If you are a resident or medical student interested in applying for a cardiology fellowship, attend the ACC Cardiology Applicant Mentorship Webinar taking place Thursday, June 5 at 8 p.m. ET. The webinar will feature cardiology program directors discussing what they look for in an applicant and what will help you succeed. Plus, sign up for the Mock Interview Program and get paired with a current Fellow in Training (FIT) to review your application and do a mock interview before the official interview season! Learn more and register.

Now is your chance to be a part of ACC Quality Summit 2025, taking place Oct. 14-16 in Denver, CO, and share your quality improvement project on a national stage! Hear what Sneha Chebrolu, MD, a resident at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, gained from presenting her poster on an early supported discharge program at last year's conference in the latest issue of Cardiology magazine.

Submit by May 27 for Live Session consideration and June 23 to share your work as an ePoster. Plus, watch a webinar with Mary Norine Walsh, MD, MACC, on how you can transform your abstract into a published manuscript in JACC: Case Reports. Learn more and submit today.

Join us virtually June 12-14 for Care of the Athletic Heart, a premier learning experience presented in collaboration with the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. Course Chairs Meagan Wasfy, MD, MPH, FACC, and Michael Papadakis, MBBS, MD, MRCP, along with Vice Chair Jeffrey Hsu, MD, PhD, FACC, will lead a dynamic program featuring interactive case studies, expert-led debates, and sessions like "What Do We Bring to the Field: Sports Cardiology Program Pillars," "Tips and Tricks: Athlete AFib Management," and "All Systems Go: Evaluation and Management of Iron Deficiency in Athletes." Rates increase after Wednesday, April 30, secure your spot!

We are thrilled to see some of you this weekend at ACC.25, held March 29-31 in Chicago, IL! For medical students and residents with a passion for cardiology, this is an exceptional opportunity to immerse yourself in one of the most dynamic fields of medicine.

Join Vivek Kulkarni, MD, FACC, on Friday, March 28 from 1-5 p.m. CT, for a pre-conference workshop designed for navigating the world of research and evidence-based guidelines – with special focus on the TAVR-Unload Trial and 2020 ACC/AHA Valve Disease Guideline. Practice applying JACC articles and clinical guidelines to a real-world case, with guidance from expert coaches in the field, including Sandra M. Oliver-McNeil, DNP, ACNP-BC, FACC; Erica Spatz, MD, FACC; and Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD. Register today for ACC.25, taking place March 29-31 in Chicago, and add the JACC Workshop to your registration. Already registered? Login to your attendee dashboard to add the workshop to your registration.

Take advantage of office hours with JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging Editor-in-Chief Y.S. Chandrashekhar, MD, FACC, and the editorial team during ACC.25. Present your imaging-related research or manuscript for real-time feedback and guidance on enhancing its suitability for publication. Exceptional submissions may even receive a provisional acceptance during the session, contingent on revisions! Stop by anytime on Saturday and Sunday from 12-1:30 p.m. CT. Learn more.

Have you participated in one of ACC's leadership development programs? Do you have a great story to share about how it impacted you? Submit your story for a chance to be the featured impact speaker at ACC's 75th Anniversary Gala on Friday, March 28 at the Field Museum in Chicago, IL. As the featured impact speaker, you'll share the stage with ACC leaders, renowned cardiologists and key supporters from across the cardiovascular community.

To be considered, record a short video that showcases your story. Record your video here. If recording the video on your phone, please send the completed video to philanthropy@acc.org. The chosen impact speaker will receive a complimentary seat at the Gala and travel expenses up to $1,500. Submissions are due by Monday, Feb. 10.

MedAxiom is inviting future sonographers to receive world-class education from an accredited sonography program that provides didactic and clinical experience to create a consistent pipeline to staffing the ultrasound departments in your organization. Here are some key deadlines related to the applications for the Aug. 2025 class:

• For new organizations applying: Sign and return the affiliate agreement(s) prior to Feb. 1, 2025. Contact academy@medaxiom.com to identify your program as new.
• For ALL applicants: Student name(s) and forms must be completed and returned to MedAxiom by April 15, 2025. Forms are available once the organization pays the $3,000 "save your spot' fee.
• Pre-requisite deadline: Students will need to show completion of their pre-reqs prior to May 1, 2025. Courses can be completed by any institution that allows transferable college credits.

For questions please contact academy@medaxiom.com. Learn more.

Join your colleagues at ACC.25, taking place March 29-31, 2025, in Chicago, IL, and get the knowledge you need to transform cardiovascular care for all! You'll have the opportunity to discuss the latest science with top experts, learn how clinical guidelines translate into your daily practice, and build lasting connections with your peers. Register by Nov. 20 to SAVE up to $300 with early bird discounts and get all-inclusive access to ACC.25!

Do you have a research idea in the field of Electrophysiology? Apply to participate in the next Heart Tank event and share it with a panel of electrophysiology experts! The winner of the event will receive $5,000 in seed research funding and will go on to compete at the Heart Tank Finals at ACC.25, taking place March 29-31, 2025, in Chicago, IL. Proposals are due by Wednesday, Oct. 23. Learn more.

The ACC is currently accepting submissions of abstracts, complex clinical cases and interventional challenging cases to be presented at ACC.25, taking place March 29-31, 2025, in Chicago, IL. Submit your research for a chance to transform the future of cardiovascular care by sharing your research with over 12,000 attendees from more than 130 countries. The deadline for all submissions is 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Don't miss your chance to be part of ACC.25 — submit your abstract or case today!

Young scientific investigators are invited to submit science for the chance to become one of 15 finalists to battle it out in the Young Investigator Awards competition at ACC.25, taking place March 29-31, 2025, in Chicago, IL. Finalists will compete for the opportunity to win up to $2,000 in the following categories: Clinical Investigators, Basic and Translational Science, and Outcomes Research. Submissions are due by Tuesday, Aug. 27. Learn more.

Registration is now open for ACC Advocacy's signature three-day event, ACC Legislative Conference 2024, taking place Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Washington, DC. Don't miss your chance to network with fellow ACC Advocates, learn about health policy issues impacting cardiovascular patients and the profession, and meet with your lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill. Medical students and residents can waive the registration fee with the code FIT. Learn more and register here.

Join ACC's Academic Section on May 29 at 7 p.m. ET for a webinar focusing on helping academic cardiologists gain the tools needed to conduct successful research. Listen to a distinguished panel of judges hear Young Investigators "pitch" their Women's Cardiovascular Health research ideas. Learn more.

Do you have a research idea in the area of women's cardiovascular health? Share it with a panel of experts in the field at ACC's next Heart Tank event. The winner of the event will receive $5,000 in seed research funding and will go on to compete at the Heart Tank Finals at ACC.25 in Chicago, IL. Proposals are due by Tuesday, May 8. Submit here.

Almost 300,000 people every year lose their lives to rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

In this new episode of ACC Practice Made Perfect, Purvi Parwani, MD, FACC; Jannel A. Lawrence, MD; and Tasha Phillips-Wilson, MS, BS, discuss diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the field of cardiology and, more specifically, Parwani’s experience as an international medical graduate (IMG) who has excelled in the field of cardiology.

Each fall thousands of medical trainees begin the yearly process of residency applications.

India is strongly supported by its youth and has the largest youth population in the world. Of the population of over 808 million people, approximately 66% are below the age of 35 and nearly 40% are between the ages of 13 to 35. Unfortunately, in recent years, the incidence of myocardial infarctions has increased in the young population in India.

Tune in Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. ET for the second installment of the ECG Lecture Series with Charles Schulman, MD, FACC, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and current Corresponding Member of the Faculty of Harvard Medical School.

Tune in Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. ET for the third and final installment of the ECG Lecture Series with Charles Schulman, MD, FACC, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and current Corresponding Member of the Faculty of Harvard Medical School.

The ACC is now accepting applications for all five cohorts of ACC's Internal Medicine Cardiology Program. The program is designed to introduce internal medicine interns, residents and cardiology fellows to a career in cardiology by connecting them with mentors, a peer network and education on career opportunities in the field.

Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS, is an associate professor of surgery specializing in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy.

Natasja MS de Groot, MD, is a cardiologist-electrophysiologist at Erasmus Medical Center (EMC) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Peter F. Lawrence, MD, is the Wiley Barker Professor and Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and also directs the Gonda Vascular Center.

Ronald L. Dalman, MD, is an esteemed faculty member at Stanford Surgery, where he has served since 1992 and directed the Vascular Surgery program from 2005 to 2021.

In the From the Member Sections article in the June issue of Cardiology magazine, Rija Khalid, a third-year medical student at Fatima Jinnah Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan, explains how medical technology is rapidly evolving and is an important component of current health care.

Being a medical student can be isolating, lonely and outright confusing. However, once you figure out where your interest lies, it can be beneficial to find a group of like-minded individuals with similar passions to build a community.

Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, recently joined the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute as a professor of cardiology and is the associate director of the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center. Her dedication to the study of women and cardiovascular disease led to her receive ACC’s 2019 Bernadine Healy Leadership in Women’s CV Disease Award for her leadership and accomplishments in this field.

Geoffrey D. Barnes, MD, MSc, FACC, is the holder of the James O. Woolliscroft, MD, Department of Internal Medicine Early Career Endowment Award and an associate professor at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan. He currently serves as co-director of the Michigan Program on Value Enhancement and Michigan Anticoagulation Quality Improvement Initiative.

Applying for a Cardiology Fellowship? Join us live on Tuesday, May 23 at 8:00 p.m. ET for all the insights and best practices to make your application stand out.

The latest issue of JACC: Basic to Translational Science includes presentations from the Cardiovascular Research Foundation’s Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics (THT) 2023 Shark Tank Innovation Competition.

Ready to explore a career in cardiology and/or take your career to the next level? Learn about the various career paths within cardiology with ACC's new "Careers in Cardiology" page.

New content is available on the JACC: CardioOncology Pulse – a go-to resource for developing a career in cardio-oncology.

Listen to concise summaries from FITs from the University of Michigan, with commentary from ACC.org Editor-in-Chief Kim A. Eagle, MD, MACC, on the most impactful late-breaking clinical trials from ACC.23/WCC.

Omneya Kandil is a sixth-year medical student from the Alexandria Faculty of Medicine in Egypt. Throughout medical school, the cardiovascular system has always piqued her curiosity and her interest was heightened when she travelled on a research exchange program to Indonesia for a month.

Ana Barac, MD, PhD, FACC, is Regional Director of the Cardio-Oncology Program at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute and Georgetown MedStar Cancer Institute, Professor of Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. In addition, she works on research protocols at the National Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Clinical Physiology laboratory using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to advance the understanding of cardiomyopathies.

One of the most touching moments I have had as a medical student was during my family medicine clinic, when I encountered a patient who had multiple co-morbidities. He was an elderly African American man that was establishing care at our clinic. I went into the room, introduced myself, took his history, and conducted a physical exam.

Ageism refers to stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel), and discrimination (how we act) based on age.

Although the process for young authors is rewarding once the manuscript gets accepted, the writing and revision process can be exhausting. In a recent article, JACC: Case Reports Editor-in-Chief Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, shares valuable advice on how to publish a clinical case, guiding authors from journal selection to revision and beyond.

The ACC is now accepting applications for four new cohorts in ACC’s Internal Medicine Programs. The program is designed to introduce internal medicine interns, residents and cardiology fellows to a career in cardiology by connecting them with mentors, a peer network and education on career opportunities in the field.

In a recent article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Samip Sheth, MB, et al., share four strategies to diversify the pathway into the cardiology workforce: meaningful mentorship, academic exposure, professional development, and a support network.

A new JACC Patient Care Pathways case provides an inside look at the pathway of a 37-year-old female who, while in labor, develops dyspnea, hypoxemia, and tachycardia, followed by an acute pulmonary embolism.

One percent of students entered my medical school class as parents. I am frequently questioned about why I chose to be married and start a family at a young age.

My first encounter with research was as an exchange student in Indonesia. I remember hearing terms such as "double blinded study" and thought to myself, if neither the researchers nor the participants know which treatment is given, then who does?

A first-person perspective published in JACC: Case Reports details the sequence of diagnosis and treatment of the author’s own case of cardiac transplantation secondary to viral cardiomyopathy.

Samir Kapadia, MBBS, FACC, is the Chair of Cardiology at the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic. Kapadia has more than 800 peer reviewed publications and is currently the principal investigator in various clinical research trials on percutaneous methods to treat aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation.

The road to cardiology may seem intimidating, especially when you’re a medical student. Here are 10 tips for medical students interested in pursuing cardiology, as well as perspectives from Adriana Mares, MS and Anusha Gandhi, BA, co-chairs of the ACC Medical Student Leadership Group (MSLG), on their journey to becoming future cardiologists.

Mevlut Serdar Kuyumcu, MD, was born in 1987 in Isparta, Turkey. He graduated from Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine in 2012. In 2017, he completed his cardiology fellowship from Ankara Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital. In 2018, he became an assistant professor at the Suleyman Demirel Medical Faculty. During this time, Kuyumcu also received electrophysiology training at Ankara Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital and Pasteur Clinic in Toulouse, France.

Ahmad Akhtar, MD, is a recently graduated medical student from the American University of Integrative Sciences and CEO of Darul Qalb, a Knoxville, Tennessee-based non-profit organization that conducts medical missions to provide free procedures to underserved populations around the world.

Are you aiming to be an outstanding educator while on service? Join the FIT Section on April 21 at 7 p.m. ET for a webinar on educating in the clinical setting. Learn about how to execute effective teaching strategies, tackle teaching at multiple levels and build a career in medical education.

The new issue of JACC: Basic to Translational Science includes a focus issue highlighting innovative presentations given as part of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation’s inaugural 2022 Technology for Heart Failure Therapeutics (THT) Shark Tank innovation competition.

Join Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, and Douglas P. Zipes, MD, MACC, for a live webinar on Wednesday, April 20 from 2-3:30 p.m. ET to learn strategies for developing a translational research career.

ACC.22 is just around the corner, and we are looking for volunteers to join the FITs on the GO (FOTG) initiative! FITs from the Mayo Clinic and ACC have partnered to create FOTG with the goal of spreading cardiology knowledge and building a community among trainees. For the first time, in addition to FITs, we are opening this opportunity to medical residents and medical students.

Some events in our lives are meant to be forgotten, or at least not remembered particularly in detail. But others mark our lives forever, whether it’s positively or negatively. We may not remember what we had for lunch a week ago, but we always remember the day we graduated from high school or the day we received bad news about the health of someone we love.

The ACC is excited to announce an opportunity to join a national board of medical student leaders. The leadership council is tasked with promoting collaboration among our student members, growing our student outreach and engagement, and working on common tasks to promote ACC's Medical Student Member Community.

"News headlines informed me of the damaging effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the respiratory, neurological and cardiovascular systems," writes Tasha R. Phillips-Wilson, BS, MS.

On Sept. 23, 2021, I was sitting in the University of Central Florida Health workroom completing a patient note when I received a phone call that changed my life. My dad had a stroke and was being taken to the hospital.

JACC and JACC: Case Reports have launched JACC Patient Pathways, a new, interactive case report experience that illustrates the cross-specialty decision-making in an acute care setting.

The newest JACC Journal, JACC: Advances, is now accepting submissions.

Eduardo Thadeu de Oliveira Correia is an MD/PhD student from the Fluminense Federal University, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, expected to graduate with his medical degree at the end of this year and defend his PhD thesis in 2022.

I am an Egyptian fifth-year medical student at Missouri University for Science and Technology in the U.S., and after the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020, I spent my quarantine with my father in Abu Dhabi.

Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are consistently one of the most dreaded topics to learn in medical school. They are often described by medical students as "low-yield," a term indicating that something isn't heavily tested on medical board exams.

We all might be divided by race, creed, caste, religion, and many other factors. However, what ultimately remains is that we are all humans. In accordance with the Declaration of Geneva, which was adopted by the World Medical Association at its second General Assembly in 19481, we as physicians should not discriminate against any patients who come to us for treatment based on any bias. I believe the same must be practiced among ourselves, as physicians, too.

When the global COVID-19 pandemic began, the life of every person in the world changed. In my case, as a third-year medical student, it meant a stop in attending to the hospital and learning through direct contact with patients, and a stop in seeing my friends, family and teachers.

Many physicians have influenced my journey in medicine thus far. But amid completing my residency applications, I feel a great sense of gratitude for a certain cardiologist: John Cantwell, MD, FACC. From being his medical assistant to rotating with him as a medical student, my experiences with Dr. Cantwell have inspired me to choose a field that will satisfy my thirst for knowledge and my desire to form strong patient relationships – just as cardiology has done for him.

At the beginning of my first year of medical school, I didn't yet comprehend the importance of research activities. However, during my second semester, Medical Education Department Assistant Professor Giray Kolcu, MD, offered me a place to attend an international congress.

Currently, there is a need for Ghana and many other African countries to fix their ailing and overwhelmed health care sectors. The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care systems across the globe and the international social and economic order has taught the world a great lesson.

"Transitional AV canal, status post-surgical repair in 2003. Now with residual cleft in the left atrioventricular valve with moderate regurgitation."

The hardest battle I’ve had to face is the one I fight with myself every day. Being in medical school is a substantial feat, and it is one that comes with its own unique challenges.

My 82-year-old grandmother had been complaining of tiredness for a while but had refused to visit a physician. Once her breathlessness began to wake her up in the middle of the night, she finally agreed. The general physician diagnosed her with heart failure and prescribed a medley of medications.

Student-run free clinics are sponsored, not-for-profit forms of community-level outpatient care. Student volunteers are involved in nearly all aspects of clinic operations while under the supervision of volunteer doctors, pharmacists and other health care professionals. In addition, literature supports the general attitude among student volunteers is that volunteering at these clinics improves their clinical skills holistically.

"Students should limit themselves to studying medicine through books and only begin research once they are physicians." Students who propose research ideas often hear this response from teachers.

Like a kid on the first day of school, I arose from bed at around 4:45 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2020 with butterflies in my stomach. The clerkship year had at long last arrived. I donned my surgical scrubs and brushed my teeth as the moon stood high and the crickets chirped outside my window. The world was quiet. Then came the cold sweat down my neck and my face felt hot. At that moment, I knew there was an infection blooming inside my lungs.

There are several factors that are essential for personal development, but what are they? I am a firm believer that introspection is an important key to growth. After traveling to the U.S. from the island nation of the Dominican Republic to do a sub-internship, my interactions with residents, fellows and attendings have given me a new perspective on how medicine should ideally be practiced and has made me reflect on the issues that are silently affecting thousands of lives within my "Quisqueya La Bella" (Dominican Republic).

A field as vast as medicine can be challenging to navigate for a budding medical student. As someone who has benefitted from having an exceptional mentor, I understand the impact mentorship can have on a medical student’s future trajectory.

While shadowing at the hospital one Monday morning, I met Anna*. Anna was 17 years old. She loved swimming, cheerleading and horseback riding. Unfortunately, Anna had to put these activities on hold. She had osteosarcoma, and her health had recently taken a turn for the worse.

Eric J. Topol, MD, is the founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, professor of Molecular Medicine, and executive vice president of Scripps Research.

Eight years after my sister’s remarkable recovery from surgery that cured her rare congenital heart defect and kindled my fascination for becoming a cardiologist, I felt excitement and humility on the first day of my cardiology rotation as a third-year medical student.

It is the anatomy final in my first year of medical school; I move quickly through the lab trying to identify the semblances of human structures laying on the stainless-steel dissection tables.

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has exacerbated the already difficult problem of how to deliver health care safely and efficiently.

Neil J. Weissman, MD, FACC, is the chief scientific officer for MedStar Health and president of MedStar Health Research Institute.

Being part of a research project is never an easy task, even for experienced academic physicians. Medical students often become passionate about conducting research in the fields of medicine that interest them; in my case, it is cardiology.

Diversity is important to cardiovascular disease (CVD) programs directors (PDs) and PDs are striving to increase diversity in their programs through recruitment and strategies directed toward the fellowship learning environment, according to results of the second annual Cardiovascular PDs Survey published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

There is a strange mix of freedom and anxiety I feel when walking into a room full of people that I know are more experienced, qualified and competent than myself.

Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, MS, FACC, is the chair of the department of internal medicine and chief of cardiovascular medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.

To those who are just starting their journey in medicine – let me first say congratulations and welcome to medical school!

"I have no chest pain or shortness of breath." I stared back at the patient as she said those words, dazzled for a second on how to proceed with the encounter.

In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, physician mental health and treatment is more important to discuss than ever.

So, what brings you to a rotation in cardiology? Are you a third-year medical student fulfilling a subspecialty requirement?

They are more than the world's oldest amphitheaters – they are symbolic architectures that, through their rich history, teach us valuable life lessons.