Cardiology Fellowship

Our clinical rotations emphasize fellow autonomy and clinical decision-making with direct faculty supervision. Fellows in our program gain independence in clinical judgment and procedural skills with this interaction, which is bolstered by outstanding clinical volume and diversity, as well as numerous core curriculum and sub-specialty conferences.

The clinical curriculum in our program is designed to meet COCATS 4 recommendations by the American College of Cardiology for both procedural volume and training time for competency in Cardiovascular Disease. Specific rotations include:

• Non-invasive imaging — including Cardiac MR, Cardiac CT, Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography, Cardiac nuclear stress testing, Echocardiology, Vascular imaging
• Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
• Coronary Care Unit
• Electrophysiology
• Heart Failure/Transplant
• Vascular Medicine/Prevention Cardiology
• Outpatient Continuity Clinic (weekly for all 3 years of fellowship)

Download a detailed overview:

• PGY4 Clinical Rotation Expectations
• PGY5 Clinical Rotation Expecations
   

Fellowship training at NMMC meets training recommendations of the American College of Cardiology (COCATS).  Procedural volume is tracked throughout training by a self-reporting system.

Weekly educational conferences are available for fellows.  Conferences cover topics in general cardiology as well as sub-specialties.  For fellows, three weekly conferences offer a core didactic curriculum.  The cardiology core curriculum and clinical case conference presentations are archived for future review or for fellows who miss a conference.

The NMMC Cardiovascular Fellowship program uses many formats for assessment, most of which are collected and documented electronically through the trainee reporting system, New Innovations.  These include evaluations at the conclusion of each month’s rotation by faculty, peers, other health-care providers, and/or patients.  For each clinical rotation/experience, fellows should receive a face-to-face meeting with a faculty member and a written evaluation from each faculty member with whom the fellow worked.  In addition, there is a twice yearly program director summative evaluation: In this evaluation fellows meet individually with the program director to review their files, procedure logs, lecture attendance, research project progress and to develop individualized learning plans. Each fellow's progress toward clinical competency and independent practice is also reviewed every 6 months by our Clinical Competency Committee, with an assessment based on ACGME Milestones for the core competency domains. 

Evaluation of the research portion of the fellowship will be performed by the designated research mentors. This will include description of a research plan prior to initiation of research, as well as periodic evaluations of the progress in the research plan.

Cardiovascular fellows are encouraged and supported to attend one major, national scientific conference per academic year, in addition to the regional CV fellows meeting.