Rotations
As required by the ACGME, fellows will participate in clinical activities for at least 24 months during the three year training program.
The block schedule is organized into 12 blocks.
PGY 4 Rotations
| Number of Blocks | PGY4 Rotations |
|---|---|
| 2 | Cardiology Consults/CVICU |
| 2 | Imaging 1/Echo |
| 1 | Imaging 1/Echo |
| 1 | Imaging 1/Nuclear |
| 1 | Electrophysiology |
| 1 | Electrophysiology – Midtown |
| 1 | Advanced Heart Failure/CVICU |
| 2 | Cath Lab |
| 1 | Ambulatory Cardiology/Research |
PGY 5 Rotations
| Number of Blocks | PGY5 Rotations |
|---|---|
| 2 | Cardiology Consults/CVICU |
| 2 | CVICU |
| 1 | Imaging 2/Nuclear |
| 1 | Imaging 2/TEE – Midtown |
| 1 | Electrophysiology |
| 1 | Electrophysiology – Midtown |
| 1 | Advanced Heart Failure/CVICU |
| 2 | Cath Lab |
| 1 | Ambulatory Cardiology/Research |
PGY6 Rotations
| Number of Blocks | PGY6 Rotations |
|---|---|
| 2 | Cath Lab |
| 1 | Imaging 3/Cardiac CT |
| 1 | Electrophysiology |
| 1 | Electrophysiology – Midtown |
| 1 | Advanced Heart Failure/CVICU |
| 2 | Ambulatory Cardiology/Research |
| 1 | Adult Congenital Heart Disease |
| 3 | Electives |
Experiences
Imaging Experience
The imaging experience in our program includes all cardiac imaging modalities.
Imaging 1 includes TTE, SPECT, PET, and ECG Graphics.
Imaging 2 includes everything from Imaging 1, as well as TEE and Stress Echo.
Advanced Imaging includes everything from Imaging 1 and 2, as well as MRI and CCTA.
Additional imaging experience is offered through electives in Advanced Imaging, Structural Imaging, and Cardio-Oncology.
Elective Experiences
Fellows are encouraged to select elective rotations that best meet their individual career goals. Some of the elective experiences that are available to fellows include:
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Vascular
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Advanced Imaging
- Cardio-Oncology
- HCM Amyloid
- Cardio-OB
- Electrophysiology
- Cath Lab
Conferences
Core Lecture
Faculty will give core lectures with their areas of expertise and interest. If faculty is not available we will review ACCSAP videos and board review practice questions. Lectures should include diagnosis, treatment, and management of various cardiovascular diseases.
EKG/EP Conference
Faculty and fellows interactively discuss basic and advanced ECGs, teaching telemetry tracings, and EP study tracings.
Cath Conference
Fellows will participate in interdisciplinary cath conferences and lean management of complex cases as a heart team approach. Additionally, teaching cases and/or cath topics will usually be presented by fellows on service for the month. Faculty may present and discuss teaching cases.
Echo/Valve Conference
Teaching cases are usually presented by fellows on service for the month. Faculty may present and discuss teaching cases. We will also use ACC EchoSAP for further didactics and practice questions.
Guidelines Conference
Fellows will present ACC/AHA and SCAI guidelines or consensus statements summarizing key points of the guidelines.
Journal Club/M&M
One fellow is required to present one journal club per month. Journal club fosters in-depth discussion of recent clinical trials.
Research Conference/Quality Improvement
Research conferences allow fellows to present any ongoing research. Basics of research methodology, protocol, statistical analysis and manuscript writing will be presented by a faculty during the first half of the year.
