Fellowship

The USF Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program admits four highly qualified physicians to its program each year. This three-year program emphasizes clinical and research training. USF cardiologists maintain a busy patient practice and the institutions offer the fellows diverse clinical exposure to a wide variety of patients.

The fellowship experience is divided into two major parts:

1. The first two years provide initial exposure to cardiac critical care, consultative cardiology, ambulatory cardiology, a full range of noninvasive diagnostic testing and introductory experience in cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology.
    
2. The third year focuses on invasive cardiology, advanced noninvasive imaging, or cardiovascular research. Elective opportunities exist in the areas of pediatric cardiology, transplantation medicine, prevention and rehabilitation, advanced cardiac imaging, and electrophysiology.

By the end of their three years, fellows have gained extensive experience in consultative cardiology, cardiac catheterization, transeophageal and transthoracic echocardiography, stress testing, ECG interpretation and noninvasive electrocardiographic monitoring. In addition, fellows participate in electrophysiological studies, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation and evaluation, and percutaneous coronary interventions. Some graduates of the USF cardiology fellowship program meet all the requirements for certification in nuclear cardiology. Exposure to cardiac CT and MR is also available.

Involvement in clinical or basic research is required and is based on the interests of each individual. Research rotations are provided during all fellowship years. An additional year of research may be arranged.

Advanced degrees at USF including M.B.A. and M.P.H. may be electively pursued by trainees in cardiovascular disease.