When obtaining cardiovascular care in the U.S., patients in rural communities face longer travel distances, fewer specialists and greater barriers to timely diagnostic and therapeutic care. In a recent JACC: Advances article, Apurva Popat, MD, et al., discuss the rationale, development and early institutional impact of establishing a cardiovascular disease fellowship within a rural health system, as well as how graduate medical education may serve as a strategy to preserve specialty care access in underserved communities. Read more.