The Stricto Sensu Graduate Program in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of the School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP) began its activities in 1989, with the purpose of promoting intellectual formation and the production of knowledge in the fields encompassing its area of concentration. This program, whose headquarters are located at the Heart Institute of the Clinical Hospital of FMUSP, comprises a set of scheduled activities, both advanced and individualized, supervised by an advisor, which include and privilege teaching and research, always aiming to integrate knowledge.