This schedule represents a general guideline and is adapted to the individual fellow’s goals and training needs. Additional elective time in cardiac catheterization, advanced imaging, adult congenital heart disease, transplant cardiology and electrophysiology is available during research/elective months.
| First Year | Inpatient Service: 12 weeks Night shift: eight weeks Cardiac Catheterization: ten weeks Echocardiography: 12 weeks Electrophysiology: four weeks Research/Elective: six weeks |
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| Second Year | Inpatient Service: five weeks Night shift: six weeks Cardiac Catheterization: four weeks Echocardiography: four weeks Heart Failure/Transplant: four weeks CICU: eight weeks Research/Elective: 16 weeks Cardiology Consults: five weeks |
| Third Year | Night shift: four weeks Cardiac Catheterization: three weeks Echocardiography: two weeks Adult Congenital: two weeks Research/Elective: 28 weeks CICU: two weeks Cardiology Consults: 12 weeks |
Conference schedule
Clinical experiences are complemented by a series of teaching conferences in the Cardiology Division and in the Department of Pediatrics. Teaching conferences for pediatric cardiology fellows are held daily in a variety of formats and venues — some led by attendings and others by fellows. In both didactic and interactive sessions, fellows receive weekly education on core cardiology subjects and research fundamentals, discuss echo and angiography cases, present cardiology cases for discussion of medical and/or surgical management and review inpatient cases. Monthly conferences include Morbidity and Mortality conference, Journal Club and Cardiac ICU case conference and Pathology conference. Twice a year the PEC meets to discuss administrative and other issues regarding the fellowship program.