generated from the live programme dataset. Open each country to inspect its programmes, institutions, cities and last verification date.
Canada17 programmesChecked 14 Aug 2026 →United States14 programmesChecked 24 Aug 2026 →Germany5 programmesChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Singapore5 programmesChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Switzerland5 programmesChecked 27 Aug 2026 →France4 programmesChecked 27 Aug 2026 →South Korea4 programmesChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Armenia2 programmesChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Australia2 programmesChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Azerbaijan2 programmesChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Costa Rica2 programmesChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Hong Kong2 programmesChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Lebanon2 programmesChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Lithuania2 programmesChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Moldova2 programmesChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Russia2 programmesChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Tunisia2 programmesChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Ukraine2 programmesChecked 28 Aug 2026 →United Kingdom2 programmesChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Uruguay2 programmesChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Albania1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Argentina1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Austria1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Bahrain1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Bangladesh1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Belgium1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Brazil1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Bulgaria1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Chile1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →China1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Colombia1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Croatia1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Czech Republic1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Denmark1 programmeChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Egypt1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Estonia1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Ethiopia1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Finland1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Georgia1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Ghana1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Greece1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Guatemala1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Hungary1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →India1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Indonesia1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Iraq1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Ireland1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Israel1 programmeChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Italy1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Japan1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Jordan1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Kazakhstan1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Kenya1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Latvia1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Malaysia1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Malta1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Mexico1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Morocco1 programmeChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Nepal1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Netherlands1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →New Zealand1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Nigeria1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →North Macedonia1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Norway1 programmeChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Pakistan1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Papua New Guinea1 programmeChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Paraguay1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Peru1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Philippines1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Poland1 programmeChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Portugal1 programmeChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Qatar1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Romania1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Saudi Arabia1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Senegal1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Serbia1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Slovakia1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Slovenia1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →South Africa1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Spain1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Sri Lanka1 programmeChecked 26 Aug 2026 →Sweden1 programmeChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Taiwan1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Tanzania1 programmeChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Thailand1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Türkiye1 programmeChecked 14 Aug 2026 →Uganda1 programmeChecked 27 Aug 2026 →Uzbekistan1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →Vietnam1 programmeChecked 28 Aug 2026 →
Priority jurisdictions without a publishable programme record yet.
Researching does not mean that no training exists. It means the current review has not yet produced a sufficiently specific, official-source programme record. Each evidence gap below is documented so it can be reassessed when a programme owner publishes new information.
Asia
United Arab EmiratesOfficial sources reviewed · Checked 28 Aug 2026
Official programme rosters and standards confirm cardiac-surgery services and rotations, but not a standalone cardiothoracic surgery training programme open to applicants.
Asia-Pacific
FijiOfficial sources reviewed · Checked 28 Aug 2026
Fiji National University documents general postgraduate surgical training, while the official RACS cardiothoracic pathway is Australia and New Zealand based; no Fiji-specific CTS programme was identified.
Publication standard
Coverage is measurable, not claimed.
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A country becomes a public SEO landing page only after at least one programme is tied to an official institutional, society, funder or application source.
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An older official notice may confirm that a pathway exists, but it is never labelled open unless a current application window is published.
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Countries in the research queue are not counted as covered and do not receive thin SEO pages.
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No programme, deadline, eligibility rule, funding promise or operative privilege is inferred from a hospital department page alone.