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Network With Colleagues at the ACC.19 All-Section Reception
January 24, 2019
ACC Annual Scientific Session 2019
Join us at the ACC.19 All-Section Reception, March 17, from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Grand Ballroom A.
The ACC Cardiovascular Training Member Section and Leadership Council is the home for members of the cardiovascular training community within the ACC.
Welcome
The mission of the ACC Cardiovascular Training Member Section and Leadership Council is to facilitate the training of the future cardiovascular workforce and to serve as a resource for salient issues in the profession. Section members will also work within the College to advance cardiovascular science and practice through research and education, establish training criteria and guidelines and influence health care policy.
Become a Member — Join Now.
Serve as a voice for Cardiovascular Training Member Section today! To join, call ACC Member Care at (800) 253-4636, ext. 5603 or check the box on your dues statement each Fall.
Training Program Administrator Membership
To learn more and become an ACC training program administrator member visit our membership page. As a member you will have access to the CV Training Section page and resources specifically created for cardiovascular fellowship administrators.
Member Benefits
By joining the Cardiovascular Training Section list serve, you will get the opportunity to discuss topics of interest and work together with other training professionals to accomplish future goals and:
- Network with colleagues
- Develop leadership skills
- Advance your career
- Strengthen your skills
- Expand upon your interests within the specialty
Message From the Chair
As the current chair, I would like to welcome you to the Cardiovascular (CV) Training Section! The mission of the Section is to facilitate the training of the future cardiovascular workforce and to serve as a resource for salient cardiovascular education and training issues. Read more >>>
CV Training Section members include physicians, fellowship trainees, program administrators, and the multiple cardiovascular team members who are engaged in education and training of the cardiovascular workforce.
The Section will collaborate with stakeholders across the American College of Cardiology to advance cardiovascular science and practice through research and education, establish training criteria and guidelines and influence health care policy.
The CV Training Section and Leadership Council will provide analysis, insight and practical guidance on issues related to cardiovascular training to the Board of Trustees, Board of Governors, and other members of the College and staff.
The goals of the Section include:
- Bringing together stakeholders (including providers, teachers, and learners) involved in the training of the future CV health care workforce
- Developing an Educational Research Consortium and facilitating coordinated education research to advance knowledge of best educational practice in CV training
- Developing and providing faculty development for educators in CV health care
- Providing a centralized repository of tools and resources to assist Program Directors and Program Coordinators
- Assisting Program Directors and Program Coordinators navigate program accreditation and recruitment.
I look forward to working with you in the accomplishment of these goals.
Please contact Christopher Driver cdriver@acc.org with any questions and comments.
Julie Damp, MD, FACC
Chair, CV Training Section and Leadership Council
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