Resident Video Competition

Now in its 10th year, the CTSNet Resident Video Competition highlights the skill, creativity, and innovation of residents in their respective cardiothoracic surgical specialties from around the globe. All qualifying entries will be featured on CTSNet.org and given the opportunity to compete for the top prize—all in pursuit of learning and optimizing patient care. 

The 10th Annual Competition is now open! 

Entries for the 10th Annual CTSNet Resident Video Competition will close on December 27, 2024.  

                                   Submit your video!

Be sure to select "Other" under submission type and enter "Resident Video Competition" in the description.

For more information on the competition and how to enter, see the sections below:

• Eligibility
• Competition Guidelines
• Benefits and Prizes
• Judging Criteria
• Submission Instructions
• Previous Years' Competitions

Eligibility

The competition is open to cardiothoracic surgery residents, general surgery residents, and medical students from various backgrounds and programs.

Competition Guidelines

• Only one submission per resident will be accepted.
• Surgical videos, interviews, roundtable discussions, and creative submissions relevant to cardiothoracic surgery or medical residency are all welcome!
• A resident must be the first author on a video for it to be considered. However, a resident does not need to be the primary surgeon in the operative video submission. To meet the CTSNet first authorship requirement, the resident must have created and/or edited the videos while also serving as the video's narrator.
• Videos should be no longer than 12 minutes.
• The submission must adhere to CTSNet's standard submission guidelines.

Benefits and Prizes

1^st place winner:

• Publication of your video on CTSNet.org
• Altmetric badging for citation and CV purposes
• Featured in announcement of competition results on CTSNet.org, CTSNet social media channels, and in Pulse e-newsletter
• Exclusive video interview about your winning video published on CTSNet.org

2^nd and 3^rd place awards:

• Publication of your video on CTSNet.org
• Altmetric badging for citation and CV purposes
• Featured in announcement of competition results on CTSNet.org, CTSNet social media channels, and in Pulse e-newsletter

All qualifying entries:

• Publication of video on CTSNet.org
• Altmetric badging for citation and CV purposes

Judging Criteria

To evaluate the quality of video submissions, a panel of cardiothoracic professionals and editors will be serving as judges. 

Rating criteria shall be based on the following characteristics:

• Quality: The video is of high quality, both in terms of surgery footage (if applicable) as well as presentation (graphics, narration, etc.).
• Originality: The video is unique in terms of topic, technique, and/or presentation.
• Contribution to the Specialty: This video contributes significantly to the advancement of the specialty, its educational resources, and/or its discourse.

Finally, following the closing of the submission period, the judges shall consult with one another to assign a competition winner and runners-up.

Submission Instructions

Applicants must use the CTSNet content submission form to enter videos into the competition. Under submission type, "Other" must be selected, followed by the words "Resident Video Competition" entered into the following description. This ensures the submission is considered for the competition.

Previous Years' Competitions

Take a look at past-competition videos and winners:

• 2023 Resident Video Competition Winners 
• 2023 Resident Video Competition—All Entrants
• 2022 Resident Video Competition Winners
• 2022 Resident Video Competition—All Entrants
• 2021 Resident Video Competition Winners
• 2021 Resident Video Competition—All Entrants
• 2020 Resident Video Competition Winners
• 2020 Resident Video Competition—All Entrants