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Dear Fellows-in-Training,
Welcome to your home at the ACC! 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. While there are many ways to get involved with the ACC FIT Council, I would like to highlight a few in particular:
Please feel free to reach out to us at fellowsintraining@acc.org to share your interests, ideas, and feedback.
Looking forward to working together,
Emily Zern, MD
Chair, American College of Cardiology Fellows-in-Training Section
Editor-in-Chief, FIT Section
Shubha Deep Roy, MD
Interventional/ Structural Cardiology Fellow
University of Iowa Health
@SDRoyMD
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June 28, 2022
Enrollment is now open for ACC's Cardiovascular Overview and Board Prep Virtual Experience! Enroll today and receive a comprehensive review in cardiovascular disease while ensuring you are prepared for the ABIM Initial Certification or MOC assessments!
June 28, 2022
In a recent paper published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Scott E. Janus, MD; Mohamad Karnib, MD; and Sadeer G. Al-Kindi, MD, FACC, call for increased exposure and requirements for cardiac computed tomography (CCT) during cardiology fellowship, which they write has become an integral component of clinical cardiology.
June 14, 2022 | Paul Marano, MD
While training as cardiology fellows, we learn how to interpret data to best care for our patients. We process a range of objective data, from EKGs, hemodynamic measurements to imaging studies. We learn the impressive body of high-quality evidence supporting various treatments.While training as cardiology fellows, we learn how to interpret data to best care for our patients. We process a range of objective data, from EKGs, hemodynamic measurements to imaging studies. We learn the impressive body of high-quality evidence supporting various treatments.
June 14, 2022 | Leah Kosyakovsky, MD
Edward Wilson Grandin, MD, MPH, FACC, is an advanced heart failure cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. This piece focuses on his role in creating the cardiogenic shock (CS) and mechanical circulatory support (MCS) curriculum for cardiology FITs at BIDMC, discussing the expanding role of advanced therapies for shock in the context of an evolving Cardiac Critical Care (CCU) population and exploring the different methods of delivering this curriculum to fellows.
June 14, 2022 | Subrat K Das, MBBS
Aditi Nayak, MD, MS (Biomedical Innovation and Development) is a cardiology fellow at Emory University and is an incoming Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (AHFTC) fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
June 14, 2022
Join JACC: Case Reports Editor-in-Chief Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC; Deputy Editor Mary Norine Walsh, MD, FACC; and Associate Editor David L. Fischman, MD, FACC, on June 28 at 4 p.m. ET to learn tips and tricks for writing a successful case report.
June 14, 2022
Lipoprotein(a) and its role in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is stepping into the spotlight and this month’s cover story looks at the emerging understanding and potential new therapies.
June 14, 2022
Join the ACC Vascular Disease Section & Society for Vascular Medicine for two upcoming webinars on vascular hot topics!
June 14, 2022
Share your quality improvement successes with an abstract for ACC Quality Summit, scheduled for Sept. 14-16 in Los Angeles, CA, and virtually.
June 14, 2022
Put a spotlight on your research and establish yourself as the one-to-watch in cardiology! The Douglas P. Zipes Distinguished Young Scientist Award Committee is seeking the next breakthrough young scientific investigator.
June 9, 2022 | Megan Pelter, MD
Welcome back to our series on ACC chapter engagement for FITs! The intent of this series is to encourage FITs to actively engage in their state's ACC chapter. Interviews with select state chapters are conducted to glean their experiences and share with readers. In this article, I continue my interview with the Texas ACC chapter's FIT catalysts, Joe Aoun, MD, and Travis, Haneke, MD, about their chapter's efforts.
June 9, 2022 | Megan Pelter, MD
Welcome back to our series on ACC chapter engagement for FITs! The intent of this series is to encourage FITs to actively engage in their state’s ACC chapter. Interviews with select state chapters are conducted to glean their experiences and share with readers. I reached out to multiple chapters inviting them to highlight their efforts and got a quick response from the Texas ACC chapter’s FIT catalysts, Joe Aoun, MD, and Travis, Haneke, MD.
June 9, 2022 | Akash Rusia, MD
Simon R. Dixon, MD, FACC, is the Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak, Dorothy Susan Timmis Endowed Chair of Cardiology, and Professor of Medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. He is originally from New Zealand and came to the United States in 1999 for an interventional cardiology fellowship.
June 8, 2022
Register today for the Diversity and Inclusion webinar on Wednesday, June 29 at 6 p.m. ET about the ACC’s recent Health Policy Statement on Building Civility, Respect and Inclusion. Writing committee members Pamela Douglas, MD, MACC, Sharonne Hayes, MD, FACC, Jennifer Mieres, MD, FACC, Robert Roswell, MD, FACC, and Natalie Stokes, MD, will discuss organizational and individual strategies on how to encourage excellence, belonging and inclusion, and support efforts to reduce discrimination, bullying and harassment.
June 8, 2022
ACC President Edward Fry, MD, FACC, will kick off his first "UnEDited" presidential series discussions on June 21 at 5 p.m. ET. Join Fry and special guests Katie L. Berlacher, MD, FACC, and Andrew M. Kates, MD, FACC, along with fellows Ricardo Nieves, MD, and Krasimira Mikhova, MD, for an informal discussion about cardiovascular fellow training and the importance of well-being, diversity, and more.
May 31, 2022
The ACC Interventional, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Early Career, and FIT Sections have partnered with SCAI to host a monthly Cath Case Discussion focusing on hot topics. Join us for our next session on June 18 at 10 a.m. ET, where we will discuss percutaneous mitral valve therapies.
May 31, 2022
JACC: Case Reports is inviting submissions for a 2022 special themed issue on long COVID cardiac cases. Papers in the form of clinical cases, clinical case series and clinical vignettes will be accepted.
May 31, 2022
The ACC Health Equity Taskforce is introducing a new discussion series addressing health care disparities across under-represented populations. Join a panel of experts on June 21 at 7 p.m. ET for the inaugural event focused on South Asian cardiovascular and metabolic health.
May 19, 2022
Join ACC's FIT and PDGME Sections for a webinar on Thursday, June 2 at 7 p.m. ET, covering all things related to the 2022 Cardiology Fellowship Application Cycle.
May 19, 2022
A new JACC: Case Reports podcast series, titled Behind the Curtain, gives listeners an inside look at the editorial review process for the recent case of left brachiocephalic perforation during right heart catheterization.
May 18, 2022 | Andrew Oseran, MD
Jason Wasfy, MD, MPhil, is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, Director of Quality and Outcomes Research at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, and Medical Director of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO). In this interview, he shares his perspective with FITs on his career at the intersection of clinical cardiology, academic research and hospital leadership.
May 18, 2022 | Olubadewa A. Fatunde, MD
“Renaissance man” describes an accomplished individual demonstrating expertise in multiple fields. Cardiologist Richard Allen Williams, MD, FACC, is the modern embodiment of a renaissance man. While descriptions extolling Williams’ accomplishments are extensive – which include his title as founder of the Association of Black Cardiologists and recipient of several Lifetime Achievement Awards and the ACC's Distinguished Award for Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion – the focus of this article is to study his investment in the humanities and derive lessons on how we, as FITs, can lead more fulfilling lives.
May 18, 2022 | Christine P. Shen, MD
Extra-small, I click, because it’s the only way to print the list on just page one.
May 18, 2022 | Amr Salama, MD
Srihari S. Naidu, MD, FACC, is a professor of medicine at the New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. He serves as System Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Labs at Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Naidu is a pioneer in the minimally invasive alternative to open heart surgery known as alcohol septal ablation.
May 18, 2022 | Ahmed M. A. Selim, MD
Physicians with expertise in their field of practice often have plenty of novel ideas, but they are not sure how to evaluate the validity of them or how to develop them into patient care products.
May 17, 2022 | Arooj R Khan, MD
As a first-time attendee, I was full of excitement and anticipation as I headed to San Francisco for Heart Rhythm Society 2022. I had my schedule pre-planned for the three days to include a variety of sessions, ranging from late breaking clinical trials, fellows hands-on training, women in electrophysiology (EP) to poster sessions.
May 16, 2022
The Iowa ACC Chapter and the Iowa FIT Council have remained committed to delivering high quality education for FITs and Early Career cardiologists throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 13, 2022
Join members of the JACC: Case Reports editorial board and ACC's Imaging Section for a journal club discussion on Tuesday, May 31 at 12 p.m. ET.
May 13, 2022
Join May's Diversity and Inclusion webinar on Wednesday, May 25, at 6 p.m. ET, discussing gender microaggressions and their impact on cardiovascular health.
May 10, 2022
A scientific breakthrough is often seen as a sudden leap forward, but for Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, there are no leaps, just a relentless digging to uncover the cause of a problem and find a solution.
May 10, 2022
Share your quality improvement successes with an abstract for ACC Quality Summit, scheduled for Sept. 14-16 in Los Angeles, CA, and virtually. Showcase how NCDR and ACC Accreditation Services data has helped improve patient care, processes or qualitative initiatives!
April 29, 2022
Research presented at Heart Rhythm 2022 and simultaneously published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology highlights the lack of reliable data regarding the number of board-certified female or underrepresented minority (URM) electrophysiologists in the U.S. as part of a call to increase representation in the field.
April 26, 2022 | Dermot M. J. Phelan, BAOMBBCH, PhD, FACC ; Meagan Murphy Wasfy, MD, FACC
The month of June, known as the "gateway to summer," heralds ACC's annual Care of the Athletic Heart meeting. This year, the flagship meeting of the Sports and Exercise Cardiology Section will take place virtually on June 3.
April 25, 2022
In a recent paper published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Lakshmi S. Tummala, MD, FACC, and Christy L. Kaiser, MD, FACC, address the need for formalized medical education in cardiology, explore the use of technology in medical education and opportunities for curriculum development and outline teaching principles aimed to guide efforts.
April 20, 2022
Share your quality improvement successes with an abstract for ACC Quality Summit, scheduled for Sept. 14-16 in Los Angeles, CA, and virtually. Showcase how NCDR and ACC Accreditation Services data has helped you improve patient care, processes or qualitative initiatives!
April 20, 2022 | Agnes Koczo, MD
Cardio-obstetrics multidisciplinary clinics emerged through the symbiotic expertise of cardiology and maternal fetal medicine (MFM) as a response to growing maternal mortality rates, among which more than half are of cardiac etiologies and occur following delivery. Among the most successful and rapidly expanding cardio-obstetrics centers is the Bridges Clinic at the Magee Women’s Hospital, situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
April 20, 2022
The ACC is proud to announce the release of the 2020/2021 Annual Report, outlining the ways the ACC and its member community served as a powerful force for innovation, change and care transformation over the last two years.
April 20, 2022 | Vybhav Jetty, MD
In this three-part series, I will be discussing the 401(k)-retirement fund from my perspective. In part two, I will discuss simulations and impact of compound interest.
April 20, 2022 | Shire Beach, MD
A delightfully bizarre musical helped me through the rocky aftermath of my 2018 residency match. I didn’t have the foresight then to appreciate the adventure and opportunity that was in store for me next. Instead, the doom and gloom of leaving the familiar to face the unknown — alone and in a new city — loomed large.
April 20, 2022 | Noopur Goyal, MD
Women make up roughly 14% of practicing cardiologists in the United States. Heart disease is the number one killer of American women of all ages and races. A lack of female providers is a quality improvement and patient safety issue in improving cardiovascular outcomes for female patients. When looking at systemic issues that have long prevented women from entering cardiology, similarly, systemic issues have led to fewer women receiving appropriate cardiac care.
April 19, 2022
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.
April 19, 2022
The FIT Section Leadership Council is hosting the inaugural Chief Fellows Leadership Symposium, a one-day virtual conference for rising chief CVD fellows, on Friday, May 27 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET.
April 19, 2022 | Megan Pelter, MD
Welcome back to our series on ACC chapter engagement for Fellows in Training (FIT). This series, which will consist of interviews with select state chapters to glean experience and tips, is meant to encourage FITs to get involved in their state's chapter by highlighting the personal and professional benefits of doing so.
April 19, 2022 | Adnan Kassier, MD
Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, is a cardiologist in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and is the program director for interventional cardiology fellowship at Ascension Borgess Hospital/Michigan State University. Aside from being a well-regarded cardiologist, he is also an entrepreneur, with over 100 patents registered in his name. Fischell has invented multiple medical devices and founded several companies.
April 19, 2022 | Megan Pelter, MD
Welcome to a new series on ACC chapter engagement for Fellows in Training (FIT). This series, which will consist of interviews with select state chapters to glean experience and tips, is meant to encourage FITs to get involved in their state's chapter by highlighting the personal and professional benefits of doing so. This is part one of an article highlighting the California ACC FIT Team – my homebase chapter.
April 19, 2022 | Megan Pelter, MD
Welcome back to our series on ACC chapter engagement for Fellows in Training (FIT). This series, which will consist of interviews with select state chapters to glean experience and tips, is meant to encourage FITs to get involved in their state's chapter by highlighting the personal and professional benefits of doing so.
April 15, 2022
"For the past few years, there has been an increase in attention and discussion within cardiovascular fellowship programs, as well as the broader health care community, about the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) amongst health care providers," writes Oby B. Ibe, MD, MPH.
April 15, 2022
Despite recent efforts to improve women's leadership in cardiovascular clinical trial research over the last decade, the number of female principal investigators (PIs) still falls well below the number of men, based on two recent studies, including one presented as part of ACC.22.
April 14, 2022
Join your colleagues virtually and register for Care of the Athletic Heart on June 3 for live sessions, panel discussions, debates and a Q&A! Learn about fundamental cardiovascular diagnostic and management strategies from sports cardiology experts through cases, research and treatment options, as well as the impacts of COVID-19 on athletes.
April 14, 2022
The first issue of JACC: Advances published on April 1. Led by editor-in-chief, Candice Silversides, MD, the online, open-access journal covers the evolving aspects of cardiology, including emerging cardiovascular fields, diagnostics and treatments.
April 12, 2022
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.
March 21, 2022
Open a new professional horizon at ACC.22! On Saturday, April 2 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. ET in the Member Hub Lounge, you'll have the opportunity to hear from the chair and chair-elect of ACC's Cardio-Oncology Member Section, network with members of the Section's leadership council and find out what it takes to launch a career in the exciting and growing specialty of cardio-oncology.
March 16, 2022
This year marks the first time that four women will lead four JACC Journals: Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: Case Reports; Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: CardioOncology; Candice Silversides, MD, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: Advances and Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC, incoming editor-in-chief of JACC: Heart Failure.
March 16, 2022
ACC.22 is just around the corner – and we’re helping FITs prepare with this in-depth guide to navigating the event of the year taking place April 2 – 4 in Washington, DC and virtually.
March 16, 2022 | Tripti Gupta, MD
Vanessa Blumer, MD, is the ACC North Carolina Chapter's FIT liaison. I spoke with her about her path to engagement with the College, as well as her chapter's efforts to support FITs.
March 16, 2022
Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MBBS, FACC is president-elect of the ACC Michigan Chapter and will begin his three-year term in spring 2022. He is the Director of Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac PET at Henry Ford Hospital, Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University, and previously served as the Director of Echocardiography and Program Director of Advanced Imaging Fellowship at Henry Ford.
March 16, 2022 | Anne-Sophie Lacharite-Roberge, MD
It is well known that women in electrophysiology (EP) are unicorns, and reasons for that include a lack of female mentors, perceived concerns regarding radiation safety, and the challenges of work-life integration in a procedural subspecialty. These issues were recently explored in a survey published in JACC regarding gender differences in EP.
March 14, 2022
Back by popular demand, the ACC will hold its 2nd Annual Evolving Practice of Cardiovascular Precision Medicine Virtual course on May 13!
March 8, 2022
Every March, the world comes together to recognize the contributions of women throughout history. At ACC, we are celebrating all the women who help advance our Mission to transform cardiovascular care and heart health each and every day.
March 1, 2022 | Shiyang Zhang, MD
On January 7, 2022, David Bennett, Sr. became the first person to live with a pig’s heart beating inside his chest. After languishing for months in the hospital due to end-stage heart failure, Bennett was too ill to undergo human-donor transplantation and was experiencing arrhythmias which made him a poor candidate for ventricular assist device implantation.
February 28, 2022
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.
February 23, 2022
While we all prepare to convene for ACC.22 in a matter of weeks, planning is already underway for ACC.23, which will be held in New Orleans, from March 4 – 6, 2023. The contributions of FIT members are critical to the development of impactful educational programming, so we are asking for your input on FIT-focused programming for ACC.23 and encourage you to submit proposals for sessions that address topics germane to your lives as FITs.
February 22, 2022
The Feb. 16 issue of JACC: Case Reports features a Viewpoint article by Janet Han, MD, FACC, et al., reflecting on diversity and inclusion in cardiovascular society presidents over the past century.
February 15, 2022
The ACC Interventional, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Early Career, and Fellows-in-Training Sections have partnered with SCAI to host a monthly Cath Discussion focusing on hot topics.
February 15, 2022
Join the ACC's Accreditation Product Managers for a webinar on Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. ET to review how the pandemic has impacted the delivery of healthcare and how ACC, in response, is pivoting to a more streamlined approach to maintain Accreditation requirements.
February 15, 2022
Are you planning to submit an NCDR research proposal this year? Don’t miss the April 8 deadline! The NCDR Research & Publications (R&P) cycle offers one research proposal deadline annually for all NCDR programs except the STS/ACC TVT Registry.
February 15, 2022
Cardiology departments across the country have stated their commitment to improving diversity and inclusion within the field. This is an important mission, as there are many obstacles that need to be addressed to succeed.
February 15, 2022
The decision between joining an academic setting vs. private practice is often debated among medical trainees across fields, and cardiology is no exception. Fellows who are faced with this decision are often advised to weigh the benefits and challenges before choosing which career path to pursue.
February 14, 2022
"As a future advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician, I aspire to care for HF patients across their entire spectrum of disease. As such, I want to develop the tools necessary to care for HF patients, especially during their greatest period of risk and illness," writes Vanessa Blumer, MD.
February 8, 2022
ACC President Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, FACC, will welcome Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, FACC, and Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, MACP, for a leadership discussion on Saturday, Feb. 26.
February 8, 2022
How do racial microaggressions impact cardiovascular health? Take a multidisciplinary look at racial microaggressions with an expert panel on Thursday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET.
February 8, 2022
Dedicated to interventional procedures and imaging, the latest issue of JACC: Case Reports features two illustrative Heart Care Team/Multidisciplinary Team Live cases.
February 8, 2022
Join us for a webinar on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. ET, geared especially toward early-career and fellow-in-training physicians who strive to understand reimbursement models in various practice settings, to succeed in their career with involvement in professional societies, and to also maintain adequate work-life balance.
February 1, 2022
Join us on March 16 from 5 – 8 p.m. ET for the ACC Virtual Career Fair, a free online event connecting cardiology professionals with private practice employers, group practices, hospitals, health systems, and other recruiters around the country.
February 1, 2022
The ACC Interventional, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Early Career, and Fellows-in-Training Sections have partnered with SCAI to host a monthly Cath Discussion focusing on hot topics.
January 31, 2022 | Andrew Oseran, MD
There is growing recognition of the important role physicians play as health policy advocates. As trainees, it can be hard to stay informed and educated about the rapidly changing policy questions being debated in government.
January 27, 2022 | Adnan Kassier, MD
The ACC is a nonprofit medical association dedicated to enhancing the lives of cardiovascular patients. It utilizes innovation, education and advocacy to optimize cardiovascular care and also provides a centralized home for the global cardiology community.
January 24, 2022
JACC: Case Reports will publish a special themed issue on sports cardiology in 2022. Authors are invited to submit manuscripts in the form of clinical cases, clinical case series and clinical vignettes for consideration by March 14.
January 18, 2022 | Joshua Saef, MD
Financial and health systems education has long struggled for adequate representation in medical school and post-graduate curricula. Realizing a gap existed in my own education, I approached William Peck, MD, as a fourth-year medical student hoping to improve my understanding.
January 18, 2022 | Christine P. Shen, MD
When I'm in the fellows' office, I'm at work and yet I am home away from the clamor of the floors, no attending in sight.
January 18, 2022 | Vybhav Jetty, MD
I've been talking to my co-fellows about retirement plans and 401(k) plans for the past two years. When my co-fellows finally signed up last month, they didn't know what to pay attention to when selecting their funds.
January 18, 2022 | Olubadewa A. Fatunde, MD
"Humanities" can feel like an amorphous term for those who have been focused on STEM education since an early age. What are the humanities and why should you heed Sir William Osler's famous exhortation that physicians cultivate a strong humanities background?
January 18, 2022 | Paul Marano, MD
On the first day of my cardiology fellowship, I found myself in a new role on the consult service. No longer the primary doctor for my own group of patients in the hospital, I was now weighing in on cardiology questions for patients across the hospital and was at the ready for any cardiology problems that came up.
December 23, 2021
Applications for the ACC/ABC Bristol Myers Squibb Research Fellowship Awards are due Jan. 7, 2022.
December 23, 2021
Applications for the ACC/Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) Merck Research Fellowship Awards are due Jan. 7, 2022.
December 23, 2021
In a new Viewpoint article published in JACC: Case Reports, Dustin Hillerson, MD, FACC, et al., offer a model for establishing a patient-focused cardiac intensive care unit recovery clinic (CICURC) aimed at improving the health and outcomes of survivors of critical cardiac illness.
December 15, 2021
Applications for the ACC/ABC Bristol Myers Squibb Research Fellowship Awards are due Jan. 7, 2022.
December 14, 2021
Applications for the ACC/Association of Black Cardiologists Merck Research Fellowship Awards are due Jan. 7, 2022.
December 13, 2021
Register today for the Cardiovascular Summit, taking place Feb. 17-19, 2022, in Washington, DC, and discover how to align strong leadership with effective business strategies to improve cardiovascular care and patient outcomes.
December 10, 2021
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.
December 8, 2021 | Janet Ma, MD
The year 2020 brought a heightened sense of urgency to addressing longstanding health disparities, including those pertaining to cardiovascular disease.
December 8, 2021 | Noopur Goyal, MD
A flash of panic hits me as I look through the medication administrative record and see that a heparin drip had not been ordered for the patient admitted overnight for an un-revascularized ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) awaiting coronary bypass surgery.
December 8, 2021 | Amr Salama, MD
Cardiology is a stressful and demanding field. Due to the frequency at which trainees deal with life and death situations, they are at high risk of developing emotional burnout.
December 8, 2021 | Agnes Koczo, MD
Several months ago, I suffered a miscarriage during my first pregnancy. The experience was emotionally taxing; I experienced sadness like never before.
December 8, 2021 | Ahmed M. A. Selim, MD ; Joshua Makower
Josh Makower, MD, is a professor of medicine and bioengineering at the Stanford University Schools of Medicine and Engineering.
December 2, 2021
In a Fellows in Training and Early Career Section article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Lauren A. Eberly, MD, MPH; Howard Julien, MD, MPH, FACC; and Srinath Adusumalli, MD, MSc, FACC, propose a new training paradigm that integrates antiracism practice throughout the cardiology fellowship training sections, including didactic curriculum, clinical training, research and workshops.
November 16, 2021 | Rohit Vyas, MD
It can frequently be difficult to make the transition from internal medicine residency to general cardiology fellowship.
November 16, 2021 | Shire Beach, MD
Perched over the procedure table, dressed in sterile blues, and battling an internal firestorm of anxiety-fueled GERD, I fumbled my way through double flushing a manifold.
November 16, 2021 | Mariam Khandaker, MD
I wrote this poem during an ICU rotation of my internal medicine residency training.
November 16, 2021 | Anne-Sophie Lacharite-Roberge, MD
In 1965, the proportion of medical school graduates who were women was 7%.
October 26, 2021
JACC: Advances is accepting applications for the position of Social Media Editor to join the core responsible for developing the Journal’s social media presence and strategy.
October 20, 2021 | Tripti Gupta, MD
Louisiana consistently ranks in the lower quartile for overall health care in the nation, and as a future cardiologist, these statistics alarm me. Whether addressing health literacy, medication adherence, or encouraging lifestyle modification through diet and exercise, something needed to change.
October 20, 2021 | Vybhav Jetty, MD
Watching a young YouTube millionaire talk about money as I decompress after another 12-hour workday with a debt burden of 6 figures is frustrating. Like many of my co-fellows, I've been in training for almost a decade, and I'm still nowhere close to having my debts paid.
October 4, 2021
Join the ACC for a two-part webinar series on the financial planning all FITs should understand before finishing fellowship.
September 20, 2021
JACC: Case Reports is inviting submissions of cases representing interventional, surgical, structural, electrophysiological and transcatheter procedural complications for a special themed issue planned for 2022.
September 20, 2021
The cardiology workforce lacks adequate diversity and inclusion and needs improved representation of racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minority groups.
September 20, 2021
JACC: Case Reports is accepting applicants for a second year of the popular reviewer mentoring program geared toward FIT and early career members interested in becoming reviewers and learning more about peer reviewed publishing.
September 20, 2021
JACC: Case Reports and JACC: CardioOncology are now fully indexed on PubMed Central, broadening access to the journals' cardiovascular research and educational content.
September 20, 2021 | David Leone, MD ; G. Hamilton Baker, MD
G. Hamilton Baker, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and co-director of the MUSC Artificial Intelligence Hub, shares his advice with ACC FITs.
September 20, 2021 | Zaid Almarzooq, MBBCH, FACC ; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, executive director of Interventional Cardiovascular Programs at Brigham and Women's Hospital and professor at Harvard Medical School, shares his advice with ACC Fellows in Training (FITs).
September 20, 2021 | Hyeon-Ju Ali, MD
Financial toxicity is a term first coined by the field of oncology to describe the negative consequences of out-of-pocket costs for medical care on quality of life, access to care, and the ability to pay for basic life necessities, such as housing and subsistence.
September 20, 2021 | Nicholas Tan, MD
A couple of years ago, my significant other and I decided on a whim to do a language swap; she took evening Mandarin classes at the University of Minnesota, while I attended a Lao language workshop over the span of several weekends.
August 24, 2021
ACC's Academic Section invites Fellows in Training (FITs) to submit research ideas for consideration for the upcoming webinar, "Heart Tank for the Cardiovascular Investigator: A Focus on Imaging."
August 24, 2021
In a recent editor's page in JACC: Case Reports, Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: Case Reports, discusses the success of the recent mentoring pilot program on peer review and publishing under JACC: Case Reports.
August 24, 2021
Tune in on Thursday, Sept. 23, at noon ET for a live Journal Club presentation and expert case discussion.
August 18, 2021 | Vrinda Trivedi, MBBS
Athena Poppas MD, MACC, is the immediate past president of the ACC. This piece focuses on her path of engagement with the ACC, her recent term as ACC president, and her advice to fellows in training (FITs) interested in participating in ACC initiatives.
August 18, 2021 | Hyeon-Ju Ali, MD
Almost 11 million Americans are unemployed, according to the latest estimates by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The economic turmoil has directly affected many of our patients, who had previously relied on their employer for health insurance coverage.
August 18, 2021 | Baljash Cheema, MD
Advances in data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are creating major waves in every sector of the U.S. economy and many predict the health care industry will follow suit.
August 10, 2021
Are you ready to contribute to a more diverse, equitable and inclusive cardiovascular profession?
August 10, 2021
Curious about available funding sources for clinical investigators? Then RSVP for this webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. ET!
August 4, 2021
"Structural heart disease (SHD) is a relatively young, rapidly evolving specialty that brings together cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, and advanced cardiac imaging," write Rim Halaby, MD, Sameer Hirji, MD, MPH, and Jason Han, MD, in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 27, 2021
The Douglas P. Zipes Distinguished Young Scientist Award is awarded to one young physician-scientist per year who is making outstanding contributions to the field of cardiovascular disease.
July 27, 2021
Join the Imaging Section for a webinar on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. ET, that will address the unique opportunities and challenges that exist for trainees and young professionals in pursuing training and employment in multimodality cardiovascular imaging.
July 27, 2021
Join the ACC Cardio-Obstetrics Work Group for a webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. ET, that will highlight a recent JACC state-of-the-art review article on peripartum cardiomyopathy.
July 21, 2021 | Vybhav Jetty, MD
As doctors, we are constantly learning. Every day we push our understanding of cardiology and the mysteries within the heart.
July 21, 2021 | Suvasini Lakshmanan, MD
As I transition to the start of a new academic year as a clinical cardiology fellow at the University of Iowa, I think of all the incoming residents and fellows across the country embarking on their new roles.
July 19, 2021
JACC: Case Reports is inviting submissions of Da Vinci Anatomy Corner case reports through Aug. 15.
July 19, 2021
Join us in person for this year's ACC Legislative Conference. This year's program is taking place in person Oct. 3 – 4 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, and virtually on Oct. 5.
July 19, 2021
Join the ACC Fellows in Training and Heart Failure and Transplant Sections for a webinar on Tuesday, July 27, at 7 p.m. ET.
July 19, 2021
The Fellows in Training (FIT) Council of the ACC is seeking 25 highly qualified, motivated individuals to serve as the 2021-2022 Editorial Fellows for the FIT Section page on ACC.org.
July 19, 2021
Last year, we initiated a "FIT Mock Interview" program in which fellows of all levels conducted virtual mock interviews for applicants to general cardiology fellowship in order to help them navigate a fully virtual interview season.
July 13, 2021
We are excited to invite you to a unique and exclusive opportunity to learn more about and engage with the College’s advocacy strategy.
July 13, 2021
Tune in on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. ET, for a Federal Section webinar that will provide an overview of the different career opportunities in the Federal Sector above and beyond the Veterans Health Association.
July 7, 2021
Join colleagues from ACC’s Interventional, Early Career and Fellow in Training Sections for another Cath Case Discussions webinar on Saturday, July 17, at 10 a.m. ET.
July 7, 2021
"An important advantage that early career innovators have is the ability to challenge the conventional wisdom held by experienced clinicians and generate disruptive and potentially revolutionary ideas," write Ahmed M.A. Selim, MD, and Chirag R. Barbhaiya, MD, in the latest issue of JACC.
July 7, 2021
The deadline for abstracts for ACC Quality Summit, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on July 8!
June 30, 2021 | Anudeep Dodeja, MD, FACC
Welcome! You are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime – training in this great field is exciting, challenging rewarding, and will open your eyes to the incredible breadth of cardiovascular medicine.
June 28, 2021
In a new Geriatric Cardiology Research Spotlight webinar, taking place Tuesday, July 13, at 7 p.m. ET, Abdulla Damluji, MBBCh, MPH, PhD, FACC, will explore possible career pathways in aging research within interventional cardiology specifically.
June 23, 2021 | David Leone, MD
The stethoscope is a medical technology that is revered and still in use, despite being developed in the early 1800s. Since that time, there has been many advancements and iterative improvements with a more rapid expansion in medical technologies over the past century.
June 23, 2021 | Hyeon-Ju Ali, MD
During ACC.21, Nosheen Reza, MD, FACC, and Toniya Singh, MBBS, FACC, co-hosted a session titled, "Cultivating an Anti-Racist Culture in Cardiovascular Medicine." This session featured fantastic speakers who raised important questions and featured best practices for promoting an anti-racist culture in cardiology.
June 23, 2021 | Romit Bhattacharya, MD
During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., cardiology fellows in training (FITs) nationally faced competing pressures to continue their clinical training; "get their numbers" for COCATS certification; use their unique skills in procedural, diagnostic and critical care to help care for COVID-19 patients; and hone their skills as clinician investigators.
June 23, 2021 | Sarah Chuzi, MD
As I’m approaching the end of my general cardiology fellowship, I’m reflecting on all that I have learned: how to cath, how to read an echo, how to manage refractory shock. And in the midst of all of that, I became a new mom, and learned an entirely different skillset: how to swaddle, how to burp, how to soothe.
June 23, 2021 | Tripti Gupta, MD
Sanjay Gandhi, MBBS, MBA, FACC, is the past president of the ACC Ohio Chapter. This piece focuses on his path of engagement with the ACC, as well as the unique efforts of the Ohio Chapter to benefit FITs.
June 21, 2021
Are you preparing for initial board certification and looking for an in-depth review of cardiovascular medicine? Last year, Ryan Mallory, MD, an interventional cardiology fellow at Indiana University Krannert Institute of Cardiology, was in the same position and participated in ACC's Cardiovascular Overview and Board Prep Virtual Experience course.
June 8, 2021
Are you preparing for initial board certification and looking for an in-depth review of cardiovascular medicine? ACC's Cardiovascular Overview and Board Prep Virtual Experience course, taking place July 6 – Oct. 31, will guide you through the content categories covered in the ABIM Cardiovascular Disease Certification Exams and provide you with a comprehensive overview of cardiology.
June 1, 2021
A recent Fellows in Training and Early Career Section article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology discusses the disproportionate impact of cardiovascular disease and access to high-quality cardiovascular education in low-to-middle-income countries like Haiti.
June 1, 2021
The ACC Imaging Section Leadership Council and JACC: Case Reports editorial board will review cases on TAVI complications during a live presentation and expert case discussion on Wednesday, June 30, at 12 p.m. ET.
May 25, 2021
"What a small world!" These words, often spoken, no longer ring true for me. My experience has been that we live in a big, complicated and utterly beautiful world filled with endless landscapes, wild creatures and diverse peoples. It is the experiences we have and the people we meet within the context of this world that can broaden our perspectives and, at times, change the trajectory of our life.
May 19, 2021 | Vybhav Jetty, MD
As a physician, I often feel that talking about money is taboo. Unfortunately, I'm more practical than I am an idealist, and I believe that medicine, like anything else, is a business at the very core. A hospital that cannot fund its costs will not be able to care for patients for long. At some point, vaccines, medicines, imaging and testing need funding.
May 19, 2021 | Weijia Wang, MD ; Naomi F. Botkin, MD, FACC
When I was a resident, I approached an attending about participating in a research project. His encrypted Excel spreadsheet, approved by the institutional review board, contained every patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy he had met for over twenty years. Inspired by this experience, I created my own spreadsheet at the beginning of the cardiology fellowship.
May 19, 2021 | Amar Parikh, MD
'Conversations With Cardiologists' highlights prominent cardiologists throughout the country and shares their invaluable insights on cardiology and sage advice for Fellows in Training (FITs). In this interview, Lisa Rosenbaum, MD, national correspondent for the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and cardiologist at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, MA, shares her advice with ACC FITs.
May 19, 2021 | Ersilia M. DeFilippis, MD
On February 3, 2021, Nasrien Ibrahim, MD, FACC, composed a tweet that echoed around the Twitterverse: "Gentleman, it’s 2021 and there are [so] many women in heart failure for this entire conference to be all men. Do better..." She was referring to the faculty line-up that was released in anticipation of an upcoming heart failure conference; more than 20 faculty members were listed, all male and predominantly of Caucasian ethnicity.
May 19, 2021 | Suvasini Lakshmanan, MD
There is increasing recognition of burnout and feeling a lack of well-being, purpose and fulfillment in medicine. Recently, people have started to feel empowered to open a healthy dialogue about these issues on a variety of platforms.
May 11, 2021
The FIT Section Leadership Council wants to hear from you at ACC.21!
May 11, 2021
Join us at ACC.21 Virtual on Saturday, May 15 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. ET for a networking session designed to connect you with cardiology legends and ACC leadership!
May 11, 2021
The ACC and its Diversity & Inclusion Initiative is now accepting applications for the 2022 cohort of the Clinical Trial Research: Upping Your Game!
May 4, 2021
Are you preparing for initial board certification and looking for an in-depth review of cardiovascular medicine? ACC’s Cardiovascular Overview and Board Prep Virtual Experience course, taking place July 5 – Oct. 31, will guide you through the content categories covered in the ABIM Cardiovascular Disease Certification Exams and provide you with a comprehensive overview of cardiology.
May 4, 2021
"We are taught in medicine to connect with our patients by learning about the social history beyond their medical history. The better we know our patients, the better we are able to treat them,” writes Michael J. Zhang, MD, PhD, in an article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
April 26, 2021
The FIT Jeopardy semifinalists are set! Promising young physicians representing nine states will go head-to-head during ACC.21 on Saturday, May 15, at 10:30 a.m. ET.
April 21, 2021 | Issa Kutkut, MD
The road to becoming a cardiologist is long: pre-medicine, medical school, residency, fellowship and then perhaps an advanced fellowship or two. At each stage, we feel a sense of confidence in our skills, just to return to square one again with each new advancement. We have to cross checkpoints at each level – checkpoints that are not just clinical and academic, but also emotional and financial.
April 21, 2021 | Tripti Gupta, MD
Now that half the academic year is over and you may have figured out work-life-sleep balance, the next thing on your checklist is to learn more about how you can get involved with other cardiology endeavors, right? Consider joining your local ACC chapter!
April 21, 2021 | Baljash Cheema, MD
At the beginning of my cardiology training, I was taken aback by the variety between and within cardiology subspecialties. Each rotation was so different than the one before. I was certain I would eventually subspecialize as I wanted to be a content expert in one particular field, but the path wasn’t always so clear. It took me the better part of a year to realize advanced heart failure was the best fit for me, and I was then left trying to figure out how to get involved and network within the field.
April 21, 2021 | Nicholas Tan, MD
As an aspiring electrophysiologist, I have an unapologetic interest in pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). These nifty devices sit deep within the body where they are carefully fixated onto the heart’s surface. Through this physical connection, they quietly sense and appreciate the unique electrical metronomes of their hosts, filling in the blanks when there are lapses in activity or taking decisive action when a meltdown occurs.
April 21, 2021 | Pranoti G Hiremath, MD
How can medical podcasts influence our careers? To understand the ways in which physicians can leverage and influence the medical podcast space, I spoke with four phenomenal podcast creators: Ankur Kalra, MBBS, FACC, of Parallax, Moyez Jiwa, MD, of The Health Design Podcast, Amit Goyal, MD, and Dan Ambinder, MD, of CardioNerds, and Rabih Geha, MD, and Reza Manesh, MD, of CP Solvers.
April 19, 2021
Join Jennifer Mieres, MD, FACC, and LaPrincess Brewer, MD, MPH, FACC, for this month’s ACC Diversity and Inclusion webinar on Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m. ET.
April 6, 2021
Join the ACC's CV Disease in Women Committee on Sunday, April 25 at noon ET for a can't-miss, cardiology fact-based competition featuring legends in the field of heart disease in women.
April 6, 2021
Don’t miss the April 9 deadline to submit an NCDR research proposal in 2021! Last year, NCDR changed its Research & Publications (R&P) cycle to offer one research proposal deadline annually, with one annual review meeting for all NCDR programs except the STS/ACC TVT Registry.
April 6, 2021
Cardiology fellows in training (FITs) are on the front lines of patient triage and are frequently called upon to make the initial clinical recommendations for acute pulmonary embolism. Multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response teams (PERTs) have been developed to standardize our approach toward and management of acute pulmonary embolism.
April 6, 2021
One of the year’s most hotly anticipated events starts this week! Join us on Zoom starting on April 5 for the preliminary rounds of ACC’s famous FIT Jeopardy competition.
March 29, 2021
In case you missed it, the ACC and the American Heart Association released a new Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease (VHD) with concise, evidence-based recommendations to optimize care and management of patients with VHD.
March 23, 2021
There are an estimated 5 million active athletes at the high school, collegiate, professional and master's levels in the U.S. In a recent poll, cardiologists indicated they see an average of five patients who are athletes per week.
March 17, 2021
As a Fellow in Training (FIT) pursuing a career as a global cardiologist, I am acutely aware of the unique perspectives that FITs can provide in the conversation on global cardiovascular health and disease management.
March 17, 2021
I stood outside of John’s hospital room and took a deep breath. Our interactions during my morning pre-rounds were strained. I think he knew how badly I felt for him.
March 17, 2021
The stethoscope is a medical technology that is revered and still in use, despite being developed in the early 1800s. Since that time there have been many advancements and iterative improvements with a more rapid expansion in medical technologies over the past century. This progression shows no sign of slowing down, and some think it is increasing exponentially as current developments compound with past inventions and knowledge.
March 17, 2021
Cardiovascular care is rapidly evolving. As Fellows in Training (FIT), we are exposed to cutting-edge technology and advances in care on a daily basis. At the same time, we are also expected to learn the tools to deliver high-quality, safe and cost-effective care. This is where quality improvement (QI) comes into play.
March 17, 2021
I’ll go double or nothing on my student loan balance that I wouldn’t be the first person to tell you that COVID has changed our lives. It’s ubiquitous, from our training and trying to organize everyone for didactics, triaging and performing procedures, seeing patients in clinic to dealing with the milestones in our personal lives. One silver lining for many of us, though, is that student loan repayment may be just a bit more manageable.
March 16, 2021
JACC: Case Reports is inviting all ECG lovers with a passion for ECG teaching to submit one example of interesting/complex ECGs with relative multiple-choice questions and explanations for this competition by April 15.
March 16, 2021
Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: CardioOncology will share strategies for developing a clinical research career, with examples of how to successfully ask and answer research questions in cardio-oncology, during a live webinar on April 20 at 10 a.m.
March 16, 2021
The ACC Competency Management Committee has published several competency-based medical education training statements for the various cardiovascular disease fellowship programs, establishing competencies or skills a trainee needs prior to completing fellowship.
March 16, 2021
This year has highlighted and exacerbated the ways in which disparities influence not only the field of medicine but also the world in which we live. While everyone experienced unprecedented challenges, those who are less privileged based on gender, race, and socioeconomic status were particularly affected.
March 16, 2021
The ACC is excited to announce the final state teams that will face off in the sixth annual FIT Jeopardy: Battle of the Chapters competition during ACC.21 Virtual, held May 15 – 17.
March 9, 2021
The era of precision medicine in cardiovascular disease is here. With the advent of high throughput technologies, big data analytics and the expansion of digital health tools, the concept of personalizing therapies to maximize benefits and minimize risk for patients is within reach. However, most health care providers have had little to no exposure to the data, platforms, methods and clinical applications that form the foundation of precision medicine.
March 9, 2021
At the start of training, many of us had reading lists as we began our academic year or rotation. An early task was ensuring access to the highest quality resources.
March 9, 2021
Until recently, arrhythmia mapping technologies have primarily focused on elucidating the electrical properties of atrial fibrillation (AFib), namely, the voltage amplitude of underlying cardiac substrate and the propagation pattern of the arrhythmia wavefront.
February 22, 2021
Are you planning to submit an NCDR research proposal this year? Don’t miss the April 9 deadline!
February 22, 2021
The latest issue of JACC: Case Reports includes mini-focus sections on congenital heart disease and imaging.
February 16, 2021
In a subplot of the 1968 classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, an astronaut (Dave) narrowly escapes death when his autopiloting system (Hal) attempts to rout deactivation.
February 16, 2021
There are different pathways to becoming a certified cardiologist globally. Every country has a unique system of preparing medical school graduates for independent practice.
February 16, 2021
"What do you want to be when you're all grown up?" I have asked myself this question repeatedly since middle school.
February 16, 2021
In the last installment of "Foolproof FIT Finance," we covered how to make it as easy as possible to save money. Now, we need to talk about what to do with that extra money once you have saved up to three to six months' worth of expenses.
February 16, 2021
Fellows in Training (FITs) hold a unique position in the multidisciplinary patient care team – often responsible for "on-the-fly" teaching with residents and medical students.
February 12, 2021
JACC: Case Reports and the ACC Imaging Section will host a virtual journal club on the topic of arrhythmogenic mitral valve prolapse: multimodality imaging and genetics.
February 1, 2021
Set yourself up for career success with ACC’s Virtual Career Fair on March 11!
February 1, 2021
The ability to provide patient-centered, supportive care from the diagnosis of heart failure (HF) to the end of life is essential, and the current palliative care training paradigm for advanced HF and transplant cardiology Fellows in Training (FITs) must be enhanced to achieve this goal, according to an FIT and Early Career Page published Jan. 25 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
January 25, 2021
The newest issue of JACC: Case Reports features the second part in a procedural complications series, as well as four mini-focus issues spotlighting recent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guideline cases, imaging, electrophysiology and chest wounds.
January 25, 2021
The ACC is honored to celebrate 40 years of providing critical research fellowships to Fellows in Training and Early Career clinicians in partnership with Merck.
January 19, 2021
Are you attending ACC’s Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient Virtual meeting?
January 19, 2021
To celebrate 40 years of partnership, the ACC and Merck are joining forces with the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) to offer three Research Fellowships in the amount of $100,000 each.
January 19, 2021
In March 2020, it was clear that COVID-19 was here to stay and would impact every aspect of our lives. Faculty members Matthew J. Feinstein, MD, FACC, and Kannan Mutharasan, MD, came up with a simple idea to keep the cardiology department at Northwestern Memorial Hospital connected in an otherwise isolating moment in the world: they invited around 400 faculty members and fellows to a Zoom meeting named Coffee Talk.
January 19, 2021
What is the largest audience you have ever taught? Until recently, my answer was in the double digits. However, the world is changing.
January 19, 2021
As we transition from a year of the pandemic that has deeply tested our resilience as front line workers, into a new year filled with promise and hope, I wish to reflect on this path as a foundation for ‘Ikigai’ – a Japanese term meaning “a reason for being.”
January 19, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all – directly or indirectly. Some of us have experienced the loss of a patient, family member or friend affected by this disease. Many others have had to face new challenges such as juggling remote working conditions while homeschooling, filing unemployment, or experiencing physical and mental distress.
January 19, 2021
Like many conferences during the COVID-19 pandemic, the recent Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Virtual Conference was like no other. The virtual format has resulted in a larger audience and provided more flexibility, especially for the busy Fellows in Training. In this piece, I wanted to share some of the highlights from the TCT Virtual Conference.
January 12, 2021 | Addison A Taylor, MD
A recent blog post from JACC Journals’ publisher, Elsevier, breaks down the tips shared by Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, editor-in-chief of JACC, and Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC, during their popular webinar.
January 12, 2021
Minor modifications in workflow may go a long way in keeping young left-handed trainees on course to realize their potential in this procedural specialty, according to a Fellows in Training (FIT) and Early Career Page published Jan. 4 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
January 4, 2021
If you are anything like me, the thought of life and disability insurance is many things. Daunting? Yup. Confusing? Yes sir.
December 21, 2020
A special focused issue of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology offers insights into new clinical research and commentary surrounding atrial fibrillation (AFib).
December 21, 2020
The new issue of JACC: CardioOncology, is now available online via open access.
December 21, 2020
As data emerge, we are starting to identify risk factors for developing COVID-19 infection, as well as the populations that appear to be at a higher risk for developing complications.
December 15, 2020
If you are like the average trainee, you have a lot of debt. The latest numbers show that the average medical school debt is $201,490-$232,300 (1,2), and total student loan debt has doubled since around 1999 (3). Most finance books encourage readers to get out of debt as soon as possible; while this is typically good advice, future cardiologists have a unique situation.
December 15, 2020
The earliest mention of the impermeable glass ceiling, or something akin to it, was in 1839. The French feminist George Sand wrote about the "une voûte de cristal impenetrable" or an impenetrable crystal vault. The specific term "glass ceiling" was first used in 1978 to describe patterns of discriminatory promotion.
December 15, 2020
As the global burden of cardiovascular disease continues to increase on the international stage, what role does a cardiologist have in global cardiovascular health?
December 15, 2020
The first smartwatch released by Apple Inc. was back in 2015. Since then, Apple has had multiple iterations on this now iconic piece of technology. The Apple Watch Series 6 is the company’s newest edition in this line of devices, which released on Sept. 18.
December 15, 2020
When I opened the exam room door, I found Sarah fidgeting nervously, hands clasped together so tightly her knuckles were blanched a ghostly white. Her fear was unmistakable even from behind her surgical mask.
December 15, 2020
After spending two weeks as a general cardiology fellow on a busy heart failure rotation, sleeping well was not a priority. Getting to know all my patients, analyzing left-ventricular assist device settings and dosing tacrolimus post-transplantation became my daily routine. I had a sore neck every morning, which I attributed to poor sleeping posture and did not make much of it.
December 15, 2020
A newpreprint server platform, First Look, offers JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology authors the opportunity to showcase their accepted research while it undergoes the peer review process.
December 15, 2020
Join the ACC Interventional, Early Career and Fellows in Training Section Leadership Councils for webinar, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. ET, discussing bifurcation techniques.
December 9, 2020
In the July 2020 issue of Cardiology, the topic of LGBTQIA+ health was celebrated and members were excited to see the ACC commit to educating cardiologists on this often-overlooked topic.
December 9, 2020
Is space travel bad for the heart? What happens to hemodynamics in microgravity? Does living in outer space age the heart prematurely? How much time in space is too much time? And how deep in space is too deep?
December 9, 2020
Immerse yourself in an educational experience featuring the latest cardiovascular management and leadership strategies at ACC’s Cardiovascular Summit Virtual!
December 9, 2020
Responding to the need for expanded knowledge on emerging trends, novel treatment approaches and outcomes for patients with AL and ATTR amyloidosis, JACC: CardioOncology will publish a special focus issue on this topic in 2021.
December 7, 2020
Every Fall, members of the ACC typically gather in Washington, DC, to advocate for patients with cardiovascular disease and meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. With the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s ACC Legislative Conference looked a little different, with "tele-advocacy" taking center stage.
November 25, 2020
The new 2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, offers recommendations on the evaluation and management of patients with HCM, encourages shared decision-making between the clinician and patient when determining treatment course, and updates recommendations for sudden cardiac death risk assessment and HCM center referrals based on the latest evidence.
November 23, 2020
Editorial board members from JACC: Case Reports, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions will host a join Virtual Journal Club on Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 12 – 1 p.m. ET, discussing research on valvular heart disease and structural interventions.
November 23, 2020
The newest issue of JACC: CardioOncology recently published, which is available entirely online for free via ppen access and features new summary podcasts recorded by Journal associate editors.
November 23, 2020
In the latest installment of the long-standing expert round-table discussion, ACC Cardiology Hour, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, leads expert panelists in discussion on top late-breaking clinical trials released during the AHA Scientific Sessions 2020.
November 23, 2020
ACCEL audio journal is a comprehensive educational resource that delivers what every cardiovascular professional today needs.
November 23, 2020
ACC’s Campaign for the Future is your chance to shape the future of the cardiology profession, and your support matters now more than ever before.
November 22, 2020
ACC’s Interventional, Early Career and Fellows in Training Section Leadership Councils will host a monthly Cath Webinar focusing on CHIP-shock hot topics.
November 18, 2020
As a Woman in Cardiology (WIC) editorial fellow for the ACC Fellow in Training (FIT) editorial board, I feel a tremendous sense of gratitude and responsibility to be a voice of insight and conviction for the FIT community.
November 18, 2020
In April 2018, Noelle Garster, MD, and I went to Nepal for a month-long rotation at Patan Hospital, one of the largest teaching hospitals in the country.
November 18, 2020
Cardiologists in all practice environments must be able to communicate clearly, persuasively and memorably to diverse audiences.
October 30, 2020
The ACC is excited to introduce the newly redesigned online home for JACC Journals.
October 27, 2020
This article was authored by Yuvraj Chowdhury, MD, chief cardiology fellow at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY.
October 22, 2020
Like all therapies, the wearable cardioverter defibrillator is most effective when used as prescribed, but this requires continuous adherence for up to 90 days and constant attention towards the various device alarms that may become activated at any given moment.
October 21, 2020
With the election day less than a month away, many American citizens are deciding how, when and where they will vote. Early voting and voting by mail are processes meant to permit more citizens to take part in this important right and privilege.
October 21, 2020
"I'm pregnant!" The young patient sitting before me beamed with excitement. It was my first time meeting Anna, and I was rushed when I prepared for her clinic appointment, scrolling through her many notes to learn her story.
October 21, 2020
Transitioning from residency to fellowship is both an exciting and terrifying time for everyone. In the weeks before moving to a new state and starting my fellowship, I often wondered how I was supposed to prepare for the transition.
October 21, 2020
The months of September to November evoke a mix of feelings in the minds of internal medicine residents seeking a fellowship position, as well as the program leadership responsible for interviewing candidates.
October 21, 2020
Join Journal Editor-in-Chief Christopher M. O’Connor, MD, MACC; members of the Journal editorial board; and expert panelists for a Virtual Journal Club on Friday, Oct. 30 from 12 – 12:45 p.m. ET, discussing a recently published manuscript further examining the findings of the VICTORIA Study.
October 5, 2020
MedAxiom, an ACC Company, invites you to participate in the CV Transforum Fall'20 Virtual conference, taking place Oct. 8 – 10.
October 5, 2020
JACC: Case Reports is accepting applicants for a new mentoring program geared toward Fellows in Training and Early Career members interested in becoming reviewer mentors.
October 5, 2020
While pursuing a career as a physician-scientist can be daunting, the pathway can provide personal and professional fulfillment and dynamism, if the individual is equipped with a roadmap for success.
September 24, 2020
For cardiovascular professionals, rapid change is nothing new – it's that sort of dynamism that draws aspiring physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses and others to the field in the first place! However, no amount of new research, advances in treatment methods or policy changes could have prepared us for 2020.
September 24, 2020
As global health measures designed to control the transmission of COVID-19 have limited public gatherings, the continuum of athletics has been necessarily disrupted.
September 24, 2020
Join the ACC Geriatric and Interventional Cardiology Sections for case-based presentations, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, showing the many intersections between the care of the geriatric patient and interventional cardiology.
September 24, 2020
Mohsin Chowdhury, MD, is an interventional cardiology fellow at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, MA. He earned his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Northern Illinois University and his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
September 24, 2020
In a recent Cardiology article, Edward Chu, MD, describes how one of the toughest decisions he made in medical school was telling his research mentor and program director of the general surgery residency that he would be applying into internal medicine The learning curve in procedural specialties is undoubtedly steep.
September 22, 2020
Looking for tips on the virtual interview process?
September 22, 2020
Are you attending ACC's 2020 Virtual Legislative Conference from Oct. 4 – 6? Make sure you are prepared by participating in the FIT and Early Career meeting before the conference begins, taking place on Saturday, Sept. 26 at noon ET.
September 22, 2020
Now live via online open access, the September issue of JACC: Case Reports is divided into three mini-focus issues highlighting coronary pathology, congenital heart disease (CHD) and electrophysiology clinical cases.
September 15, 2020
With social distancing in full force, video conferencing has largely replaced in-person meetings. There is no shortage of great systems that can be used for video conferencing, and this is a perfect time to take things a step further and use the technology to its full potential by creating video recorded lectures.
September 15, 2020
"Okay, we are all done. Her filling pressures are low and her cardiac output is more than adequate on the pressors she is on. I got rid of the sharps." As I broke scrub and gave the cath lab staff a quick update, I felt good about the information we gleaned from Ms. Smith's right heart catheterization. She had developed acute respiratory failure of unclear etiology over the weekend and was now breathing on a ventilator, but the data I obtained seemed to imply her heart was not the culprit, even with her known severe left ventricular dysfunction.
September 15, 2020
As part of a busy cardiology training program, it may feel like the people who provide mentorship are always around. However, it is important to remember that this will not always be the case.
September 15, 2020
Our previous article, titled "Stock Market Dip? Portfolio Adjustments to Consider," focused on actions to consider with your investment portfolio during temporary declines in the stock market, as we experienced in early 2020. Unfortunately, the global pandemic is still around, and the COVID-19 pandemic is causing a significant impact on our health, the real economy and financial markets.
September 9, 2020
Whew! The last few months in the stock market have not been for the faint of heart. The global economy, and by extension the equity markets, have been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 9, 2020
Catch up on the recent Virtual Journal Club during which the recent case "Roadmap to the Mechanisms of Aortic Regurgitation on Echocardiography," by Karima Addetia, MD, FACC, and Roberto M. Lang, MD, FACC, was discussed.
September 9, 2020
In the latest installment of the long-standing expert round-table discussion, ACC Cardiology Hour, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, leads expert panelists in discussion on top trials released during ESC Congress 2020.
September 2, 2020
This is the second year that advanced heart failure and transplant fellowships are participating in the match process. While programs are still in a transition phase of adjusting to this application process, there is yet another layer of having to adapt this year to a remote virtual interview format in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 31, 2020
ACC’s COVID-19 Hub is your resource for “Quick Tips” videos that address emerging and persistent issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 26, 2020
While increasing recognition of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has improved understanding of the disease process and highlighted shortfalls in evidence, prospective and collaborative research across centers and geography are still needed to advance the science, according to a state-of-the-art review published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
August 26, 2020
The latest issue of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, and second under the leadership of new Editor in Chief Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD, FACC, features a mini focus issue on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, informative imaging in electrophysiology cases and a basic and translational science manuscript examining subcellular Ca2+ signals within and among cells comprising the sinoatrial node (SAN) tissue.
August 26, 2020
Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic requires a coordinated plan that balances quality patient care with the safety of health care workers, all while maintaining consistent access to care for patients with and without COVID-19.
August 19, 2020
Registration is now open for the ACC's 2020 Virtual Legislative Conference from Oct. 4 – 6. This year's conference occurs at an unprecedented time. Over the last several months, COVID-19 has underscored the importance of ACC's advocacy work on behalf of clinicians, patients and the entire medical community, This year's conference will provide the inside scoop on regulatory changes, legislative action and the current state of cardiology.
August 19, 2020
ACC's COVID-19 Hub is your resource for "Quick Tips" videos that address emerging and persistent issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 17, 2020
During medical school or post graduate training, we receive some formal training in designing and running complex programs like research projects or clinical trials.
August 17, 2020
The connection between cardiology and obstetrics has never been closer than in the current era.
August 17, 2020
The year of 2020 has provided life-altering events for everyone, and as we start a new year in cardiology fellowship, let's reflect on what motivated us to be here. Why did we want to be cardiologists?
August 11, 2020
The ACC Imaging section and JACC: Case Reports will host a Virtual Journal Club on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 12 – 12:30 p.m. ET. This live, interactive webinar will feature a presentation and discussion on the case, "Roadmap to the Mechanisms of Aortic Regurgitation on Echocardiography," publishing in the Journal's August issue.
August 11, 2020
JACC: Case Reports will publish a special themed issue on complications this December. Authors are invited to submit cases representing interventional, electrophysiology and transcatheter complications for consideration on or before Monday, Sept. 7.
August 11, 2020
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC Iowa Chapter and ACC Iowa Fellows in Training (FIT) Council have made continuing fellow education a priority. The general cardiology board-oriented lecture series – first conceived by ACC Iowa Chapter President Mahi L. Ashwath, MD, MBA, FACC, and planned with Shubha Deep Roy, MD, and Nancy Adams – ran every Saturday for 12 weeks, starting May 2nd and ending on July 25th, with 39 talks by 30 speakers across four states.
August 4, 2020
The results of the ISCHEMIA trial were published on March 30, amidst the coronavirus pandemic. In brief, the study showed no significant difference in death, myocardial infarction, resuscitated cardiac arrest or hospitalization for unstable angina or heart failure during follow-up.
August 4, 2020
With roughly 10 million adults in the U.S. identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and more, the LGBTQ+ community is one of the populations arguably among the most underserved when it comes to health care.
August 4, 2020
The College is working to improve the ACC.org homepage experience for all ACC members – and we need your help! Take two to three minutes to fill out a brief survey letting us know what information that matters most to you on ACC.org.
August 4, 2020
Writing manuscripts, submitting grants and presenting at conferences in the first few years of clinical practice is hard to maintain without structure and appropriate support.
August 4, 2020
How does one know whether information accessed through the internet is accurate? A recent Cardiology article discusses how accessing accurate and high-quality medical information has become a challenge in today's era of self-purported experts propagating medical information, or likely misinformation, with limited evidence-base over the Internet.
August 4, 2020
When Mount Sinai Hospital in New York decided to reassign house staff to the front lines, the cardiology fellows were initially protected to maintain adequate staffing on presumably essential cardiovascular services: it seemed unlikely that patients were going to stop developing heart attacks, congestive heart failure and lethal arrhythmias.
July 28, 2020
In ACC's "Quick Tips for Fast Thinking" video library, ACC thought leaders provide structured reviews of emerging science, perspectives from the front line, guidance on nonclinical issues and sharing of best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 28, 2020
A letter published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology examines data from the 2019 Cardiovascular Disease Program Director Survey and addresses parental leave in cardiovascular disease training programs.
July 15, 2020
The ACC and American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) have extended the deadline for meeting 2020 Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP) requirements into 2021 to provide physicians with the flexibility to focus on their patients and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 15, 2020
The ACC on July 14 released the 2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 15, 2020
Recordings and key takeaways from two recent JACC: Heart Failure Virtual Journal Clubs are now available.
July 15, 2020
Join the ACC FIT Section for a webinar, July 29 at 7 p.m. ET, on tips for a successful Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship.
July 14, 2020
On the night of May 7, 2020, the COVID-19 curve was going down but New York City was still under official lockdown. I was the cardiology fellow on-call for the night shift.
July 14, 2020
You have just finished a tough day on the cardiology consult service. You walk through your front door, exhausted, only to be greeted by a sink full of dishes, laundry to fold and missed phone calls from loved ones to return.
July 14, 2020
I am sure you are excited about starting this new chapter in your training. During this year, you will gain the clinical and procedural skills to become a competent interventional cardiologist.
July 14, 2020
All of us trainees embarked on the cardiology training pathway because we loved our field. However, during the busy call nights, endless daily work and long procedures, that love can certainly be tested.
July 10, 2020
Learn techniques and strategies for publishing in JACC Journals during a free webinar presented by JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Editor-in-Chief David J. Moliterno, MD, FACC, on Thursday, July 30 at 9 a.m. ET.
July 10, 2020
Join moderators Nosheen Reza, MD, and J.D. Serfas, MD, along with several panelists for a webinar on July 15 at 7 p.m. ET discussing the unique obstacles and opportunities for FITs as they plan to complete training and enter the cardiology workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 8, 2020
In a recent Cardiology article, Edward Chu, MD, cardiology Fellow in Training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, discusses his top takeaways from HRS 2020 Science Online, which highlighted the impressive scientific advancements made by the EP community.
July 8, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a dramatic source of stress for physicians in the U.S. The pandemic has created an abrupt increase in workload, exposed physicians to personal risk of infection, forced many to practice outside their typical area of expertise, and exposed them to tremendous moral distress and human suffering.
July 8, 2020
Complimenting the theme of the latest JACC: Case Reports issue, Editor-in-Chief Julia Grapsa, MD, FACC, has recorded a series of informative clinical case review videos on cardiovascular complications.
June 26, 2020
Don't miss the June JACC: CardioOncology Patient Perspective Podcast. Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, talks with husband and wife physicians, Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, PhD, FACC, and Noopur Raje, MD, about their personal experience with COVID-19.
June 26, 2020
Join the ACC Electrophysiology (EP) Section Leadership Council for a webinar, June 29 at 7 p.m. ET, on the nuances of EP fellowship application.
June 23, 2020
The ACC is excited to announce a whole new board prep option — ACC Cardiovascular Overview and Board Prep Virtual Experience and ACC/SCAI Interventional Cardiology Overview and Board Prep Virtual Experience.
June 23, 2020
The newly published issue of JACC: CardioOncology features an impressive lineup of content on heart failure and pregnancy in cancer survivors; imaging cardio-oncology; strain in AL Amyloidosis; CAR T therapy; cardiac monitoring in HER2+ therapy; resiliency in cardio-oncology; and more.
June 23, 2020
In the first installment of a new video series, JACC: CardioOncology Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, is joined by Associate Editor Ron Witteles, MD, FACC; Wilson Gonsalves, MD; and Rola Khedraki, MD, for two insightful, informative 30-minute discussions on the topic of Amyloidosis.
June 16, 2020
Watching the final moments of George Floyd's life was bearing witness to a complete disregard for human life. What makes the kind of total disregard for an entire population of human beings in this country possible is the denial of the very notion that Blacks are human at all. Black people have been systematically dehumanized in this country for hundreds of years.
June 16, 2020
I awake suddenly to the alarm clock blaring for my attention. With my eyes still shut, I clumsily feel around on my nightstand for my cellphone and the blinding light emanating from it snickers at me that it is 6 a.m. As I work to summon the strength to get out of bed, I procrastinate by scrolling through my social media feed. I impatiently scan through numerous articles chronicling the tumultuous year that 2020 has been, looking for some semblance of good news to start my day. Instead, the picture of a man and the accompanying caption grabs my attention, and I am overtaken by weakness. The headline above his head reads "Unarmed Black Man Dies in Police Custody."
June 16, 2020
The year 2020 has felt relentless with two pandemics gripping the U.S. The first, coronavirus disease-2019 (also known as SARs-COV-2), struck as an invisible enemy, responsible for more than 100,000 U.S. deaths and the loss of millions of jobs.
June 12, 2020
Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, will host the inaugural JACC: CardioOncology Virtual Journal Club on Tuesday, June 30 from 10 – 11 a.m. ET.
June 12, 2020
Many nonurgent tests and procedures have been put on hold because of COVID-19. Potential delays can worry patients living with a heart condition. ACC's CardioSmart team has created a second Coronavirus and Your Heart infographic to help patients cope with postponed procedures.
June 5, 2020
The publications team is conducting reader surveys to gain insights and opinions on two JACC Journals.
June 1, 2020
In a recent Cardiology article, Edward Chu, MD, Fellow in Training (FIT) at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, NY, explains how although recent measures have ameliorated the debt accrued during medical school, none have addressed the extensive and perhaps unnecessarily long length of medical training, particularly to become a cardiology subspecialist.
June 1, 2020
The global pandemic caused by disease from the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus has had an unparalleled impact on our society, health care systems and cardiovascular community, including fellows-in-training (FITs).
June 1, 2020
In late March, a series of live video webinars held through a collaboration of the ACC and the China Cardiovascular Association brought early insights on managing COVID-19 from the front lines in Wuhan, China.
May 27, 2020
Register today for ACC's Care of the Athletic Heart virtual meeting and experience a combination of live and On Demand sessions.
May 19, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of life around the world and restructured our priorities and focus. In health care, cardiology fellows joined their colleagues on the frontlines of the battle and became part of the heroic coalition fighting the invisible enemy.
May 19, 2020
"What have you been doing with anticoagulation?" My residency WhatsApp group lights up with responses from group members in a matter of minutes with personal experiences, links to case studies and hospital policies from various institutions. Like the rest of the world, they are learning day-by-day how to manage COVID-19 patients.
May 19, 2020
With COVID-19 sweeping the nation and the subsequent need for physical and social distancing, traditional educational efforts based on in-person didactic conferences have been directly impacted.
May 19, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced an increasing number of physicians to work from home and maintain social distancing. It is anticipated that even when we return to our normal routine, telemedicine will continue to have a major and ever-expanding role. Therefore, we need to adapt to the concept of working from home.
May 8, 2020
Watch expert analysis and discussion on the JACC: Case Reports April mini-focus issue on valvular heart disease and structural interventions.
May 8, 2020
Careers in cardiology are demanding – and the global pandemic has only highlighted some of the challenges that cardiovascular professionals face.
May 8, 2020
Welcome! You are about to embark on the ride of a lifetime – training in this great field is exciting, challenging and rewarding, and will open your eyes to the incredible breadth of cardiovascular medicine. And all along the way, we in the ACC FIT Leadership Council aim to be your go-to source for information and updates on all things relevant to life as a fellow.
May 5, 2020
DAPT after PCI improves morbidity and mortality by reducing ischemic events but increases bleeding risk, especially for high bleeding risk patients. Nearly one-third of patients treated with PCI are considered to be at high bleeding risk, but these patients are frequently excluded from stent trials.
May 5, 2020
Several important trials were presented during the ACC.20 Together With World Congress of Cardiology virtual experience that may change treatment and guidelines for coronary artery disease management, PAD and coronary artery interventions.
May 5, 2020
As cardiovascular professionals work on the front lines to treat patients with COVID-19, JACC Journals has been compiling a collection of manuscripts with the goal of providing guidance on the novel coronavirus for clinicians.
April 29, 2020
Submit your abstract for ACC Quality Summit, scheduled for Oct. 7 – Oct. 9 in Orlando, FL.
April 21, 2020
In a new Editor's Page published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), Editor-in-Chief Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, and Justine Turco, ACC's divisional senior director of publishing, provide a look on how COVID-19 has impacted clinical care and peer-review publishing.
April 14, 2020
Dear Cardiology FITs, This month's edition of the ACC On-Call for FITs Newsletter is like almost everything else you read at this time – COVID-19 themed.
April 14, 2020
Over the last few months, hospitals across the country made valiant efforts to prepare their institutions for a surge of potential cases of COVID-19. An "all hands-on deck" philosophy has been implemented at hospitals to stay ahead of anticipated high volumes.
April 14, 2020
On my way home from the airport on returning from vacation on March 20, I found myself coming back to a New York City that had totally transformed from the one I left – empty roads at peak rush hour, closed cafes and no riverside runners.
April 14, 2020
As New York City's medical community was learning about the earliest local COVID-19 cases, the first week of March 2020 was filled with mixed feelings of fear, anxiety, skepticism and frustration.
April 14, 2020
Fellows in Training (FITs) and medical residents are an integral part of responses to medical catastrophes. Medical trainees have a unique perspective of patient care from the front lines, and often work shoulder-to-shoulder with other essential medical personnel.
April 14, 2020
From social distancing to "flatten the curve" and recent holidays celebrated over Zoom, there is no facet of our lives left untouched by the COVID-19 outbreak. Most pertinent to Fellows in Training (FIT), however, is the pandemic's impact on our programs and how structural changes in fellowship affect our development as cardiologists.
April 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is an extraordinary and unprecedented international health crisis which has brought about drastic changes in the landscape of health care, including the implementation of telemedicine.
April 14, 2020
Here we are, Spring 2020, eleven years after the stock market bottomed out in March of 2009 following the Global Financial Crisis. While the past decade has generally exhibited falling unemployment, rising stock prices and other positive economic indicators, it may have also lulled investors into complacency after an extended period of relatively tranquil capital markets.
April 14, 2020
Are you preparing for certification in cardiovascular disease? If so, join the ACC Cardiovascular Overview and Board Review Course for an intense review designed to cover everything on the ABIM exam blueprint and much more.
April 9, 2020
They handed me the EKG. Normal rhythm...no signs of ischemia... but something jumped out. A subtle, sloping, early rise in the QRS complex with a short PR interval. A delta wave. Preexcitation. The patient had undiagnosed Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, and it had just finished trying to kill him.
April 9, 2020
Dec. 4, 2019: The declaration resonated through academic hospital hallways and social media posts – "I matched!" In that moment, 1,008 physicians joined our ranks as future Fellows in Training (FITs).
April 9, 2020
In this day and age, physicians perform their clinical, research and administrative tasks within a narrow physical space and with limited interaction with clinicians outside their medical team.
March 28, 2020
Let the ACC help you take the next step in your career by visiting the Cardiology Careers page. With more than a thousand job listings and dozens of career-focused articles, Cardiology Careers will help you find your next job or succeed at the one you have now.
March 25, 2020
In an effort to help inform and educate our medical community on improved patient care related to the COVID-19 pandemic, JACC: Case Reports offers a publication avenue for sharing this knowledge with less preparation time than traditional manuscripts and fast-tracked review.
March 25, 2020
As the future holds great promise for improved multidisciplinary collaborations between cardiology and obstetrics, cardio-obstetrics may present a unique opportunity for Fellows in Training (FITs) and early career professionals to develop a niche in this expanding subspecialty, according to an FIT/Early Career Page published March 16 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
March 25, 2020
Cardiology fellowship programs may need to expand their curriculum to include cardio-rheumatology didactics, clinical rotations and mentoring opportunities for fellows to explore their interests in this field, according to a Fellows in Training (FIT) and Early Career Page published March 23 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
March 25, 2020
The newest issue of JACC: Case Reports contains a wide variety of clinical cases, imaging vignettes, editorial comments and viewpoint articles providing actionable science for cardiovascular clinicians of all experience levels.
March 18, 2020
I know that you are, like me, disappointed that you won't be able to share your science, network and learn in person at ACC.20 Together With World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.20/WCC). However, with the COVID-19 epidemic, there's no doubt that canceling the conference was a difficult but necessary measure to protect the health of our members.
March 18, 2020
In the first installment of the "Program Spotlight" series, which we highlight programs that have undertaken innovative initiatives in fellow education and training, Prashanth Thakker, MD, chief Fellow in Training (FIT) at Washington University in St. Louis shares the multifaceted approach that the Washington University cardiology FITs have taken to improve fellow wellness.
March 16, 2020
Early exposure and training in cardiometabolic medicine may help prepare emerging clinicians with the tools and knowledge needed to deliver optimal and unified care to this high-risk cohort, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career Page published March 9 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
March 16, 2020
As a new year is well underway, the Fellows in Training (FIT)/Early Career Page, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, will be running a new series featuring work from early career leaders in emerging cardiac subspecialties.
March 13, 2020
The young physician on the path to becoming a cardiologist is familiar with how scholarship is interwoven with the discipline. Although the academic productivity of the field is apparent, the path to becoming a cardiovascular investigator might seem elusive.
March 13, 2020
I knew I wanted to become a cardiologist from a very early age; I was in part influenced by my father who is a cardiologist and my mother who is a nurse. I still remember my first day of cardiology fellowship vividly – feeling fortunate to be able to do fellowship in what was considered the best academic hospital of my home country of Venezuela, the Hospital Universitario de Caracas (HUC).
March 13, 2020
Throughout my entire medical training, I had been fixated on one thing: becoming a noninvasive cardiologist. However, as I started the job search, I had to think for the first time about the nuances of what I want my job to look like and what practice environment would be best for my professional growth. This journey has been challenging, but rewarding and worthy of reflection.
March 13, 2020
In modern medicine, we are frequently challenged with situations that we are ill-prepared to handle. This often stems from lack of essential knowledge that is beyond the confines of traditional education received during medical school, residency or fellowship.
March 13, 2020
Each year, thousands of residents in the U.S. apply to fellowship programs through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), a centralized online application service. Programs then invite selected applicants for interviews.
March 13, 2020
With advances in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease (CHD), there is an increased prevalence of adults who develop ventricular dysfunction and subsequent advanced heart failure. As cardiology trainees, we will be caring for these adults who are very different compared to patients with other forms of heart failure.
March 2, 2020
The latest issue of JACC: Case Reports is now available online, featuring a mini focus issue on myocardial and pericardial inflammation, second mini focus issue on electrophysiology, new Technical Corner, and wide variety of clinical cases.
March 2, 2020
Despite all the hype (and fear) that AI could replace clinicians, we are far from this scenario. Much of the technology exists to execute pieces of such a clinic visit, but that is a long way from implementation of safe, effective and efficient "AI for health care" solutions.
March 2, 2020
The field of cardiology has grown tremendously in the past two decades. No longer are cardiology fellows only pursuing the traditional subspecialties of intervention, electrophysiology or heart failure. Now they are actively creating their own niches, and the newest area of interest that has caught the attention of budding cardiologists is cardiac critical care.
March 2, 2020
Transitioning from medical school to residency and from residency to fellowship follows an established, comfortable template. Transitioning from training to full-time employment is a different animal. Gone is the warm blanket of the clearly-defined timeline and process, which can be appropriately anxiety-provoking for graduating fellows.
March 2, 2020
ACC's Annual Scientific Session is always evolving to make the most out of new technologies, educational formats, new science and more. No meeting is the same as the one before, and this year is no exception.
February 26, 2020
As part of the latest issue of JACC, Editor-in-Chief Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, has published his annual Editor-in-Chief's Top Picks. Each year, Fuster personally selects the top 100 papers from the previous year, including both original investigations and review articles from 15 distinct specialties.
February 26, 2020
In the newest episode of ACC's Practice Made Perfect podcast, Alison Bailey, MD, FACC; C. Michael Valentine, MD, MACC; and Cathie Biga, MSN, RN, FACC, discuss what medical liability is and tips for preparation and prevention to stay out of trouble. Listen here.
February 26, 2020
Did you know the ACC has a resource for members that offers news, career advice and opportunities with employers looking for top talent? Visit ACC's Cardiology Careers whether you are looking to find your next career opportunity or find new employees.
February 18, 2020
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging has recently published two special issues: one dedicated to the topic of noninvasive imaging for the evaluation of diastolic function and the second to the value of left ventricular global longitudinal strain in cardiology.
February 18, 2020
Every day, new television advertisements, journal articles, books, podcasts and companies pop up, touting machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) as the next wave of change in our modern society. Experts believe ML and AI can answer challenging questions, create novel insights and accomplish arduous tasks that were never before possible.
February 18, 2020
Ankit Bhatia, MD, is a third-year cardiology Fellow in Training (FIT) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, and will be staying on for an advanced heart failure and transplant fellowship during the upcoming academic year.
February 18, 2020
This tribute begins with an apology. We would like to apologize to those of you who never had the opportunity to meet David O. Taylor, MD, FACC. A tall, thin man from New Mexico, he had a warm, yet slightly mischievous smile, and a guffaw that will never be forgotten. You could not miss him – he was the man wearing the green scrub shirt, tucked into khaki cargos with dress shoes.
February 18, 2020
When I started my cardiology fellowship just a few months ago, I never imagined I would have the opportunity to get involved with the ACC as early as this year. However, thanks to my superwoman Associate Program Director Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS, FACC, who introduced me to the local ACC chapter, I have had the opportunity to be the ACC Fellow in Training (FIT) representative on the planning committee for the third Annual ACC Midwest Women In Cardiology (WIC) Symposium.
February 11, 2020
Professional conferences are an important part of fellowship and continuing education for physicians at all stages in their careers. They provide an opportunity to keep up to date with innovations and research, and are a great opportunity for networking with people who have shared interests.
February 11, 2020
I wanted to explore why women's cardiovascular health programs are important, so I spoke with three physicians that have spent a large part of their careers focusing on women's cardiovascular health: Lori B. Croft, MD, FACC, associate professor of medicine and director of the echocardiography lab at Mount Sinai; Katharine French, MD, FACC, assistant professor of medicine and director of the women's cardiac center at Brown University; and Annabelle S. Volgman, MD, FACC, professor of medicine at Rush University Medical Center and medical director of the Rush Heart Center for Women.
February 11, 2020
Patients with cardiovascular disease have become increasingly complex with elevated risk of morbidity and mortality. The therapeutic interventions available continue to experience innovative and disruptive technologies requiring multidisciplinary efforts.
February 11, 2020
Whether you are a Fellow in Training (FIT) who has just finished 6 – 8 years of training and starting your first job, or an early career who has been at the same job for a few years, at some point in your career you will find yourself wondering how you can negotiate a salary increase.
February 11, 2020
We have had a great success with educating our colleagues of myocardial infarction and stroke, but we tend to forget about peripheral arterial disease. We know all about heart attacks and brain attacks. Now, it is time to recognize "leg attacks."
February 11, 2020
Cardiovascular medicine is a broad and diverse medical science. Between general cardiology, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure, cardiac imaging, critical care cardiology, adult congenital heart disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology (CCEP), in addition to new emerging fields such as preventive cardiology and cardio-oncology, training programs work hard to provide general cardiology fellows with a decent exposure to the different subspecialties of cardiovascular medicine.
January 31, 2020
Don't forget to submit NCDR research proposal applications (RPAs) by Monday, Feb. 3. NCDR is accepting AFib Ablation Registry RPAs for the first time this year. Also, beginning this year, NCDR is changing its Research & Publications (R&P) cycle to offer one annual research proposal deadline and one annual review meeting for all NCDR registries, except the STS/ACC TVT Registry, PINNACLE Registry and Diabetes Collaborative Registry.
January 31, 2020
Everyone, including physicians and other health care professionals, has implicit (also called unconscious) biases that affect how they view the world and interact with others. A recent Cardiology magazine article deep dives into the several definitions of implicit bias that all come down to the same thing: attitudes or decisions that lead to unintended disparities and inequalities and reinforce cultural biases, resulting in "unintended consequences."
January 31, 2020
In a recent Cardiology article, Naomi F. Botkin, MD, FACC, shares her story about how a wearable device may have saved her life when she was experiencing moderate-intensity chest discomfort at work. After turning to her Apple watch for an ECG, she noticed an ST elevation on the single lead tracing, and was later diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction secondary to spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
January 23, 2020
The creation of a formal and structured women's cardiovascular health curriculum within fellowship training programs is key to ensuring clinicians understand and gain expertise in sex- and gender-specific cardiovascular care, according to a JACC: Case Reports viewpoint.
January 23, 2020
The newest issue of JACC: Case Reports is entirely dedicated to the topic of cardiovascular disease in women.
January 23, 2020
Are you on social media? Join the ACC for a webinar, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. ET, to discuss the reach and utility of social media to advance knowledge, as well as how to successfully promote oneself and collaborate with others with similar interests to advance their careers.
January 23, 2020
In a Leadership Page published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Akshay Khandelwal, MD, FACC; Laxmi Mehta, MD, FACC; Scott Lilly, MD, FACC; and Poonam Velagapudi, MD, FACC, discuss the importance of addressing burnout and clinician well-being and the necessity to address systemic issues that improve clinician efficiency while reducing unnecessary administrative burdens.
January 23, 2020
Learn side-by-side with peers, participate in interactive case discussions on evidence-based treatment strategies and build your cardio-oncology community at ACC's Advancing Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course, taking place Feb. 14 – 16 in Washington, DC.
January 23, 2020
As clinicians, we spend a lot of time thinking and talking about risk. While risk-related concepts may seem clear to us, they can register with patients as a confusing assortment of jargon and numbers. Moreover, patients' comprehension of and reactions to risk are influenced by a host of factors that are not always well understood by clinicians.
January 23, 2020
Chili Pepper Consumption and Mortality in Italian Adults by Marialaura Bonaccio, PhD, et al. received the most online attention among research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) in 2019.
January 14, 2020
Join Glenn N. Levine, MD, FACC, recent chair of the DAPT Guideline Focused Update and chair of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines, for a webinar on Monday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. ET.
January 14, 2020
In this feature interview, Lucy Roche, MD, adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) fellowship director at the Peter Munk Cardiac Center in Toronto, Canada, and pioneer of the combined ACHD-heart failure (HF) clinic shares her perspectives regarding this subspecialty.
January 14, 2020
As medical trainees, we are all familiar with the match process. It proceeds in a predictable way: talk to mentors, submit your CV, receive interview invitations, attend interviews, rank your choices and cross your fingers. All steps are completed within a pre-specified period of time and with a clearly defined process in place.
January 14, 2020
Find answers to frequently asked questions posed by Women in Cardiology fellows who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant in this informative feature.
January 14, 2020
A new era is upon us in the fields of cardio-oncology, amyloidosis and cardiac sarcoidosis. This is especially true of transthyretin amyloidosis with the recent advancements both in diagnosis and management. From a treatment viewpoint, advent of a new class of drugs – transthyretin stabilizers – has shown significant improvement in outcome measures in this patient cohort.
January 10, 2020
Recent episodes of ACC's Practice Made Perfect podcast, covering conflict management in the CV Workplace and medical professionalism, are now available for streaming. Find out how to download, subscribe and listen to this and other ACC podcasts.
January 8, 2020
In a recent Cardiology article, Colin Hirst, MD, discusses how a new, combined training program, interventional heart failure, has emerged – ad hoc – from increasingly complex clinical and procedural needs of the contemporary advanced heart failure patient.
January 6, 2020
In a recent Cardiology article, John Lisko, MD, MPH, Fellow in Training at the Emory Structural Heart and Valve Center, discusses how in an effort to improve outcomes in patients without suitable femoral arterial access, alternative access strategies have been developed.
December 18, 2019
In a new Editor's Page published in the JACC: CardioOncology, Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, discusses the critical importance of building the pipeline of young, motivated investigators and clinicians who want to make a difference. Ky also sat down with Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MACC, recently to discuss the importance of mentorship.
December 18, 2019
The newest episode of ACC's Practice Made Perfect podcast is now live. Evan D. Ownby, MD, FACC, hosts ACC CEO Tim Attebery, DSc, MBA, and Thomas M. Maddox, MD, MSc, FACC, to discuss population health, the impact on patient care and measurable outcomes. Listen now.
December 18, 2019
Connect with institutions and organizations across the U.S. at the Career Fair at ACC.20/WCC!
December 16, 2019
Cardio-oncology is neither the science nor the practice of treating heart tumors, rather an emerging multidisciplinary field that focuses on the cardiovascular management (prevention, diagnosis and treatment) of patients with cancer. The core objective of the cardio-oncology discipline is to ensure that "the cancer patient of today does not become the heart patient of tomorrow."
December 16, 2019
Kashif Shaikh, MD, interviews Dee Dee Wang, MD, FACC, covering structural cardiac imaging and other topics of interest.
December 16, 2019
As a trainee, I had never considered myself an advocate in any formal capacity. However, I always advocated for my patients when I spoke on their behalf with insurance companies to request authorization for medications that would make a difference in their life. Perhaps for this reason, I did not think twice when offered the chance to travel to DC as part of ACC's 2019 Legislative Conference, and formally advocate for patients and physicians on a broader scale.
December 16, 2019
We all face multiple transition points within our training career. However, the transition from general cardiology to interventional cardiology is quite unique. For the first time, we turn from a clinically-heavy training program to a lab-based, procedural training environment. I have highlighted four steps to best prepare you for the rigors of an interventional cardiology fellowship and beyond.
December 16, 2019
Every Fall, members of the ACC unite in Washington, DC, to advocate for patients and meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. This year's ACC Legislative Conference included a record-breaking 94 cardiology fellows. As a first-year cardiology fellow, this was the first time I immersed myself in the experience. During my college and medical school years, I developed a passion for health policy and bringing about a positive change through advocacy, which made being able to attend the ACC Legislative Conference a particularly special opportunity.
December 13, 2019
Submit to JACC: Case Reports by Dec. 31, and your case could be selected for presentation during the Journal's Best of 2019 session at ACC.20 Together With the World Congress of Cardiology. All cases submitted in 2019 will be considered. Learn expert tips and tricks for writing clinical cases in this video with JACC: Case Reports Editor-in-Chief Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, and Associate Editor Mary Norine Walsh, MD, MACC.
December 13, 2019
"Cardiovascular medicine is among the most gender-imbalanced medical specialties in the United States. Over the last 12 years, the proportion of women in U.S. cardiology fellowship programs has remained stagnant around 20 percent," write Jenna Kay, MD, Nosheen Reza, MD, and Frank E. Silvestry, MD, in a recent "Voices in Cardiology" piece in JACC: Case Reports.
November 26, 2019
The ACC is launching a year-long structured mentoring program to provide real-world support and coaching for early career members.
November 26, 2019
Submit to JACC: Case Reports by Dec. 31 and your case could be selected for presentation during the Journal's Best of 2019 session during ACC.20 Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.
November 26, 2019
The second episode in the two-part conversation, Negotiation Skills: Helping Leaders Get Ahead, is now live. Practice Made Perfect podcast host Alison L. Bailey, MD, FACC, and guests Cathleen Biga, MSN, RN, FACC, and Peter L. Duffy, MD, FACC, continue their conversation on contract negotiation at any career stage, from first job to retirement.
November 26, 2019
Having covered a rebalancing example in our previous article, we will build on those concepts by reviewing risk and return characteristics, as well as the concept of correlation.
November 19, 2019
During this year's ACC Legislative Conference, attendees had the fantastic opportunity of participating in the ACC Women in Cardiology (WIC) Leadership Workshop. Female cardiology Fellows in Training (FITs) spent an afternoon with mentors from across the country to share experiences, connect and discuss wide-ranging topics such as career transitions and planning, interacting with news media, and recognizing priorities.
November 19, 2019
The field of cardiology has grown tremendously in the past two decades. No longer are cardiology fellows only pursuing the traditional subspecialties of intervention, electrophysiology or heart failure, but they are actively creating their own niches. Not all fellows are training at institutions with patients who require advanced mechanical support; however, they may obtain jobs at these institutions and want to take care of such patients. The question is, how? The answer may be in cardiac critical care – a subspecialty that is in its infancy but growing in popularity. There are only a few places in the country that offer dedicated cardiac critical care programs (Cedars Sinai and the Mayo Clinic, for example).
November 19, 2019
I never expected to be involved with the ACC beyond using ACCSAP and attending the Annual Scientific Sessions. Little did I know, this was all going to change because of an e-mail. Like many previous and current attendees, I was first introduced to the ACC Legislative Conference through my state chapter. I filled out the application for a travel grant to the conference and wrote an essay on why I was interested. To my great surprise, I was accepted to attend. I was awestruck by the shear breadth of advocacy that the ACC was participating in on behalf of not only our patients but also physicians and ancillary staff.
November 5, 2019
Engaging in cardiovascular-specific education science may present an opportunity for Fellows in Training (FIT) and early career cardiologists to make novel contributions to a nascent field with potential for collaboration across specialties, according to an FIT/Early Career Page published Oct. 28 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).
November 5, 2019
Join the ACC for a webinar, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. ET, to shed light on what it takes to get published.
October 28, 2019
Easily access some of ACC's Quality Improvement for Institutions' premier resources! Check out two of the most popular tools: the QI Toolkit which features step-by-step tools for completing quality improvement projects, and the QI Abstracts and Poster Tools and Resources.
October 28, 2019
Toniya Singh, MBBS, FACC, and Tina Shah, MD, FACC, are two busy cardiologists. They are also women who have a family and make time to be active volunteer members of the ACC. In a recent Cardiology article, Singh and Shah talk about making it all work, progress made for women and unfinished business, and advice for their younger self.
October 28, 2019
There are a lot of big ways to get involved with the College – being on a Section Leadership Council, participating on a taskforce or committee, or serving as faculty for a live course, to name a few. However, we know that not everyone has the time for some of these larger-scale commitments. That's why the ACC is excited to announce the launch of our Microvolunteering Platform.
October 18, 2019
Applications are now being accepted for the ACC Leadership Academy Cohort IV, which will launch at ACC.20/World Congress of Cardiology in Chicago, IL.
October 18, 2019
Are you attending ACC's 2019 Legislative Conference? Join us for a webinar, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. ET, to hear from ACC Advocacy leaders about the College's ongoing advocacy activities and details for conference.
October 18, 2019
Submissions for a JACC: Case Reports special issue on cardiovascular disease in women are due on or before Oct. 31. Clinical cases, clinical case series and Voices in Cardiology will be accepted, as well as commentaries and perspectives if sufficiently rigorous and impactful.
October 16, 2019
As she lay on the hospital bed, her chest rose exhaustedly with each breath. She was cool to the touch and clearly in cardiogenic shock. One of the residents returned with dobutamine, his brow gleaming with sweat from running to the ICU in the Caribbean heat. I knew that the odds were against this 19-year-old woman with severe peripartum cardiomyopathy. In Haiti, our resources were severely limited, but we worked tirelessly to stabilize her.
October 16, 2019
As a first-year Penn cardiology fellow, I had just finished work rounds in the VA CCU when a staccato message displayed across my iPhone, "New consult: Patient with known HFrEF, concerns for shock." I immediately went down to see the patient on the medicine floor. He was altered from his normal baseline, his extremities were cool, his radial/brachial pulses were weak and thready, and his blood pressure was 108/54 mmHg.
October 16, 2019
Congratulations – you have overcome the challenges that arise with the start of your first year of cardiology fellowship! For many of you, those challenges include moving to a new city, navigating an unfamiliar institution, and adjusting to the jarring shift from expert senior medicine resident to humble first-year cardiology fellow – all while studying for the medicine boards.
October 16, 2019
Every August, first-year fellows around the country meet in Houston to attend one of the largest Cardiovascular Fellows' Boot Camp. The saying goes, "everything is bigger in Texas," and this meeting definitely lives up to the reputation.
October 16, 2019
Noted cardiologist and medical educator J. Willis Hurst, MD, once commented that for motivated trainees, achievement might be best supported by open-ended fellowship programs with minimal structure. "But," he lamented, "because we do not live in Camelot, where all is perfect, we must set basic standards."
October 11, 2019
Join the ACC for a complimentary lunch session, Nov. 2 at Heart House in Washington, DC, to enhance your knowledge, competence and skills within the domains of Real World Data use and Real World Evidence application relative to clinical decision-making.
October 11, 2019
Join your colleagues for ACC's Cardiovascular Summit, taking place Feb. 6 – 8, 2020 in Washington, DC, for an educational experience featuring the latest cardiovascular management and leadership strategies.
October 11, 2019
Want to learn about novel career paths in cardiology and the respective training pathways? Join the ACC webinar on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. ET, to hear from two recent graduates about their experiences in training for sports cardiology and adult congenital heart disease interventions.
October 4, 2019
In the latest issue of Cardiology, read how the value derived from membership is as varied as the paths of nine different members leading to a career in cardiovascular medicine, and how being a part of the "ACC Family" brings unique opportunities, like it did for Yan Wang, MD, PhD, in China, who is being mentored by ACC Vice President-Elect Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, FACC.
October 4, 2019
Join world-renowned cardiologist and course director Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, at ACC's New York Cardiovascular Symposium, taking place Dec. 6 – 8.
October 3, 2019
The first issue of ACC's newest JACC Journal, JACC: CardioOncology, is now online, providing a comprehensive new resource to better understand and apply evolving research surrounding the cardiovascular health of cancer patients and survivors.
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September 24, 2019
The ACC is seeking one to two members to participate in the American College of Physicians Care Coordination Workgroup. The goal of the workgroup is to develop principles for how patient care is shared between primary care and specialty care practices.
September 24, 2019
Interested in advocacy? The ACC PACers program serves as an opportunity for FIT Section members from the U.S. to engage in ACC's advocacy program and have a voice in shaping health care policies on Capitol Hill.
September 24, 2019
In order for cardiologists to be well versed in managing complex patient issues related to primary and secondary ASCVD prevention, the current preventive cardiovascular medicine training model for cardiology Fellow in Training (FITs) may need to be enhanced, according to an FIT/Early Career Page published Sept. 16 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
September 23, 2019
Many articles on personal finance and investing provide valuable insight into the mechanics – what is a mutual fund? Why is diversification important? Why and how to rebalance your portfolio? However, writing about investments today would be incomplete without discussing the most important factor – you, as the investor, and actions you may or may not take that affect the long-term success of your investment strategy.
September 17, 2019
Each month, the ACC On-Call For FITs newsletter highlights the achievements of one Fellow in Training (FIT). The Section would like to recognize Nosheen Reza, MD, adult cardiology FIT at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.
September 17, 2019
Practicing telehealth, in particular synchronous video visits, requires a distinct set of skills. The same etiquette used during in-person visits still applies, but must be augmented to fit the technology and optimized for user experience. For fellows interested in providing telehealth services, below are a few suggestions based on my own experiences and inspired by published guidelines.
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September 17, 2019
This FIT Mentor Spotlight focuses on Srinath Adusumalli, MD, MSc, FACC, an early career cardiologist at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to his numerous academic accomplishments, Adusumalli is also a champion for all FITs, including women. Click here for Part 1 of this interview.
September 17, 2019
I expect that the most common reason given on personal statements for pursuing medicine is, "I want to make a difference." Unfortunately, as we progress through months and years of training, the reality of the health care work environment often grinds down this noble ideal. We soon start referring to incoming interns as "not jaded yet."
September 4, 2019
Taking some time as a hospitalist to develop as a physician and an individual may be rewarding for a future cardiologist, according to a Fellow in Training/Early Career Page published Sept. 2 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
September 4, 2019
The ACC Health Care Innovation Section is partnering with the ACC California Chapter for the Colloquium on Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Innovation and the Future of Cardiology. The symposium takes place on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA, and will include engaging discussions on the future of digital medicine.
August 29, 2019
The second issue of JACC: Case Reports is now online. Accompanied by a summary podcast from Editor-in-Chief Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, the issue includes a mini-focus issue on interventional complications and their management, a heart care team/multidisciplinary team live case, clinical vignettes and more.
August 29, 2019
In a recent Cardiology article, Khanjan Baxi Shah, MD, MPH, who completed her general and interventional cardiology fellowships at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School this year, provides a first-hand experience of pregnancy and motherhood during her training.
August 26, 2019
As one's career progresses, mentoring and sponsoring junior colleagues may become an essential part of this selfless tradition and remain a collective responsibility for all, according to a "Voice of Cardiology" viewpoint published Aug. 21 in JACC: Case Reports.
August 26, 2019
Electronic consultations (e-consults) may be helpful in addressing the increasing need for cardiology consultative care, according to a Fellow in Training (FIT)/Early Career Page published Aug. 19 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
August 20, 2019
I hope that the start of this new academic year has been good to you all! I want to send a special welcome to new FITs across the globe as they enter the field of cardiology and the ACC, which will be their professional home for the rest of their careers. My name is J.D. Serfas, MD, and I'm honored and excited to serve for the next year as editor-in-chief of the ACC On-Call for FITs newsletter.
August 20, 2019
The last two decades have shown considerable progress in reducing gender disparities in medicine. However, the under-representation of women in cardiology continues to persist. Women now make up half of U.S. medical school student body, yet only 20 percent of cardiology fellows and 12 percent of board-certified cardiologists are women.
August 20, 2019
Health professionals involved in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) care all over the world recently attended the 29th International Symposium on Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult in Stevenson, Washington. This annual symposium is one of the largest gathering of ACHD professionals internationally and is a premier opportunity to learn about the biggest issues and newest advances in ACHD.
August 20, 2019
This is the first installment of a two-part series about telehealth and addresses fundamentals. Part two will address best practices when providing telehealth services.
August 13, 2019
Register for ACC's Cardiovascular Overview and Board Review Course, Sept. 3 – 7 in Chicago, IL, and refresh your knowledge of the entire field of cardiovascular disease with exam-oriented lectures, case-based reviews, online practice questions, as well as interactive case studies and question challenges.
August 13, 2019
In the face of endovascular transformation, trainees may need to learn to interpret and predict changes in the landscape of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery to set the "right" career course, according to an FIT/Early Career Page published Aug. 5 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
August 1, 2019
To address the largely underexplored topic of cardiovascular disease in women, JACC: Case Reports will publish its first special issue on this topic in January 2020.
August 1, 2019
Join Akshay Khandelwal, MD, FACC, and Hena Patel, MD, for a webinar on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. ET, to discuss why it is important to get involved with your local ACC chapter.
July 26, 2019
Join JACC Editor-in-Chief Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, and a team of expert faculty for ACC’s How to Become a Cardiovascular Investigator, Nov. 1 – 2 in Washington, DC, as they guide you through the challenges of beginning a successful research career.
July 26, 2019
Beginning this August, JACC: Basis to Translational Science publication will increase from six to 12 issues per year. The increased frequency will allow Editor-in-Chief Douglas L. Mann, MD, FACC, and the editorial board to publishing even more research with the potential to translate into new therapies for patients affected by cardiovascular disease.
July 26, 2019
The detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease and applications of medical and device therapies have been limited, and there are significant differences in the epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors and outcomes in women, as well as in clinical presentations that may be unique to women.
July 26, 2019
In the latest issue of Cardiology, learn about the drug abuse crisis intersecting with heart disease, a boot camp that provides a foundation for successful fellows, and how the Best of ACC in China program is providing education and a dialogue between American and Chinese cardiovascular professionals.
July 26, 2019
Sports cardiology experts from around the world convened at ACC's Care of the Athletic Heart course last month to provide contemporary care and practice management strategies needed to care for patient athletes.
July 23, 2019
Cardiology is the ACC's flagship member magazine — your member magazine — providing cardiovascular professionals with a comprehensive source for clinical and professional news. Find links to all of the July issue's articles and share on social media!
July 16, 2019
In early April, female cardiology Fellows in Training (FITs) and mentors met for an eventful weekend at the annual ACC Southeast Regional Women in Cardiology (WIC) Conference in Fairhope, AL. The charming, quaint town fostered the perfect environment for attendees to bond over common experiences at work and in life.
July 16, 2019
The journey from medical school to joining an internal medicine residency program is challenging. However, the journey does not stop there, and many residents will choose to pursue subspecialty training. This poses the question: how can a medicine resident improve his or her resume to become a stronger candidate for cardiology fellowship?
July 16, 2019
Martin B. Leon, MD, FACC, director of the cardiac catheterization laboratories at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, discusses his early career days and offers advice for interventional fellows in this informative interview.
July 16, 2019
We are in home buying season, with the majority of purchases occurring during the spring and summer. We have previously discussed home buying considerations for new physicians with detailed important factors to consider throughout the home buying process. This article will focus on the financing side of becoming a homeowner.
July 16, 2019
Fabio V. Lima, MD, MPH, reviews ACC's TreatHF app, which was developed by a multidisciplinary work group part of ACC's Succeed in Managing Heart Failure Initiative.
July 3, 2019
Confronting a patient's death by contacting family members may be an important step toward healthy coping and avoiding burnout, according to an FIT/Early Career Page publish July 1 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
June 27, 2019
For researchers examining the complex and growing field of cardio-oncology, JACC: CardioOncology offers an excellent opportunity to publish in the highly read, highly ranked JACC Journals family.
June 20, 2019
In a "Voice of Cardiology" viewpoint article in the inaugural issue of JACC: Case Reports, Hatem Soliman Aboumarie, MS, writes that over the last several decades as health care has evolved into more of a business model, it still remains that "few other professions bear such responsibility, accountability and daily stresses."
June 20, 2019
In a "Voice of Cardiology" viewpoint article in the inaugural issue of JACC: Case Reports, Editor-in-Chief Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, writes about the importance of this journal as a way to embrace fellows-in-training and early career cardiologists, and to build bridges between junior and senior cardiologists through clinical cases.
June 20, 2019
The first issue of JACC: Case Reports – the newest JACC Journal – is now live.
June 19, 2019
In the medical intensive care literature, there has been significant discussion of post-intensive care syndrome – the physiologic and psychologic sequelae of critical care treatment.
June 19, 2019
While covering the inpatient service a few weekends ago, a nurse called to inform me that a patient's mother wanted to talk before her daughter was discharged. When I asked if there was a specific question or concern, she replied, "Mom doesn't understand what happened in the procedure yesterday and she wants someone to explain it to her."
June 19, 2019
The incremental understanding of cardiovascular disease over the past three decades has led to advances in its risk factor modifications and treatment strategies. Therefore, newer guidelines on prevention and treatment measures related to lipids, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, thrombosis and vascular diseases have exponentially increased.
June 13, 2019
The ACC has made a select number of travel awards available to cover expenses for members to travel to ACC's 2019 Legislative Conference, Nov. 3 – 5, in Washington, DC.
June 13, 2019
You have completed medical school and are almost done with your residency or fellowship. Finding a great physician job is next on your to-do list.
June 11, 2019
As a result of ACC's Teaching Tomorrow's Teachers (3T) program, future Fellows in Training (FIT) and early career teachers may be more prepared to approach the future of medical education, according to an FIT/Early Career Page publish June 3 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 23, 2019
In a recent Cardiology article, Lina Ya'qoub, MD, cardiovascular disease fellow at Ochsner-Louisiana State University in Shreveport, LA, describes her experience with left main coronary artery (LMCA) PCI.
May 23, 2019
In the latest issue of Cardiology, learn more about ACC's health systems strategy, the role of MedAxiom, and key takeaways from its Spring '19 CV Transforum.
May 23, 2019
JACC: Case Reports Editor-in-Chief Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, and Associate Editor Mary Norine Walsh, MD, MACC, have recorded an informative webinar on how clinicians and members of the care team can develop a high-quality case report submission.
May 23, 2019
As we mark National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, Cardiology magazine featured photos of activities that members enjoy in their pursuit of being fit.
May 16, 2019
The structure of most cardiology fellowships across the country is deliberately well-organized, not always allowing for training to be modulated according to a fellow's career goals.
May 16, 2019
Interested in presenting your research to leaders in cardiology at the ACC.20/World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) in Chicago?
May 14, 2019 | Andriana Nikolova, MD
The exciting part about being medical professionals is the versatility of career paths we have in front of us. Entrepreneurship is an example of one such choice that can be independent with or coexistent with our medical practice.
May 14, 2019 | Rimsha Hasan, MBBS, FACC ; Gaurang N. Vaidya, MD, FACC
With the support of the ACC Arkansas Chapter and ACC Kentucky Chapter, we were recently given the privilege to attend the 2019 Big Sky Teaching Tomorrow's Teachers (3T) conference.
May 14, 2019 | Kevin Shah, MD, FACC
The process of seeking out your first job after seven years of post-graduate training is not nearly as straightforward as other career decisions up until this point. Unlike matching into training programs, the job search does not seal your fate with a nonnegotiable email directing you where to train. The selection of the best fit job is more about the interview "with yourself" than others. Determining your values and priorities for your first position out of training is the most critical aspect of securing a position that aligns with your early career goals – how to determine these may not be as easy as it seems. Below are five repeated pieces of advice I have learned along the way.
May 14, 2019 | Edward Chu
At the age of 21, fresh out of college with a degree in biomedical engineering, I found myself working in the health care industry as a representative of the largest medical device company in the world. Like Jamie Randall from Love & Other Drugs, I was trained to pitch my company's products to electrophysiologists over brief conversations at the scrub sink and during short walks between patient rooms.
May 2, 2019
Register for ACC's Cardiovascular Overview and Board Review for Certification and Recertification course, Sept. 3 – 7 in Chicago, IL, and receive a comprehensive review in cardiovascular disease to ensure you're ready for the Cardiovascular Boards.
April 18, 2019
In a new Leadership Page published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, ACC President Richard J. Kovacs, MD, FACC, discusses the importance of the professional bond that exists among members of the College.
April 18, 2019
Join ACCPAC and ACC advocacy leaders for a webinar, April 29 at 8 p.m. ET, to learn about the ACC PACers program.
April 16, 2019 | Fabio V. Lima, MD, MPH
The purpose of the ACC CathPCI Bleeding Risk Calculator App is to quickly provide a bleeding risk stratification score for patients undergoing PCI.
April 16, 2019 | ; Mrinali Shetty, MD
FITs Yuvraj S. Chowdhury, MD, and Mrinali Shetty, MD, interview John B. Kostis, MD, FACC, a cardiologist at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ, where he established the Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) of New Jersey.
April 16, 2019 | Jignesh A Patel, MD
Creativity is essential to human existence. The rigorous process of pursuing an ambitious career through years of medical school, residency and fellowship – only to be followed by responsibilities of patient care – puts our creative soul in shackles.
April 16, 2019 | Nosheen Reza, MD, FACC
Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, is the editor-in-chief of one of the newest JACC journals, JACC: Case Reports.
April 4, 2019
Unlock the power of your ACC network with ACC Member Hub – designed to help you connect, collaborate and create! Get your career questions answered, learn from those who have gone before and connect with those who understand what you are going through now.
April 4, 2019
Since cardiac critical care is a specialized clinical practice that is rapidly developing within cardiovascular medicine, early career cardiac intensivists may need evaluate how their career aspirations integrate with the various models for delivery of care, according to a Fellow in Training (FITs)/Early Career Page publish April 1 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
April 4, 2019
Researchers, early career cardiologists and members of the cardiovascular care team have a new publication vehicle for case reports, imaging vignettes, global health reports and voices in cardiology centered on clinical problem solving.
April 2, 2019
The ACC and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) have announced a new Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP) option for certified cardiologists who wish to maintain their board certification.
April 2, 2019
In a new Leadership Page published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, ACC Past-President C. Michael Valentine, MD, MACC, reflects on his year as president of the College and looks to the future as the ACC nears its 75th anniversary.
April 2, 2019
In the world of medical specialization where prolonged post-graduate education has become the norm, the process of board certification for Fellows in Training (FITs) could be made significantly less onerous with a few changes, according to an FIT/Early Career column published March 18 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
March 26, 2019 | Sravya Chirumamilla, MD, FACC ; Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC
Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, is the division chief of cardiology for the UA College of Medicine – Pheonix, and physician executive director for the Banner – University Medicine Heart Institute.
March 26, 2019 | Nehal N. Mehta, MD ; Amit Dey, MD
Nehal N. Mehta, MD, MSCE, FACC, was the first recipient of the Lasker Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He joined the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to use the NIH Clinical Center and begin a comprehensive cardio metabolic phenotypic program. Mehta also initiated the first large prospective cohort study of psoriasis to better define cardiovascular disease and metabolic pathways modulated in varying states of inflammation that may lead to a better understanding of the development of cardio metabolic diseases. In this feature interview, conducted by Amit Dey, MD, Mehta shares advice on pursuing a research career as a young investigator.
March 26, 2019 | Ayodipupo Oguntade
Mentoring has been conceptualized as a process in which one person (the mentor) shares their knowledge, skills and experience with another (the mentee) to advance career and life aspirations.
March 26, 2019
Here we are, roughly 18 months past October 2017, when your fellow borrowers were first able to apply to have their student loans forgiven through public service loan forgiveness (PSLF).
March 26, 2019 | Fabio V. Lima, MD, MPH
The purpose of ACC's CardioSmart Heart Explorer App is to bolster the modern physician-patient relationship at the point of care.
March 7, 2019
As use of focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) becomes an important diagnostic tool in the cardiology inpatient and outpatient settings, it may be imperative that cardiology fellowship programs and key stakeholders enhance training standards and develop a FoCUS curriculum tailored to Fellows in Training (FITs), according to an FIT/Early Career column published March 4 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
March 7, 2019
Aiming to grow the body of literature surrounding the important and emerging theme of heart failure in the elderly, JACC: Heart Failure will publish a special issue on the topic this December.
March 6, 2019
Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, and Bonnie Ky, MD, FACC, have been named Editors-in-Chief of the two newest JACC Journals – JACC: Case Reports and JACC: CardioOncology – launching in June and September, respectively.
February 27, 2019
Share your #ACC19 experience and engage in continued discussions on social media with your fellow colleagues.
February 21, 2019
Since the medical decisions of Fellows in Training (FITs) and Early Career cardiologists have important, often acute ramifications – which directly impact patient safety, morbidity and mortality – cardiology-specific morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences may be of critical importance, according to an FIT/Early Career column published Feb. 18 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
February 20, 2019
ACC.19 is more than a meeting, it's an experience you won't want to miss! Immediately following the highly-anticipated Apple Heart Study, the first Late-Breaking Clinical Trial, don't miss an all new session – Digital Disruption at our Doorstep – Implications for Clinicians and Patients – focused on disruptive innovation in health care, its intersection with daily practice, and implications for patients.
February 19, 2019 | Sravya Chirumamilla, MD, FACC ; Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC
Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, is the division chief of cardiology for the UA College of Medicine – Pheonix, and physician executive director for the Banner – University Medicine Heart Institute.
February 19, 2019 | Sena Kilic, MD, FACC
With ACC.19 quickly approaching, I wanted to give you all a snapshot of the sessions that might appeal to FITs.
February 19, 2019 | Jill M Steiner, MD, FACC
One of the most difficult tasks facing medical providers is estimating prognosis. Decades of research and innovation guide projections for some disciplines.
February 19, 2019 | Makoto Mori, MD
Electronic health records (EHR), along with the rapid refinement of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms, are increasingly challenging society to redefine the role of physicians.
January 31, 2019
While quality of marriage has been found to correlate with physician wellbeing at all stages of career, peer-reviewed medical literature may lack guidance for coping when marriage ends, according to an FIT/Early Career column publish Jan. 28 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
January 24, 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.
January 24, 2019 | Sarina Sachdev, MD, FACC ; Sravya Chirumamilla, MD, FACC
Sarina Sachdev, MD, and Sravya Chirumamilla, MD, report on their unique experiences at ACC's 2018 Legislative Conference.
January 24, 2019 | Kathir Balakumaran, MD ; Frantony Mercado, MD
We first heard of the ACC Advocacy Group after receiving an email concerning a potential travel grant for ACC's 2018 Legislative Conference.
January 17, 2019
As the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) celebrates its five-year anniversary of the Fellows in Training (FIT)/Early Career column, Shashank S. Sinha, MD, et al., reflect on the success of important topics that are specifically germane to the FIT and early career cardiologist community and demographic.
January 17, 2019
Directly addressing the unique barriers cited by women in interventional cardiology may provide the most impact in reducing gender imbalances in the field, according to a study published Jan. 16 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
January 15, 2019
For cardiology Fellows in Training (FITs), learning about the governing bodies that regulate training in cardiovascular disease can taste like just another serving of alphabet soup.
January 15, 2019
ACC's 2018 Legislative Conference was an informative and educational experience for Fellow in Training (FIT) attendees. Over the course of the conference, we were introduced to the idea of health care advocacy, examined the issues affecting the geographic regions that we represent, and brainstormed ideas to promote and improve health care policy.
January 15, 2019
Cardiovascular medicine has a large foundation of evidence from which clinicians can make informed decisions. As a Fellow in Training in cardiology, content-rich guidelines are available with high levels of evidence.
January 15, 2019
The purpose of the ACC Guideline Clinical App is to function as a centralized resource for clinicians to access a diverse collection of guideline data and tools. The guideline data provides versatile features with users being able to take notes, insert bookmarks and export to email-friendly PDFs.
January 10, 2019
Looking for a way to connect with leaders in cardiovascular medicine and build leadership experience of your own? Getting involved in the ACC is the fastest way to jump-start your career, make connections and gain a wide variety of skills you can use as you grow as a cardiovascular professional.
January 9, 2019
New appropriate use criteria (AUC) released Jan. 7 by the ACC and several other partnering societies focus on the use of multimodality imaging in the diagnosis and management of cardiac structure and function in nonvalvular, or structural, heart disease.
December 18, 2018
For many years, scientific annual meetings have provided attendees with the opportunity to experience first-hand the hottest late-breaking science, focused research presentations and educational programming, as well as the ability to network with colleagues from around the world.
December 18, 2018
This month's ACC On-Call For FITs Newsletter features an interview with Rahul Bhardwaj, MD, who served as chief fellow during his general cardiology fellowship at UC-Irvine and electrophysiology (EP) fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital.
December 18, 2018
ACC's How to Become a Cardiovascular Investigator course convened at Heart House from Nov. 2 – 3 in Washington, DC.
December 18, 2018
Developing lifelong relationships with families is one of the joys of a career in pediatric cardiology – especially when it comes to patients with complex congenital heart disease who require a lifetime of interventions and follow-up.
December 18, 2018
Take advantage of free, online certified educational activities to fulfill your 2018 CME requirements and earn MOC credit at the same time!
December 18, 2018
As most medical trainees struggle with having limited time, group social media platforms may help enrich an emerging framework for fellowship education and lifelong learning, according to an FIT/Early Career column published Dec. 17 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
December 17, 2018
Returning for its second year at the Future Hub – taking place during ACC.19, March 16-18, 2019 in New Orleans, LA – the ACC will partner with AngelMD to host the ACC.19 Innovation Challenge.
December 17, 2018
The ACC Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Section and Cardiac Rehabilitation Work Group created a series of free webinars aimed at optimizing care for cardiac rehab patients.
December 7, 2018
The fifth in a series of patient case quizzes, The Very High Risk Patient With Diabetes, tests your knowledge of cardiovascular risk and diabetes.
December 4, 2018
In the latest issues of Cardiology, deep-dive into the emerging risk factors of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia.
November 27, 2018
Engaging more Fellows in Training (FITs) in clinical trials may allow them to acquire new technical skills related to running a clinical trial, as well as increased access to mentorship and networking opportunities beyond their respective institutions, according to an FIT/Early Career column published Nov. 26 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
November 27, 2018
It all started when my mentor and I met at the beginning of my second year of cardiology fellowship – right after I emerged from the haze of my first-year call schedule – and asked, “What do you want your life to look like 10 years from now? Think about it, talk it over with your husband and let’s figure out how I can help you get there.”
November 27, 2018
In recent years, discussion regarding the need for training in cardiac critical care has advanced significantly. There are multiple training programs developing tracks in critical care, often involving a dedicated critical care training year in the medical critical care department, which culminates in critical care board eligibility.
November 20, 2018
This month's ACC On-Call For FITs Newsletter features an interview with Andrew P. Miller, MD, FACC, secretary and chair of the ACC Board of Governors and past-president of the ACC Alabama Chapter.
November 20, 2018
To frame the background of this article, I want to first share some words about myself. I was raised in Germany and completed medical school in Dusseldorf, Germany, before relocating to the U.S. for residency and cardiology fellowship.
November 20, 2018
As we draw closer to finishing cardiology training and moving into independent practice, we must decide where we wish to lay down roots and practice our craft. Throughout medical training, most young cardiologists lead a nomad life, traveling from one center of excellence to the next.
November 20, 2018
Nearly 450 ACC members joined together on Capitol Hill from Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 to advocate for patients at ACC's 2018 Legislative Conference.
November 19, 2018
As health care moves away from volume-based imaging to integration and value-based imaging, a collaborative approach unbound by subspecialization from the Fellows in Training (FIT) and early career level may be transformative for the medical field, according to an FIT/Early Career column published November 12 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
November 16, 2018
Don't miss FIT perspectives on the top takeaways from TCT 2018 and a closer look at the future of diagnosing ischemic heart disease with CCTA in the latest issue of Cardiology: Interventions.
November 16, 2018
The deadline to submit abstracts for ACC's Cardiovascular Summit has been extended to Monday, Nov. 26.
November 16, 2018
In this deep-dive video discussion, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC; Anne B. Curtis, MD, FACC; Peter Libby, MD, FACC; and Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, share their perspectives on the most significant science released during AHA.18.
November 9, 2018
The ACC held its annual sports cardiology conference, "Care of the Athletic Heart: Contemporary Concepts, Cases and Controversies," in June 2018 with more than 150 sports cardiology and sports medicine practitioners in attendance.
November 1, 2018
The deadline to submit abstracts for ACC's Cardiovascular Summit, taking place Feb. 14 - 16 in Orlando, FL, is Monday, Nov. 12. Don't miss the opportunity to showcase how your hospital or practice has found ways to advance care delivery, reduce costs, improve patient outcomes, implement science at the bedside, and thrive in the new value-based care environment. Abstracts from across the clinical care team are welcome.
November 1, 2018 | Mahmoud Abdelghany, MD, FACC
Greetings to all my co-fellows. I am Mahmoud Abdelghany, MD, a peripheral vascular interventional fellow at Yale University School of Medicine and editor of ACC's Peripheral Vascular Disease Section. I am delighted to serve in this position and hope I can discuss throughout this year the purpose and importance of vascular medicine and peripheral vascular interventional training.
November 1, 2018 | Ioanna Katsa, MD
Interventional cardiology has been a rapidly expanding field over the last few years, incorporating more procedures leading to longer training requirements. During general cardiology fellowship, fellows interested in interventional cardiology are facing the challenge of deciding which subspecialty route to follow after coronary training.
November 1, 2018 | Makoto Mori, MD
As an integrated cardiothoracic surgery intern at the time, my general surgery chief resident asked me, "How did you know so early on that you wanted to do cardiothoracic surgery?" To her, who decided on her subspecialty fellowship after seeing the breadth of surgical subspecialties through years of general surgery training, a medical student deciding on an integrated pathway to a subspecialty seemed too early and uninformed.
November 1, 2018 | Samah Alkharji, MD
The ongoing development of health care delivery and influx of cutting edge technology makes this an exciting time for cardiology trainees. The incorporation of digital health adds another dimension to patient care and the training of future cardiologists. Current Fellows in Training (FITs) use several digital health care outlets throughout their training.
October 23, 2018
In order to deliver high-quality care at the patient level, it may be essential for cardiovascular professionals to have the requisite tools and experiences to lead at a team- or systems-based level, according to a Fellows in Training (FITs)/Early Career column published Oct. 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
October 19, 2018
An innovative eight-part Cardiovascular Health Promotion Series published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) provides health care professionals with an in-depth examination of the eight risk factors and behaviors that contribute most to cardiovascular disease development.
October 19, 2018
Join Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), Nov. 29 at 9:30 a.m. ET, to learn techniques and strategies for publishing in high-impact journals.
October 15, 2018
Learn techniques and strategies for publishing in high-impact journals directly from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) Editor-in-Chief Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC.
October 12, 2018 | Sena Kilic, MD, FACC
Each month, the ACC On-Call For FITs Newsletter highlights the achievements of one FIT. The Section would like to recognize Gurukripa N. Kowlgi, MBBS, cardiology FIT at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA. In this interview, conducted by Sena Kilic, MD, editor-in-chief of the ACC On-Call For FITs Newsletter, Kowlgi describes his involvement with the ACC, plans after fellowship, interests outside of cardiology and advice for other FITs.
October 12, 2018 | Hawkins Gay, MD
Purpose: The purpose of the ACC ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus App is to deliver the clinician or provider with an individualized, scientifically-derived estimate of the patient's 10-year risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) as well as their overall lifetime risk of ASCVD. The app is meant to serve as a starting point for shared decision-making discussions and can help guide the development of a custom intervention plan.
October 9, 2018 | Morgan Kellogg, MD, FACC
For many, quality and advocacy means an annual trip to Washington, DC, to share challenges of the day-to-day practice of medicine with policymakers, or a local project to improve quality metrics at their home hospital.
October 4, 2018 | Ayodipupo Oguntade
Postgraduate residency training in Nigeria is provided by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African College of Physicians.
October 4, 2018 | Jill M Steiner, MD, FACC
Most cardiology fellowship programs encourage fellows to participate in research; however, making arrangements for research time during fellowship may require some creativity.
October 4, 2018 | Kevin Shah, MD, FACC
Training in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology involves a deep dive into technology often not utilized in general cardiology training.
September 21, 2018
The September 2018 issue of Cardiology, YOUR member magazine, is now live! Cardiology provides cardiovascular professionals with comprehensive clinical, professional and health policy news; feature-length articles on the top trends and innovations in cardiovascular medicine; expert commentary from leaders in the cardiovascular field; quick-read summaries of the latest research from the JACC Journals and other major cardiovascular journals; profiles of ACC members, like you; and so much more!
September 19, 2018 | Karim Al-Azizi, MD, FACC
The first of July is an important date every year as Fellows in Training (FITs) at different levels of training are starting the year with new goals.
September 19, 2018 | Sena Kilic, MD, FACC
Purpose: The purpose of ACC's ManageAnticoag App is to assist the provider in planning periprocedural anticoagulation, manage an acute bleed and develop a restart approach for patients in whom anticoagulation has been or is planning to be interrupted in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
September 19, 2018 | Heval Mohamed Kelli, MD ; Sena Kilic, MD, FACC
Each month, the ACC On-Call For FITs Newsletter highlights the achievements of one FIT. The Section would like to recognize Heval Mohamed Kelli, MD, an FIT at Emory University in Atlanta.
September 17, 2018
The American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIMs) competency-based pilot in internal-medicine cardiology may offer an opportunity for a paradigm shift in graduate medical education training of future cardiovascular specialists, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published Sept. 10 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
September 12, 2018
ACC.19 registration is NOW OPEN exclusively for ACC members. Nonmember registration will open Wednesday, Sept. 26. Register early for the lowest rates and best selection of hotel rooms!
September 7, 2018
A series of eight state-of-the-art reviews is now publishing in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). One review is publishing each week, examining the top risk factors affecting the cardiovascular health of patients: diet, tobacco, lipid control/cholesterol, blood pressure, psychological health, weight, physical activity and blood sugar.
August 27, 2018
Learn more about articles from the August issue of Cardiology magazine, YOUR member magazine! View the “Dog Days of August” photo gallery featuring cardiovascular professionals and their dogs from around the world.
August 23, 2018
On Valentine’s Day 1994, I was 5 years old and carefully crafting a card for my grandparents in art class. I remember gluing a white lace heart onto a red sheet of construction paper, excited to share my masterpiece. My grandfather picked me up from the bus stop that afternoon. Once home, he held his chest and reported pain. He tragically died in route to the hospital from a massive myocardial infarction at the age of 61. While I cannot recall if my grandfather’s early death was the impetus for my longstanding aspiration to become a cardiologist, it undoubtedly influenced my interest in preventive cardiology.
August 18, 2018
Save the date for the next ACC Twitter Journal Club on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 3 - 4 p.m. ET! ACC Journal Club faculty members Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, FACC, and John Ryan, MD, FACC. Itchhaporia AND Ryan will be joined by Annabelle Volgman, MD, FACC, ACC Cardiovascular Disease in Women committee member; Andrew Freeman, MD, FACC, ACC Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Section council member; and Dave Dixon, PharmD, FACC, ACC Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Disorder sub-section member, to discuss some of the hottest topics from ESC Congress 2018 in Munich.
August 16, 2018
The August 2018 issue of Cardiology, YOUR member magazine, is now live! Cardiology provides cardiovascular professionals with comprehensive clinical, professional and health policy news; feature-length articles on the top trends and innovations in cardiovascular medicine; expert commentary from leaders in the cardiovascular field; quick-read summaries of the latest research from the JACC Journals and other major cardiovascular journals; profiles of ACC members, like you; and so much more!
August 15, 2018 | Taimur Safder, MD
In these first few weeks as a new cardiology fellow, it feels like I have seen as many low ejection fraction left ventricles as I did in my entire residency.
August 15, 2018 | Olivia Hung, MD, FACC ; Anita Saraf, MD, PhD
As medical practice becomes more complex and biomedical research evolves as an amalgam of multiple disciplines, the path for those attempting to bridge medicine and research becomes more circuitous and difficult to navigate.
August 15, 2018 | Sena Kilic, MD, FACC
The practice of medicine is shifting toward value-based care, making it crucial that physicians play an active role in developing and participating in payments models that are flexible, innovative and outcome-focused.
August 7, 2018
Although complications can occur, Fellows in Training (FITs) and Early Career cardiologists may benefit from involving themselves in the subfield of “humanitarian electrophysiology” at home and abroad, according to an FIT/Early Career column published July 30 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Geoffrey Rubin, MD, describes his experiences training abroad and notes that it is eye-opening to leave the comfort zone and daily routines of a resource-laden U.S. medical center, especially for training physicians. MORE...
July 30, 2018
The latest issue of Cardiology looks at the impact of obesity on cardiovascular disease and tips on how to talk with patients.
July 23, 2018
Clinicians can now earn European Continuing Medical Education (ECME) credits by completing online activities for select Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) articles. The Journal is offering two ECME credits per month upon successful completion of related self-assessment questions for each article.
July 23, 2018
In the latest Practice Made Perfect podcast episode, Cathleen Biga, MSN, RN, provides an overview of the current value environment of patient care and how to transition from fee-for-service to an alternative payment model, with a focus on quality payment programs.
July 18, 2018 | Ahmad Masri, MD, FACC ; Mourad Senussi, MD
July 18, 2018 | Ahmad Masri, MD & Mourad Senussi, MD
Education
The first coronary care unit was established in the 1960s in an attempt to provide more intensive care and close monitoring to patients with acute myocardial infarction. The surprising part is that it took decades for the discipline of critical care cardiology to emerge.
July 18, 2018 | Jordan Awerbach, MD, FACC ; Thomas M. Bashore, MD, FACC
Jordan D. Awerbach, MD, MPH interviews Thomas M. Bashore, MD, FACC, who is a professor of medicine and senior vice chief of the Division of Cardiology at Duke University Medical Center. Bashore developed the Valvular Heart Disease and Adult Congenital Heart Disease programs at Duke while also showing an unparalleled commitment to teaching and mentoring Fellows in Training (FITs). Bashore previously served as the cardiology fellowship program director for 12 years and won the annual cardiology fellow teaching award so many times that it was eventually renamed the Thomas M. Bashore Annual Cardiology Fellow Award For Faculty Teaching in his honor.
July 17, 2018
By embracing change and evolution in design, echocardiography could lead diagnostic imaging and drive innovation, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published July 16 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 13, 2018
The JACC Journals editorial board is hosting their annual open board meeting and reception during ESC Congress to meet and engage with aspiring and established researchers and JACC Journals reviewers. All individuals interested in learning more about the JACC family of journals are invited to attend.
July 9, 2018
All health care professionals — regardless of specialty or degree — may need to more actively acknowledge the growing opioid epidemic and its impact on organ donation, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published July 2 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
June 28, 2018
The latest issue of Cardiology: Interventions highlights key trials and takeaways from SCAI, HRS and EuroPCR.
June 20, 2018 | Sena Kilic, MD, FACC
I am excited to serve as the new editor-in-chief for the ACC On-Call For FITs monthly newsletter. By way of introduction, I am currently chief cardiology fellow at Brown University in Providence, RI. I joined the ACC in 2014 as a medical resident and have been an active member ever since, beginning at my state chapter and expanding my engagement to the national level with a seat at the ACC FIT Section Leadership Council.
June 18, 2018
Providing the next generation of Fellows in Training (FITs) with knowledge and training in cardio-oncology may be necessary to address challenges in improving the quality of life and care of cancer patients, according to an FIT/Early Career column published June 18 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
June 15, 2018
A paradigm shift in cardiothoracic surgery training known as the "heart team" may have created an integrated educational approach between heart surgery and cardiology, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published June 4 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
June 14, 2018
The ACC is proud to support the next generation of cardiovascular research legends. Submissions are now being accepted for the 2019 Research & Career Development Awards, which help to fund six FIT and Early Career researchers with $70k in funding to pursue a year of research.
June 11, 2018
Through an institutional-level JACC Journals subscription, your entire organization can access the latest clinical findings, practice-changing science, visual abstracts and expert commentary uniquely provided by the family of JACC Journals.
May 29, 2018
Join Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), June 13 at 9 a.m. ET, for a webinar on techniques and strategies for publishing in high-impact journals. Fuster will share his expertise in working with researchers and authors throughout the research publishing cycle, how to develop papers for premium publications and how publishing in JACC provides the opportunity to broadly disseminate findings.
May 17, 2018
The second episode in a new podcast series developed by ACC President C. Michael Valentine, MD, FACC, Practice Made Perfect, is now live. In this episode, Valentine and Pamela S. Douglas, MD, MACC, discuss finding a job after fellowship.
May 17, 2018
The ACC has made a select number of travel awards available to cover expenses for FITs to travel to ACC’s 2018 Legislative Conference, Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, in Washington, DC.
May 16, 2018 | Konstantinos Stathogiannis, MD, PhD
In 2002, the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was implanted in a patient with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis.
May 16, 2018 | Arash Harzand, MD, MBA, FACC
Digital health continues to redefine the way that patients and clinicians interact with the health care system and each other.
May 16, 2018 | Rayji Tsutsui, MB ChB ; Aldo Schenone, MD ; Venu Menon, MBBS, FACC
Cardiology remains one of the most popular medical subspecialties today, and continuing to attract the brightest medical students and internal medicine residents to consider a career in cardiovascular medicine is crucial in advancing the subspecialty.
May 16, 2018 | Edinrin Obasare, MD, FACC
Earlier this year, I traveled to Tokyo, Japan for an electrophysiology conference and was struck by the sense of honor, work ethic and politeness displayed by everyone I met.
May 4, 2018
Secondary use of shared data may be an important adjunctive resource for Fellow in Training and Early Career investigators to complement primary data generation, as they are believed to be at the forefront of shared data consumption, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published April 30 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
April 18, 2018
April 18, 2018 | Paul W. Armstrong, MD, FACC; Juan Simon Rico-Mesa, MD; Jianqiang Li, MD; Konstantinos Stathogiannis, MD, PhD
International
The challenges in delivering high quality ST-elevation myocardial infarction care is universal, and the following article provides stories from three individuals who have experienced STEMI in various parts of the world.
April 18, 2018 | Katharine Clapham, MD
As a second-year medical student, I sat in a crowded auditorium for a lecture on how to successfully manage the upcoming clinical rotations.
April 18, 2018 | Gaurav Gulsin, MB ChB
In February 2018, the international cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) community converged in Barcelona for CMR 2018, a joint EuroCMR/Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) meeting organized by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.
April 13, 2018
April 13, 2018 | Jordan Awerbach, MD
Education
Most children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) in the U.S. today are expected to survive into adulthood. As patient outcomes became more successful over time, the demographics shifted such that adults with CHD began to outnumber pediatric patients.
April 13, 2018
April 13, 2018 | Avnish Tripathi MD, PhD, MPH & Harleen Chahil, MD
Education
The success of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and the fast-paced innovation in percutaneous mitral valve repair have heightened interest in structural interventional cardiology.
April 13, 2018
April 13, 2018 | Erica Flores, MD
Education
The ACC, along with the rest of the nation, recently recognized women’s heart disease throughout the entire month February. Therefore, it is appropriate to focus on where we are today with women and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
April 13, 2018
JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology has been accepted for full indexing in PubMed, a free, online archive powered by the National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). The database comprises more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals and online books.
April 5, 2018
Incorporating a psychosocial perspective into cardiology practice may be necessary for physicians to recognize and understand mental health effects of illness in patients, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published April 2 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
April 2, 2018
The JACC Journals’ editors are seeking submissions for their Fellows in Training/Early Career Column for publication.
March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018 | Ada C. Stefanescu Schmidt, MD MSc
Happy Spring! We hope you had the chance to attend some of the FIT sessions at ACC.18 earlier this month, or read about them on Twitter and Facebook.
March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018 | Akl C. Fahed, MD, MPH
Career Development
Shortly after matching in cardiology, FITs feel pressed to make several career choices. From subspecialty decision to practice type, there is a struggle to find a research or clinical niche. In medical school and residency, we followed defined patterns of success.
March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018 | Antonio Jordan-Rios, MD
International
Earlier this month, the Cardiovascular Fellows Boot Camp took place in Mexico City, becoming the very first of its kind in Mexico.
March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018 | Ahmad Masri, MD
Education
The introduction of electronic medical record systems and digital archiving of medical images has revolutionized health care delivery and led to the daily accumulation of terabytes of data.
March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018 | Christine Pacheco, MD
Education
My brother, an engineer, recently asked me what my thoughts were on several types of diets, including the ketogenic diet.
March 19, 2018
Although trainees become technically proficient at initiating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and grow accustomed to the pressure of cannulating patients in unstable scenarios, there is still much to learn when it comes to the decision-making progress, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published March 5 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
March 19, 2018
Despite cardiologists’ widespread interest in developing palliative care skills, additional training may be needed to develop expertise in this arena, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published March 19 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
March 19, 2018
The PCSK9 Competitive Grant Program, an independently-reviewed competitive grant program supported by Amgen, is accepting proposals for novel research aimed at advancing the understanding of PCSK9 and atherosclerosis.
March 19, 2018
ACC’s Surgeons and Interventional Member Section Councils have created a transcatheter heart valve handbook to provide a single source of introductory information on aortic, mitral and pulmonary transcatheter valve technology, intended for residents and Fellows in Training in cardiovascular medicine and cardiothoracic surgery.
March 5, 2018
February 26, 2018 | Edinrin Rae Obasare, MD
Career Development
Looking back through history, some people were traditionally born into a certain vocation. For instance, one may have been a scholar, peasant, blacksmith, farmer, merchant, trader or artisan. Then again, it may have been hard to identify the trade of extraordinary professionals like Michelangelo, Mozart and Napoleon. Who did they work for? What was their job description?
March 5, 2018
January 17, 2017 | Audrey Marshall, MD
Education
'Conversations With Cardiologists' highlights prominent cardiologists throughout the country and shares their invaluable insight on cardiology and sage advice for Fellows in Training (FITs). In this interview, Audrey Marshall, MD, chief of pediatric cardiology and director of pediatric cardiac catheterization at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA, shares her advice with ACC FITs.
March 5, 2018
February 26, 2018 | Charles Beale, MD
Education
It was a typical fall day when a man in his 60s was brought to the cath lab for a cardiac arrest with refractory shock, where he received a percutaneous coronary intervention to the proximal right coronary artery. Perhaps I was overly confident as I walked to the patient’s bedside to pull a venous sheath, but after a simple request, I also removed an interosseous needle. This extraordinarily sharp needle clearly had fresh blood on the tip, and as I carelessly turned to dispose of it in the sharps container, I pricked my finger. While watching the single teardrop of my own blood seep through my glove, my initial response was typical of any interventional fellow – complete and utter despair.
March 5, 2018
February 26, 2018 | Ajar Kochar, MD
Education
Sean Van Diepen, MD, MSc, is an academic cardiologist-intensivist. He is also an assistant professor of critical care medicine in the Department of Critical Care and is cross-appointed to the Division of Cardiology at the University of Alberta Director of Cardiology in Alberta, Canada. Below is an interview conducted by Ajar Kochar, MD, Fellow in Training (FIT) at Duke University in Durham, NC.
March 5, 2018
February 26, 2018 | Rohan Khera, MD
Career Development
As much as a third of fellowship training in cardiology is represented by time that can be dedicated to research, often identified as a research year. However, unlike most medical training up to this point that has an inherent structure and tangible goals, the research year in fellowship represents a new period in training.
March 5, 2018
February 26, 2018
Education
It has been a little over a month since the new guidelines came out for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in adults.
March 5, 2018
February 26, 2018 | Bethany Doran, MD
Education
The medical industry is at a crossroads. A recent New York Times article highlighting emerging partnerships between hospitals, such as the Cleveland Clinic with Oscar Health and Aetna with CVS, signals a period of increased corporate collaboration. In addition, partnerships between the medical field and technology giants such as Amazon, Google’s Verily Health and IBM Watson suggest new potential for technologic innovation and acceleration of data driven research.
March 5, 2018
Are you a regular user of the JACC Journals website? The JACC Customer Advisory Forum for Product Excellence (CAFÉ ) team is looking for feedback from JACC.org users who have ideas for future improvements and enhancements.
February 28, 2018
Please join us for this year's Careers in Heart Failure & Transplant Symposium during ACC.18. The event will take place on Saturday, March 10th, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, Regency Ballroom Q at 4:30pm-6:00pm.
February 26, 2018
BSE Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan; MD, University of Michigan; Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018 | Akl C. Fahed, MD, MPH
Career Development
The best advice that I have received in recent years was from Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH, FACC, chairman of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Study Group, after rotating with him in the coronary care unit. He said, "Akl, you can be good at two things, but you can only be famous for one, so you need to pick!"
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
Chapter Engagement
ACC's Advocacy Program offers a variety of opportunities for members to engage in ACC's policy priorities. The annual Legislative Conference, held in Washington, DC, facilitates meetings between ACC member attendees and their Congressional representatives.
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018 | Ada C. Stefanescu Schmidt, MD MSc
Education
We are less than a month away from ACC.18 and we couldn't be more excited about all the sessions geared specifically for FITs!
February 13, 2018
Adopting a hybrid attending-fellow-in-training (AFIT) training model may offer a solution to funding an additional year of training for structural heart disease (SHD) trainees, while also allowing them to act as part-time interventional cardiology attendings, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published Feb. 12 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
January 17, 2018
January 17, 2017 | Morgan S. Kellogg, MD & Saket R. Sanghai, MD
Career Development
On the evening of Oct. 11, 2017, over 75 cardiology fellows from 11 programs in the greater Boston area gathered at the Hilton Hotel in Boston's Back Bay to discuss tips and tricks for crafting a successful career after fellowship.
January 17, 2018
January 17, 2017
Education
A Sneak Peek at ACC.18 Offerings For FITs
January 17, 2018
January 17, 2017 | Carla P. Rodriguez, MD
International
As fellows, we are told that we will face many challenges, from long hours to the emotionally draining work, some of which might cause us doubt ourselves and the purpose of our effort.
December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017 | Holger Thiele, MD
Education
Holger Thiele, MD, director of cardiology at Leipzig University Hospital in Leipzig, Germany, is the primary investigator for the both the IABP SHOCK II and CULPRIT-SHOCK trials.
December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017 | Thomas M. Munger, MD, FACC
Education
In an interview conducted by Vaibhav R. Vaidya, MBBS, Fellow in Training (FIT) at Mayo Clinic, Thomas M. Munger, MD, FACC, chair of Heart Rhythm Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic, discusses the challenges and joys of administration, and gives advice to budding cardiac electrophysiologists.
December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017 | Gaurav S. Gulsin, BSc, MBChB, MRCP
International
An abundance of research opportunities are available to cardiology FITs seeking to engage in postgraduate research in the U.K. Once enrolled into a cardiology specialty training program, FITs in the U.K. are expected to gain a postgraduate research-based PhD or MD prior to completion of residency.
December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017 | Ahmad Masri, MD
Career Development
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship is the largest ACGME-accredited fellowship participating in the National Residency Matching Program, with 866 FIT positions offered in 2017.
December 1, 2017
December 1, 2017 | Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri, MD and Hussein Abu Daya, MD
Advocacy
The 2017 ACC Legislative Conference featured an excellent inaugural pre-conference program for FITs and Early Career members on Sept. 10 at the Fairmont Hotel, a stone’s throw from the ACC Heart House in Washington, DC. The following is a rundown of the major highlights from the FIT and Early Career pre-conference session.
December 1, 2017
December 1, 2017 | Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri, MD
Chapter Engagement
The recent ACC Legislative Conference took place September 10 – 12 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, DC and on Capitol Hill. Among the conference highlights for FITs and Early Career Section members was the inaugural pre-conference held on Sept. 10.
November 27, 2017
November 22, 2017 | Arash Harzand, MD
Career Development
Below is a conversation with ACC Chief Innovation Officer John Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, FACC, and FIT Salim Hayek, MD, about the recently announced Innovation Member Section.
November 22, 2017
In the latest ACC Cardiology Hour, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, is joined by Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC; Rachel J. Lampert, MD, FACC; Prediman K. Shah, MD, MACC; and Chadwick W. Stouffer, MD, in a roundtable discussion of the hottest trials from AHA 2017 in Anaheim, CA. Among the trials discussed are DACAB, CANVAS, EXSCEL, POISE-2 and more.
November 22, 2017
November 22, 2017 | Konstantinos Stathogiannis, MD, PhD
International
Cardiology fellowship in Greece is a vigorous four-year program in which intense training takes place under the constant vigilance of attending cardiologists.
November 22, 2017
November 22, 2017 | Kristin M. Burns, MD, FACC
Education
In this interview, Kristin M. Burns, MD, FACC, pediatric cardiologist at the Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC, and medical officer at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), shares advice with ACC's FITs about a career in research.
November 22, 2017
November 22, 2017 | Erica Flores, MD
Education
The age-old question of surgery versus endovascular treatment of cardiovascular disease has been studied in the coronaries and the carotids.
November 22, 2017
November 22, 2017 | Emily Lau, MD and Nidhi Madan, MD
Career Development
Last month, hundreds of members of the ACC – cardiologists, allied health professionals and FITs – headed to Capitol Hill to meet with congressional leaders to discuss the work that the ACC community has been doing to improve cardiovascular care for their patients.
October 26, 2017
Profile of Arnav Kumar, MD MSCR, a first year cardiology fellow in the Academic Clinical Investigator Pathway at Emory University, who plans to build a career in academic cardiovascular medicine with a focus on interventional cardiology, clinical investigation and education.
October 25, 2017
The global status of early-career academic cardiology remains uncertain. This is among the conclusions of the Early Career Section Academic Working Group of the ACC, in a report of their study assessing the current status and challenges for this group, published Oct. 23 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
October 18, 2017
October 18, 2017 | Sawan Jalnapurkar, MD
Career Development
From leading bedside rounds to representing the medical community in Congress, from medical school to being a practicing physician, we wear the dual hat of a leader and a physician. Paradoxically, leadership training has not been part of most official fellowship curricula.
October 18, 2017
October 18, 2017 | Bethany Doran, MD
Career Development
I. Preface - Joseph Rogers, MD, FACC, currently the interim chair of medicine at Duke University Hospital, came to Duke University in 2004 from Washington University in St. Louis, where he had built the cardiac transplant and mechanical circulatory support program.
October 18, 2017
October 18, 2017 | Moustafa Elsheshtawy, MD
Education
The morbidity, mortality and cost associated with hospital readmissions, especially in the Medicare population, is a growing concern. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented many initiatives to reduce hospital readmission rates, including the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
October 2, 2017
September 29, 2017 | Ahmad Masri, MD
Education
Imaging has become an integral part of cardiology. Although often times not thought of as an imaging modality, the first true form of cardiac imaging was selective coronary angiography (Mason Sones, 1958) that revolutionized our specialty. Decades later, non-invasive means of imaging the heart have surfaced, such as echocardiography, nuclear imaging, computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
September 29, 2017
September 29, 2017 | Charles Beale, MD
Education
Another calendar year has passed, and so has this year’s ACC Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. The ACC has continued to promote advocacy for our patients and our members. They have been instrumental in preparation for us to remain legislatively responsible and educated with regards to the implementation of Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
September 29, 2017
September 29, 2017 | Jordan D. Awerbach, MD, MPH
Education
The majority of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) fail to appropriately transition as adults to adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) specialists. Most experience a lapse in care, re-emerging later with significant illness under the care of providers with very limited CHD experience.
September 28, 2017
September 28, 2017 | Thomas E. Kaier, MD, MRCP, MBA
International
Following on from the article Cardiology Training ‘Across the Pond,’ written by Amardeep Dastidar, MBBS, I want to provide an insight into higher academic training in the UK. As my colleague has eloquently described, cardiology training is a five-year program following on from two years foundation and two years core training in General Medicine.
September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017 | Juan M. Ortega-Legaspi, MD
International
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Annual Congress is an excellent experience, not to be missed by FITs interested in cardiovascular clinical and basic science. I was lucky enough to attend this year's session in Barcelona, Spain.
September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017 | Ada C. Stefanescu Schmidt, MD, MSc
Chapter Engagement
Last week's Legislative Conference saw a great Fellows in Training (FIT) turnout, with 68 FITs representing nearly every state chapter, including travel award winners from 26 states!
September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017 | Thad F. Waites, MD, FACC
Advocacy
Advocacy and the Young Cardiologist: What do FITs and ECPs Need to Know About the Future of Advocacy in Cardiovascular Medicine?
September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017 | Tamika Rozema, MD
Advocacy
The 2017 ACC Legislative Conference provided me with an opportunity to merge the daily routine of a physician with the policies that impact all aspects of our profession.
September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017 | Russell C. Raphaely, MD
Career Development
Russell C. Raphaely, MD, is one of the founding fathers of pediatric cardiac critical care. Raphaely graduated from New York Medical College in 1964.
September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017 | Marshall Weintraub, CFP® and Michael Merrill, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®
Career Development
Debt. Most physicians become familiar with it in one way or another throughout their careers; whether it takes the shape of student loans, credit card balances or a mortgage.
September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017 | Edinrin Obasare, MD
Career Development
"Go where the learning is!" This quote was declared by professor Everard Barton, MBBS, chairman of internal medicine at my medical school alma mater.
September 13, 2017
In conjunction with the ACC Committee Nominations cycle, the College’s Membership Committee is now accepting applications through Sept. 22. The Membership Committee was established as part of the 2015 College’s governance transformation and serves as standing committee of the College, reporting directly to the Board of Trustees.
September 7, 2017
In a recent issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Michael A. Lee, MD, and his son, Michael Lee, Jr., MD, JD, share heart-felt stories about their experiences growing up in the difficult, yet rewarding profession of medicine. They discuss the sacrifices that come with being a doctor, but also the importance of remaining devoted to both patients and family.
August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017 | Hena Patel, MD
Advocacy
Every day, cardiologists confront challenges to providing the best possible care for patients, including the threat of liability lawsuits, mandates for electronic medical records, and scope of practice expansions, just to name a few.
August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017 | Edinrin Obasare, MD
Chapter Engagement
As summer comes to its final month we reflect on the changes that propel us to the next season of our lives. This is an exciting and busy time for everyone. It also presents the opportunity to take part in activities our ACC state chapters offer.
August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017 | Aaron Kithcart, MD, PhD
Career Development
Each month, the Fellows in Training (FIT) Section newsletter, ACC On-Call, highlights the achievements of one FIT. The Section would like to recognize Aaron Kithcart, MD, PhD, an FIT at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA.
July 20, 2017
The ACC is seeking qualified candidates to serve as vice chair of the Annual Scientific Session for a two-year term of office for ACC.19 and ACC.20, moving on to assume another two-year term as chair of ACC.21 and ACC.22.
July 19, 2017
July 19, 2017 | Georges Ephrem, MD, MSc
Career Development
Each month, the Fellows in Training (FIT) Section newsletter, ACC On-Call, highlights the achievements of one FIT. The Section would like to recognize Georges Ephrem, MD, MSc, an adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) FIT at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA.
July 19, 2017
July 19, 2017 | Marshall Weintraub, CFP, and Michael Merrill, CFP, CLU, ChFC
Career Development
Misaligning your investment allocation with your time horizon is a common mistake if you are not familiar with different types of risk. What do we mean by this?
July 19, 2017
July 19, 2017 | Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS
Career Development
Dear Colleagues: Welcome to the start of the 2017 – 2018 academic year and a special welcome to our incoming Fellows in Training (FITs) from around the world!
June 23, 2017
June 22, 2017 | Jenine John, MD
Career Development
You may have some concerns about whether you can mentor women well. Rest assured that the process is not much different from mentoring men, and it is generally more productive to focus on the similarities between the genders. By keeping a few things in mind, though, you can maximize the effectiveness of the mentoring relationship.
June 23, 2017
June 22, 2017 | Jenine John, MD
Career Development
Each of us in cardiology, wherever we are in our career, is in a position to be a mentor. Think about who you are mentoring. Are they aware that you are their mentor? Do you know how their career is progressing and what their current struggles are? Are your mentees a good mix of men and women, and is there a good racial mix?
June 22, 2017
June 22, 2017 | Ben Kenigsberg, MD
Advocacy
William Borden, MD, FACC, is an associate professor of medicine and health policy, and the director of health care delivery transformation at the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates in Washington, D.C. His clinical focus is in preventive cardiology, and he works both in policy and operationally on delivering high-value care.
June 22, 2017
June 22, 2017 | Georges Ephrem, MD
Education
Mark Victor Hansen once said, “You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be.” Nowhere is this more relevant than in medical education.
June 22, 2017
June 22, 2017 | Amardeep Dastidar, MBBS
International
Cardiology is one of the most popular specialties in medicine. Entry to the training program remains highly competitive and potential FITs often go the 'extra mile' to keep up with the competition. Entry to cardiology training in the U.K. is possible following successful completion of the foundation program training (two years) followed by core training program (two years). The latter has two possible routes leading to entry into cardiology training: Core Medical Training (CMT); or Acute Care Common Stem - Acute Medicine.
June 22, 2017
June 22, 2017 | Daniel Addison, MD, and Nishant R. Shah, MD, MPH, MSc
Career Development
Many of the decisions we make as fellows-in-training (FITs) or as Early Career physicians can have long-lasting impact on our careers, and yet we often make these decisions with limited insight or guidance.
June 22, 2017
June 22, 2017 | Jennifer Gerardin, MD
Education
This year the combined specialty of internal medicine – pediatrics (Med-Peds) turns 50 years old. Med-Peds physicians have made an impact on primary care and hospital medicine but a quarter of all graduates pursue subspecialty training in pediatrics, internal medicine or a combined fellowship. Many enter subspecialty care with a plan of finding a way to continue to combine these fields and navigating both systems. Within cardiology, adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) has been that field. In the U.S., Med-Peds physicians have been there since the beginning caring for ACHD patients and shaping the field.
June 21, 2017
June 21, 2017 | Chad J. Zack, MD
Career Development
Each month, the Fellows in Training (FIT) Section newsletter, ACC On-Call, highlights the achievements of one cardiology FIT. The Section would like to recognize Chad J. Zack, MD, an FIT at Mayo Clinic, as the 'star FIT' for the month of June. Zack describes his research interests, hobbies, career goals and involvement with the ACC in a short interview below.
June 21, 2017
June 21, 2017 | Marshall Weintraub, CFP, and Michael Merrill, CFP, CLU, ChFC
Career Development
Saving for a child's higher education often gets put on hold as physicians and their families go through their final years of training. Paying off credit cards, replenishing emergency reserves, and home purchases are common priorities shortly after household incomes increase. Once the dust has settled, one of the next questions parents reflect on becomes, "how do we plan for our children's education?" This article will review educational cost and inflation trends before turning to 529 plans.
June 21, 2017
June 21, 2017 | Akshay Khandelwal, MD, FACC
Education
'Conversations With Cardiologists' highlights prominent cardiologists throughout the country and shares their invaluable insight on cardiology and sage advice for Fellows in Training (FITs). In a recent interview with Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS, Akshay Khandelwal, MD, FACC, governor of ACC's Michigan Chapter, shares advice for graduating FITs.
June 21, 2017
June 21, 2017 | Srinath Adusumalli, MD, and Ahmad Masri, MD
Chapter Engagement
ACC's state chapters are important components of the professional homes of today's FITs. To that end, as FIT representatives to the Executive Council of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the ACC, we have been working on several initiatives that cross fellowship program lines and are aimed at engaging FITs across the state in the activities of ACC's PA Chapter, as well as the ACC on a national level.
May 17, 2017
May 17, 2017 | Mary Norine Walsh, MD, FACC
Education
'Conversations With Cardiologists' highlights prominent cardiologists throughout the country and shares their invaluable insight on cardiology and sage advice for Fellows in Training (FITs). In a recent interview with Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS, Mary Norine Walsh, MD, FACC, the third female president of the ACC, shares her insights on the beginning of her journey in cardiology and the road to ACC presidency.
May 17, 2017
May 17, 2017 | Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH
Career Development
Each month, the Fellows in Training (FIT) Section newsletter, ACC On-Call, will highlight the achievements of one cardiology FIT. The Section would like to recognize Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH, chief fellow at Stanford University, as the 'star FIT' for the month of May. Fatima describes her research interests, hobbies, career goals and involvement with the ACC in a short interview below.
May 17, 2017
May 17, 2017 | Sheila Sahni, MD
Career Development
Each month, the Fellows in Training (FIT) Section newsletter, ACC On-Call, will highlight the achievements of one cardiology FIT. The Section would like to recognize Sheila Sahni, MD, an interventional cardiology fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, as the 'star FIT' for the month of May. Sahni describes her research interests, hobbies, career goals and involvement with the ACC in a short interview below.
May 17, 2017
May 17, 2017 | Sara Negrotto, MD
Career Development
In the words of Madeleine Albright, "It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent." As a first-year cardiology fellow, I am very thankful for the many women in medicine, especially cardiology, who used their voice to establish a presence that paved the way for more women to be accepted into this male dominated field.
May 17, 2017
May 17, 2017 | Athena Poppas, MD, FACC
Education
'Conversations With Cardiologists' highlights prominent cardiologists throughout the country and shares their invaluable insight on cardiology and sage advice for Fellows in Training (FITs). In a recent interview with Charles Beale, MD, and Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS, Athena Poppas, MD, FACC, chair of ACC's Governance Committee and past chair of ACC's 64th and 65th Annual Scientific Sessions, describes her work as chair, advice for Fellows in Training (FITs), and more.
April 28, 2017
April 27, 2017 | Fernanda Erthal, MD
International
Thais Coutinho, MD, is a staff cardiologist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Ottawa. She is a Brazilian doctor who graduated at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Early in her career, she decided to move to an academic center in North America for post-graduate medical training. In a recent interview, she shares her experience and lessons learned during her successful career journey.
April 28, 2017
April 27, 2017 | Prasad Gunesakaran, MD
Advocacy
The Physician Payments Sunshine Act, also referred to as the Open Payments Program, aims to enhance transparency of financial interactions between the pharmaceutical/device manufacturing industry and physicians. It requires public release of all financial transactions between covered recipients and manufacturers and those between covered recipients and group purchasing organizations (GPO).
April 27, 2017
April 27, 2017 | Junaid Zaman, MD
Education
As a FIT, we have to search the medical literature and keep abreast of the latest clinical practice guidelines. However, filing a provisional patent after the Stanford Biodesign Innovation Course provided first-hand experience in an equally fascinating source of knowledge and ideas: the patent literature. Whether you’re filing a patent or just browsing technologies that may shape the future, knowing how to rapidly screen large volumes of intellectual property filings is a skill that can yield insight into technology transfers and afford opportunities in medtech.
April 27, 2017
April 27, 2017 | Sandeep Krishnan, MD
Advocacy
The importance of a team approach has long been supported and advocated by the ACC, AHA, and ESC guideline writing groups. However, the adoption of a true heart team inclusive of all providers including advanced practice providers (APPs), has eluded many practices and institutions until recently as it is a fairly new concept in cardiology. One thing that I appreciate about the ACC is its longstanding emphasis on advocating for physicians, patients, and for all cardiovascular team members including nurses, APPs, and cardiovascular technologists.
April 27, 2017
April 27, 2017 | Sanah Christopher, MD
Career Development
It is a well known fact that the diagnosis of coronary artery disease is often delayed in women. Furthermore, heart disease is noted to be the leading cause of death in older women and the third most common cause of death in women globally. Fortunately, initiatives to improve the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease in women are bringing increased awareness to the cause.
April 19, 2017
April 19, 2017 | Thad Waites, MD, FACC
Education
Aaron Kithcart, MD, PhD, and Sandeep Krishnan, MD, recently sat down with Thad Waites, MD, FACC, chair of ACC's Health Affairs Committee (HAC) and a leading voice in the ACC, to get his thoughts on advocacy and learn about his journey to becoming an advocate for the ACC.
April 19, 2017
April 19, 2017 | Akhil Narang, MD
Education
ACC.17 is officially in the books! ACC's 66th Annual Scientific Session was a resounding success with nearly 20,000 cardiovascular professionals gathering in our nation's capital.
April 19, 2017
April 19, 2017 | Srinath Adusumalli, MD
Career Development
Each month, the Fellows in Training (FIT) Section newsletter, ACC On-Call, will highlight the achievements of one cardiology FIT. The Section would like to recognize Srinath (Sri) Adusumalli, MD, chief fellow at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, as the 'star FIT' for the month of April.
April 19, 2017
April 19, 2017 | Bharath Rajagopalan, MD
Career Development
The field of structural heart disease (SHD) interventions has grown significantly over the last decade. With the recent advances in the field of adult and pediatric SHD, there has been an increase in demand for cardiologists who are trained and proficient in performing these procedures.
March 30, 2017
March 30, 2017 | Tushar Tuliani, MD
Education
In an interview with Tushar Tuliani, MD, a Fellow in Training (FIT) at the Loma Linda University, California, Gary Fraser, MBChB, FACC, professor of preventive medicine at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and cardiologist at Loma Linda University Medical Center and Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, discusses the importance of lifestyle modification in the prevention of heart disease and the challenges faced by researchers in nutrition health.
March 30, 2017
March 30, 2017 | Andrew Prouse, MD
Education
A particularly concerning issue as a professional training in cardiovascular disease is the common response by medical housestaff when presented with peripheral vascular disease or the “cold leg” in the middle of the night, which is to refer to consult services other than cardiovascular medicine.
March 30, 2017
March 30, 2017 | Jenine John, MD
Career Development
Female cardiologists may not face as many challenges in the workplace as in the past, but progress is stagnating, and we still have a ways to go. As FITs, both male and female, we are the future of cardiology.
March 30, 2017
March 30, 2017 | Peter Flueckiger, MD
Education
Advanced cardiovascular imaging fellowships are a relatively recent development in cardiovascular medicine training. The need for imaging training programs has arisen due to advances in multiple cardiovascular imaging modalities, specifically computed tomography (CT), cardiac MR (CMR), echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology.
March 30, 2017
March 30, 2017 | Jennifer Gerardin, MD
Education
This is the final segment of a three-part interview with five adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) physicians at Emory University and Texas Children’s Hospital. The first article focused on why these ACHD physicians pursued this career pathway and who influenced their decision. The second part focused on how they balanced ACHD, adult or pediatric cardiology and additional sub-specialty training. This final part is their advice to trainees and their opinion on the future of the field.
March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017 | Andrew Kates, MD, FACC
Education
'Conversations With Cardiologists' highlights prominent cardiologists throughout the country and shares their invaluable insight on cardiology and sage advice for Fellows in Training (FITs).
March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017 | Salim S. Hayek, MD
Career Development
Each month, the Fellows in Training (FIT) Section newsletter, ACC On-Call, will highlight the achievements of one cardiology FIT. The Section would like to recognize Salim S. Hayek, MD, an FIT at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, as the 'star FIT' for the month of March.
March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017 | Allen Ligon, MD
Career Development
Since 2010, the Centers for Disease Control have published data reporting there are currently more adults (>18 years old) than children living with congenital heart disease (CHD) in the U.S. This speaks to the emphasis that needs to be placed on CHD education for all cardiologists, especially trainees, as the number of these patients is expected to continue to grow.
March 2, 2017
March 2, 2017 | James E. Tcheng, MD, FACC
Career Development
Physician burnout has many undesirable consequences, including negative impacts on the delivery and quality of patient care, physician career dissatisfaction and adverse effects on personal and family health and life.
February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017 | Megan Kamath, MD
Chapter Engagement
ACC’s Pennsylvania Chapter has been a champion of education and lifelong learning for members at every stage of training, making it an invaluable resource to all involved. Megan Kamath, MD provides an update on the Chapter's activities.
February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017 | Daniel Sierra, MD
International
There is an important epidemiological shift in Latin America attributable to a rapid population overgrowth, a decrease in infant mortality and an increase in life expectancy. The result is an overwhelming demographic explosion in the Americas. In Latin America, this population overgrowth has shown that the population´s needs and demands greatly surpass their supplies.
February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017 | Bram Geller, MD
Education
During an interview with Bram Geller, MD, a Fellow in Training (FIT) at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Jason Katz, MD, MHS, Director of the University of North Carolina Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgical Intensive Care Unit, discusses the field of critical care cardiology.
February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017 | Edinrin Rae Obasare, MD
Career Development
How do you achieve a successful career in cardiology? The truth is there is no universal path or formula to achieve this goal. We all possess unique gifts, strengths and weaknesses. Our career journeys will be different. However, excitement is found in the journey and in the insights that we discover along the way.
February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017 | Sumit Som, MBBS
Career Development
This is the conclusion of a two-part interview series with Dr. Timmapuri on physician burnout and EHRs. In this section, we will focus on how the physician can make the EHR work for him/her.
February 23, 2017
The path that has led me to pursue an academic career in cardiovascular medicine has been a series of decision-making processes guided by hard work, careful introspection and generous mentorship.
February 23, 2017
When I initially started my cardiovascular disease fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, I didn’t pay much attention the latter half of "cardiovascular". Sure, we all go into cardiology knowing the heart is the center of our specialty, but I think you’ll agree that vascular disease also plays a significant role.
February 23, 2017
Interventional cardiology fellowship is an ACGME accredited one-year sub-specialty training in percutaneous coronary interventions after completion of three years of general cardiology fellowship. A few programs offer an additional non-ACGME accredited year of training in structural heart disease or peripheral interventions.
February 23, 2017
I'm often met with bewilderment when I tell a non-cardiologist I'm pursuing a career in Advanced Cardiac Imaging. And to be fair, I knew little of what Cardiac Imaging consisted of until I started my residency at the University of Chicago, which boasts a renowned Cardiac Imaging group. Now that I'm in my final year of general Cardiology fellowship (which is also the first of two years of an Advanced Cardiac Imaging fellowship), I hope to share my experience with those considering a career in Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging.
February 15, 2017
February 15, 2017 | Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS and
Akhil Narang, MD
Education
Greetings! We hope you are as excited as we are for ACC's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.17), March 17 – 19 in Washington, DC!
February 15, 2017
February 15, 2017 | Kevin R. Campbell, MD, FACC
Education
'Conversations With Cardiologists' highlights prominent cardiologists throughout the country and shares their invaluable insight on cardiology and sage advice for Fellows in Training (FITs). In an interview with Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS, chair-elect of the FIT Section Leadership Council and an FIT at Brown University, Kevin R. Campbell, MD, FACC, discusses social media use in health care and how he got involved in the digital sphere.
February 15, 2017
February 15, 2017 | Dhaval Kolte, MD, PhD
Education
The term "outcomes research" was first introduced in 1998 by Clancy and Eisenberg in their article in Science, which stated that "outcomes research – the study of the end results of health services that takes patients' experiences, preferences, and values into account – is intended to provide scientific evidence relating to decisions made by all who participate in health care."
February 15, 2017
February 15, 2017 | Hassan Mir, MD
Career Development
Each month, the Fellows in Training (FIT) Section newsletter, ACC On-Call, will highlight the achievements of one cardiology FIT. The Section would like to recognize Hassan Mir, MD, an FIT at McMaster University, as the 'star FIT' for the month of February.
February 15, 2017
February 15, 2017 | Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS
Section Update
National Wear Red Day is observed on the first Friday of February every year to bring to attention the fact that heart disease is the most common cause of death among women and to raise awareness about women's heart health.
January 26, 2017
January 26, 2017 | Sanah Christopher, MD
Career Development
Committing to sub-specialty training after cardiology fellowship can be one of the most challenging decisions faced by FITs. Current estimates for female FITs in cardiology training programs are at 15 – 18 percent, however, the percentage of female FITs in sub-specialty training tends to be much lower.
January 26, 2017
January 26, 2017 | Krishna Pothineni, MD
Education
Krishna Pothineni, MD, recently sat down with Di Biase to learn more about his career journey in electrophysiology, and his words of advice for prospective and current electrophysiology (EP) FITs. Luigi Di Biase, MD, FACC, is the section head of electrophysiology at Montefiore/Albert Einstein Medical Center in New York.
January 25, 2017
January 25, 2017 | Purav Mody, MD
Education
Mark Drazner, MD, FACC, is the clinical chief of cardiology, medical director of the Heart Failure, LVAD and Heart Transplantation Program and a professor of medicine at UT Southwestern Texas.
January 25, 2017
January, 25 | Prasad Gunasekaran, MD
Chapter Engagement
FITs in Kansas have had the distinct honor of hosting three successive presidents of the ACC, Patrick T. O’Gara, MD , MACC; Kim A. Williams Sr., MD, MACC; and Richard A. Chazal, MD, FACC, to preside over the chapter’s annual cardiovascular symposium. The welcome dinner served as the perfect platform for FITs to interact in an informal manner with ACC leadership on pertinent topics.
January 25, 2017
January 25, 2017 | Monica Verdoia, MD
International
Investing in the next generation of cardiologists has been the goal of cardiovascular medical societies, both in the United States and Italy, over the last few years. FITs appreciate opportunities and new initiatives to promote learning and networking.
January 18, 2017
January 18, 2017 | Bharath Rajagopalan, MD
Career Development
Each month, the Fellows in Training (FIT) Section newsletter, ACC On-Call, will highlight the achievements of one cardiology FIT.
January 18, 2017
January 18, 2017 | Andrew M. Goldsweig, MD, FACC, RPVI
Career Development
As an internal medicine resident, I stood in the back corner of the cardiac catheterization laboratory, behind thirty cardiologists, witnessing our hospital's first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
January 18, 2017
January 18, 2017
Education
Fellows in Training (FITs) will begin their cardiology careers in a changing, more complex health care scenario that includes multiple specialty choices, different reimbursement and team management approaches, and intriguing new treatment options.
January 18, 2017
January 18, 2017 | Rick A. Nishimura, MD, MACC
Education
In an interview with Sherry-Ann Brown, MD, PhD, and Megha Prasad, MD, Fellows in Training (FITs) at Mayo Clinic, Rick A. Nishimura, MD, MACC, Judd and Mary Morris Leighton Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic, discusses his achievements, mentorship, the future of cardiology and physician burnout.
December 20, 2016
December 20, 2016 | Carlos Barrero, MD, FACC
International
Thoughts from Carlos Barrero, MD, FACC, immediate past governor of ACC’s Argentina Chapter, regarding a recently published article by Ignacio M. Seropian, MD.
December 19, 2016
December 19, 2016 | Ignacio M. Seropian, MD
International
Argentina has a long tradition in cardiology. Rene Favoloro, MD, is considered by Argentineans as the pioneer of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Julio Palmaz, MD, invented the Palmaz coronary stent and Juan Parodi, MD, performed the first endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Although most of these were performed abroad, Argentineans are aware of the importance of research to the field of cardiovascular medicine.
December 19, 2016
December 19, 2016 | Sumit Som, MBBS
Career Development
This will be a two-part interview series with Dr. Timmapuri. Part I will focus on physician burnout in general and the Part II will specifically focus on the effect of EHRs on physician burnout.
December 19, 2016
December 19, 2016 | Peter M. Flueckiger, MD
Education
In an interview with W. Gregory Hundley, MD, professor of cardiology and radiology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
December 19, 2016
December 19, 2016 | Jennifer Gerardin, MD, FAAP
Education
This is the second of a three-part interview with five adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) physicians at Emory University and Texas Children’s Hospital. The first article focused on why these ACHD physicians pursued this career pathway and who influenced their decision. The second part focuses on how they balance these sub-specialties.
December 14, 2016
December 14, 2016 | Richard A. Chazal, MD, FACC
Education
In an interview with Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS, an interventional cardiology fellow in training (FIT) at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and a member of the FIT Section Leadership Council, ACC President Richard A. Chazal, MD, FACC, discusses his presidency, hot advocacy topics and more.
December 14, 2016
December 14, 2016 | Michael P. Gannon, MD
Career Development
The winter months are marked with numerous holidays of varying religions, cultures and ethnicities. They are a time for celebration and joy with family and friends. FITs are no exception to this. However, a field of 24-hour care, 365 days a year can pose a hurdle.
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