American College of Cardiology

December, 2006
Vol. 3 No. 12

• Committing to the Full FIT Experience
• Cardiology magazine: Looking for Writers!
• Young Investigator Award Finalists Announced
  
• Education Opportunities
• Job Opportunities
• ACC Cardiology Careers

Make it your New Year’s resolution to check out the following ACC programs available for fellows-in-training and early career cardiologists. These programs and sites are set up to serve you and their value increases with your participation and feedback. Please take advantage of them to help make 2007 a great year, and give the FIT Committee and ACC staff your ideas for programs and content.

• Fellows in Training on acc.org
  Start first with the special FIT community section on www.acc.org.
• FIT Training Room: Virtual Mentoring Program
  Sign up for this program designed to link physicians who are considering careers in cardiology, (medical students and residents), fellows who are in cardiology training programs, and early career cardiologists with established cardiologists who are willing to share their knowledge and experience.
• FITForum.acc.org
  Start or join a discussion on this new Bulletin Board for fellows-in-training. Share your knowledge and experiences with peers. Build your network of the future. It only takes a few minutes to write a sentence or two.
• Volunteer for the FIT Committee. The FIT Committee has achieved a lot of recognition for its efforts in representing fellows, developing columns for Cardiology magazine and building sessions for the annual scientific sessions. Even if you have only a small amount of time, considering offering to help out and give back to those who have given already. At the very least, contribute ideas or topics you would like to see covered.
  

Cardiology magazine: Looking for Writers!

Fifteen finalists were selected for the 2007 Young Investigators Awards competition, which takes place at ACC.07, March 24 - 27, 2007, in New Orleans. This year, for the first time, Congenital Heart Disease has been included in one of the categories. These finalists will make their final presentations in New Orleans, where winners will be decided. The first place winner for each category receives $2,000; second place winners receive $1,000; three honorable mentions in each category receive $500. Travel, hotel and meals up to $1,500 will be reimbursed for all 15 finalists to attend the YIA Competition and the Annual Scientific Session in New Orleans.

The finalists in the three categories are:

Molecular & Cellular Cardiology
Laurent Bonello, M.D.
Anne Hamik, M.D.
Jing Bian, M.D.
Ziad A. Ali, M.D.
Yasuhiro Izumiya, M.D.

Clinical Investigations, Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Surgery
Hijime Yakota, M.D.
Bernard B. Lim, M.D.
Jacob Allan Udell, M.D.
Kenneth C. Civello, Jr., M.D.
Soo Hyun (Esther) Kim, M.D.

Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology
Norishige Morita, M.D.
Andrew C. Philpott, M.D.
Norman Wang, M.D.
Shun Kohsaka,M.D.
Bernhard Kuhn, M.D.

The Heart of Women's Health, Jan. 26 – 27, 2007, Heart House, Washington, D.C. Rita Redberg, M.D., F.A.C.C. invites you to join your colleagues at ACC’s new Heart House in Washington, D.C., for an intimate and interactive look at the challenge of heart disease in women. This program will examine common risk factors for heart disease and stroke, PCOS and the metabolic syndrome, the pros and cons of stress imaging versus treadmill testing, lifestyle and pharmacological strategies for the treatment of hypertension in women, and much more. Plus enjoy a special keynote address by BET co-founder Ms. Sheila Johnson on “Reaching—and Reaching Out to—Diverse Populations with a Preventive Heart Message.”  Reduced fees for FIT members. Space is limited, so register today!

Women’s Career and Leadership Development Conference
February 2 - 3,  2007, Westin Galleria Hotel, Dallas, Texas.  Co-directed by Mary Norine Walsh, M.D., F.A.C.C. and Athena Poppas, M.D., F.A.C.C. Feb. 2-3, 2007, Westin Galleria Hotel, Dallas, Texas. This program is intended for early and mid-career female cardiologists. The purpose of this program is to develop better leadership and career skills. The program format includes a reception and dinner program on Friday and lectures and workshops on Saturday. A comprehensive syllabus will be provided. Registration fee: $50.

Register now for ACC.07 and i2 Summit 2007, March 24 – 27, 2007, New Orleans! You may have missed the Early Bird Registration, but Advance Registration is still open. This year’s ACC.07 promises to be more clinically driven, with live case studies, interactive formats with audience response systems, e-abstracts, Voice posters, simulations and live demos. i2 Summit 2007 continues to build on its 2006 success and will include the i2 Summit 2007 Fellows Bootcamp. Click here for more program information on both meetings.

EAST
December 2006
Position Available – Pennsylvania. Non-Invasive Cardiologist.
Exceptional opportunity, 30 miles west of Philadelphia in beautiful Chester County, to join the area’s leading group. This respected and skilled team of nine cardiologists delivers the highest quality advanced care. Seeking well trained/credentialed BC/BE Non-Invasive Cardiologist. Interest/training in CTA highly desirable. Guaranteed income, malpractice, an attractive benefit package and partnership track. Contact Esty Collet, Search Consultant, (410) 745-5191 or estycollet@msn.com. (December 2006)

ACC Cardiology Careers — The Place to Go for Jobs

Since 1994 employers and cardiovascular specialists alike have recognized the ACC’s job bank as the “go-to” recruitment resource. On average more than 1,300 candidates contact prospective employers via the ACC’s job bank annually. The site averages about 600 job openings each month.

With more than 33,000 members, the ACC offers the broadest exposure for employers’ job postings, including the entire ACC Cardiology Careers Community.

Candidates in adult and pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular surgery may

• Search hundreds of quality, cardiology-specific job listings
• Post a CV or résumé, confidentially if desired
• Send a cover letter with a CV or résumé
• Receive e-mail notification of new job postings.