CONFERENCES

ANNUAL CORE LECTURES

At the start of each academic year, a series of essential lectures are conducted by the faculty and visiting experts that encompass a spectrum of cardiology topics. These are designed to assist the new fellows in achieving the basic theoretical competencies that are expected of a subspecialty trainee, as well as to reinforce the current fellows’ understanding of such concepts.

1. Acute coronary syndromes
2. Cardiac catheterization
3. Percutaneous coronary intervention
4. Chronic stable coronary artery disease
5. Noninvasive cardiac testing
6. Echocardiography
7. Nuclear cardiology
8. Cardiac arrhythmias
9. Cardiac device therapy
10. Electrophysiology & catheter ablation
11. Congenital heart disease
12. Sudden cardiac death
13. Clinical cardiovascular pathology
14. Preoperative risk assessment
15. Preventive cardiology
16. Cardiac pharmacology
17. Heart failure
18. Valvular heart disease
19. Coronary bypass and valve surgery
20. Cardiac trauma
21. Peripheral arterial disease
    
    

WEEKLY CONFERENCES

Throughout the year, formal didactic sessions are conducted on a daily basis from 7:30 – 8:30 AM.  The core faculty members are required to attend, ensuring a high quality academic learning experience for the fellows. These conferences frequently well attended by the private cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons and sometimes Medicine attendings. In addition to the morning sessions, noon Cardiology Grand Rounds are also conducted weekly, where national and international experts in the field of cardiovascular disease are invited to speak.

1. Clinical Case Conference (Mondays)
2. Non-Invasive Conference (Tuesdays)
3. Cardiology Grand Rounds (Tuesdays)
4. Special Topic Lectures (Wednesdays)
5. Invasive Conference (Thursdays)
6. EKG & Hemodynamics Conference (Fridays)
   
   

MONTHLY/QUARTERLY CONFERENCES

Monthly and quarterly sessions are conducted in a formal highly didactic approach.

1. Journal Club
2. Research Conference
3. Morbidity & Mortality Conference
4. Ethics Conference
5. Pathology Conference
6. Cardiothoracic Morbidity & Mortality Conference
   
   

NATIONAL MEETINGS

Fellows are encouraged to attend at least one national scientific session either the American Heart Association or the American College of Cardiology each year. Fellows also present their abstracts at these national meetings. Those interested in further subspecialty training may also attend the annual sessions of the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics or the Heart Rhythm Society.