This post was authored by Scott Lilly, MD, PhD, chair of the FIT Committee and an Interventional Cardiology fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.

Fellows in Training (FITs) who attend ACC.13 will notice some new developments this year as FIT programming has reached new heights and is truly better than ever!

This year's FIT programming is more concise. The length of some of the forums has been reduced and streamlined. Sessions about finding a job, academic and private practices, and education in academic practices have been integrated.  More time has been allotted for engaging our expert speakers, and practical advice (thinking about that VA job?) will be delivered in a fun and lively fashion.

This year's FIT programming is more comprehensive. With all there is to see at ACC.13, we made a real effort to provide specialized niche programs for those interested FITs. There are several small group mentoring sessions this year. Interested in intervention, heart failure, prevention and/or international opportunities? Check out the FIT program for networking and mentoring sessions in the FIT Lounge (which will be located in South, Room 206).

This year's FIT programming is more collaborative. The key word here is participation! Join the amazing Mayo Clinic duo (FITs Jeff Geske, MD and Mike Cullen, MD) as a roving reporter for the FITs on the GO video blog. Engage and interview session leaders, ACC staff, and other FITs to get their impressions of the meeting, and well, frankly, share a laugh!  (Check out the kick-off video below and if you are interested in joining the roving reporter team email fits@acc.org). Also be sure to keep your Twitter account open and handy – there will be special announcements and prizes for FITs distributed only on social media channels.  Be sure to follow @ACC_2013 and use the hashtag #ACC13 and #ACCFIT during the meeting.

This year's FIT programming is more innovative. If you attended ACC.11 and ACC.12, do not expect the same FIT experience. We have new sessions on social media and health information technology. There is a FIT-directed cardiovascular innovations program — learn from successful entrepreneurs how to take your idea to fruition. Learn how to get that paper published — and hear a first-hand account of a thorough review and revision process from the first author of a recent JACC article. Support your fellow FITs in the enlivened Jeopardy competition and "Stump the Professor" sessions.

In addition to all of this, the always popular "Mix & Mingle” session, where you can personally engage the masters of cardiology, will again be held in San Francisco. This is the chance of a lifetime — to ask questions about how to craft your career, advice on your research, or to simply shake the hand of those that have built the cardiology we know today.

Importantly, much, if not all of the FIT programming has been arranged in order to permit you to attend other important activities at ACC.13 — to minimize overlap between those "must-see" sessions.  We expect this to be the best FIT experience yet, and look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

For more information about FIT activities at ACC.13 visit accscientificsession.org. Also check out FIT content on the ACC.13 eMeeting Planner App and select “Browse FIT Sessions” to view an agenda built just for FITs.

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