American College of Cardiology

March/April
2006 Vol. 2 No. 3

• FIT Community Lounge a Huge Success in Atlanta
• Learn, Network, Experience the Best!
• Coming Soon for FIT Members!
   o Mentorship Program
   o FIT Bulletin Board
• FIT Editors Draw "Fan" Mail
• ACC Cardiology Careers — The Place to Go for Jobs

The new FIT Community Lounge at ACC.06 in Atlanta proved to be a huge success. Fellows were able to gather, network and learn in a comfortable room set up just for them. Amish Sura, M.D., and Abhi Goyal, M.D., who were co-chairs of the FIT Committee’s Annual Meeting Initiatives Work Group, planned and executed successful mentoring roundtable discussions and other programs.

"The FIT community room was a great success.  Fellows found the room a great place to network with other fellows and with cardiologists who practice in both academic and community settings.  They also found the roundtable discussions about career considerations to be very helpful.  The FIT community room was a great place to recharge with refreshments, watch ongoing ACC sessions live on screen, and use computers with internet and printing capabilities.  We are very pleased with how the FIT community room was received in its first year, and are eager to make it even more useful to fellows-in-training in future ACC meetings." If you have suggestions for next year’s annual meeting, contact Amish at amishsura@yahoo.com and Abhi goyal1001@mc.duke.edu

Still trying to decide which of the many professional options you have in Cardiology? Looking for a mentoring environment?

Sign up for the Spring “How to Become a Cardiovascular Investigator,” April 21 – 22, 2006, in Bethesda, Md. Valentin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C., and Robert O. Bonow, M.D., F.A.C.C., bring together a group of renowned cardiovascular investigators for this long-running and highly successful program.

Find out what you need to establish a successful career in research by attending lectures and workshops on
• Career options in academic cardiovascular medicine
• Ways to obtain independent grant funding
• Ethics and publishing for investigators
• Integrating an academic career with patient care, research and teaching

This program is free of charge for Fellows in Training. 
Click here for more information.

Click here to print your registration form.
Fax your completed registration form to Marilyn Stewart at (301) 897-2623

For questions regarding the program, call (800) 253-4636, ext. 639.

Co-sponsored by Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology Foundation in cooperation with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Virtual Mentorship Program for FITs Sets Up
The ACC Virtual Mentorship Program for Fellows in Training has life and needs you. The online forum is designed to promote the professional growth of physicians in the field of cardiology and serve as a source of information for those who want to find out more about a career in cardiology.

The plan is 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.  The goal is to match people with similar specialties or interests and provide the opportunity for them to interact.

Cardiology program directors are encouraged to sign up as mentors. The site needs approximately 40 mentors before it launches to all cardiology fellows.  Fellows in training need to encourage their program directors and other established cardiologists to sign up and share their knowledge wealth. FITs need to take advantage of the program to broaden their knowledge of options in the field and establish more role models.

FITForum Bulletin Board to Launch Soon
Very soon Fellows in Training will be able to communicate with each other about research ideas, concerns about training, job search leads, and other related issues by going to FITForum bulletin board. The innovative bulletin board provides users with the opportunity to post messages, continue discussions, upload studies, images and videos.

Developed by cardiology fellows for cardiology fellows, FITForum is a place to share news and information, compare notes, learn from each other, and stay in touch with the ACC. This project was developed to meet the needs of Fellows in Training. The content will be as strong as you make it because you will be writing it. The final launch will take place in the next few weeks.

Cardiology’s FIT Editors, Jamie Beckerman, M.D., and Hector Michelena, M.D., wrote about fast-tracking in their March column, and provoked lively, disparate responses from two F.A.C.C.s. See the Letters in April Cardiology. Pick up the discussion in Cardiology and feel free to send your suggestion topics to cardiologyeditor@acc.org.

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 30,000 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.

Positions Available

MIDWEST
March 2006
Position Available – Chicago. 100% Electrophysiology. Seeking a well trained clinical electrophysiologist to join a premier private practice in Chicago, Ill. This EP-only practice is affiliated with, and has an exclusive contract to provide  electrophysiology services for a large hospital system. Dedicated state-of-the-art EP lab. Fast partnership track available. If you are good, efficient, have good people skills and enjoy living and working in the city, this is a great opportunity! March 2006

EAST
March 2006
Position Available – Oswego, N.Y. Seeking BC/BE non-invasive cardiologist to join 14 member adult cardiology practice in Upstate New York.  Will assume Director of Cardiology role at Hospital in satellite hospital-based practice in Oswego, N.Y.  Nuclear training preferred.  Expertise in echocardiography, stress echo and peripheral ultrasound preferred. Please contact: Joseph Gross, Director Physician Development, phone: (315) 448-2783; fax: (315) 703-2198; US Mail: 301 Prospect Avenue, Syracuse, NY  13203. February 2006

SOUTH
March 2006
Position Available – Annandale, Va. Invasive/Non-interventional BE/BC cardiologist with TEE, Cardiac Cath, Nuclear and Stress Echo training to join a two-cardiologist group within a progressive multi-specialty practice. The practice services the new Fairfax Heart Hospital, emphasizes a non-stressful work environment and is located in Annandale, Va., a city just outside of Washington, D.C. Management and partnership track available. Please fax CV to (703) 658-3150 or e-mail CV to thienx75@erols.com. March 2005