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Welcome to ACC's Fellows in Training Member Section!

Eunice Dugan, MD

Eunice Dugan, MD
Chair

We hope that our ACC FIT Section page is a useful resource for you during your training career: a place where you can seek mentorship, collaborate with other FITs, and serve as a mentor to our medical resident and student communities. There are many ways to get involved with the ACC FIT Council, including:

  • Follow #ACCFIT on Twitter to know what everyone is talking about.
  • Stay up to date by reading the ACC On-Call For FITs Section Newsletter (sent to all FIT members from Member Care), where FIT opportunities are announced
  • Read about how you can get involved with ACC
  • Look out for applications to become an official ACC FIT Editorial Fellow in July 2023 if you are interested in contributing
  • Look out for applications to join the FIT council between August – October 2023 at nominations.acc.org
  • Plan ahead to attend the ACC Legislative Conference 2024 in Washington, D.C., Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 to lobby at Capitol Hill.
  • Plan to attend ACC.25 in Chicago, March 29-31, 2025, and visit us in the Young Professionals Lounge to network and learn with colleagues!
  • Please feel free to reach out to us at fellowsintraining@acc.org to share your interests, ideas, and feedback.
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Questions? Contact Kate Bell at kbell@acc.org for questions about the FIT Section; FellowsinTraining@acc.org to get involved with the Section or Contact ACC Member Care.

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ACC Legislative Conference 2025: Registration Now Open, Apply For FIT Travel Award

June 17, 2025

Upcoming Event

Registration is now open for ACC Legislative Conference 2025, taking place Oct. 5-7 in Washington, DC. Join the ACC Advocacy team to learn more about health policy, network with fellow ACC Advocates and meet directly with your lawmakers. FITs can waive the registration fee with code FIT. Register today!

Plus, FITs can apply for a $1K travel award to help cover the costs of attending the conference including travel, food and lodging. Apply by July 7.

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ACC Webinar: Heart Health For Every Identity: Advancing CV Research in the LGBTQ+ Community

June 16, 2025

Featured Webinar

As part of Pride Month, join ACC LGBTQ+ community members and leaders on Thursday, June 26 at 7 p.m. ET for a webinar focused on how to improve delivery of care and patient outcomes for the LGBTQ+ cardiovascular patient. An expert panel featuring Melvin Echols, MD, MSCR, FACC; Matthew Carazo, MD, FACC; Brodie Deb, MD; Kadijah Porter, MD; and Stephen Cook, MD, FACC, will explore future research directions aimed at closing knowledge gaps and promoting equity in care. Learn more and register.

Cardiology Magazine

HF Fellowship and the Failure of Recruitment

June 9, 2025

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

"With an ever-growing population of heart failure (HF) patients, it seems counterintuitive that fewer cardiology fellows are pursuing careers in this field," writes Stephanie Golob, MD, in a recent Cardiology magazine article.

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