Curriculum

The first year of fellowship includes training in each of the following areas:

• Inpatient cardiac care
• Outpatient cardiac care
• Electrophysiology
• Echocardiography
• Exercise testing and ambulatory ECG monitoring
• Nuclear Cardiology
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Heart failure

The second year curriculum includes:

• Cardiac catheterization
• Electrophysiology
• Cardiac care unit
• Echocardiography
• Exercise testing and ambulatory ECG monitoring
• Nuclear Cardiology
• Research

The third year curriculum includes:

• Transesophageal echocardiography
• Advanced imaging (CT/MR)
• Clinical/Research concentration
• Any remaining clinical requirements
• Electives

Fellow Evaluation

The evaluation process is core competency-based. A variety of assessment tools, both formal and informal, are utilized to provide fellows with information on their progress in professional development.

• Faculty review goals and objectives with the fellows at the start of each rotation.
• At the end of each rotation, verbal and written feedback is provided by supervising attendings.
• Low score notices and confidential comments are screened by the Program Director as they are submitted.
• Cardiology fellows anonymously evaluate attendings on a regular basis.
• There are biannual, individual meetings between fellows and the program director.

Program Evaluation

Fellows anonymously evaluate the program annually. Evaluations are reviewed by the program director and the Fellowship Advisory Board.