John Ryan, MD
November 10th, 2011
What’s This Fellow Looking Forward to at AHA?
John Ryan, MD
Fellowship Training co-moderator John Ryan discusses the studies he’s most looking forward to checking out at the AHA Scientific Sessions 2011 meeting. See what he has to say and share your own suggestions and comments. ADOPT: The past twelve months have seen the now famous introduction of novel anticoagulants for AFib. The potential for these agents […]
November 9th, 2011
How to Prep for AHA: An Expert’s Advice for Fellows
John Ryan, MD and Thomas Ryan, MD
Dr. Thomas Ryan explains how fellows can get the most from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, both as attendees and as presenters. Dr. Ryan is Professor of Medicine (Emeritus) at Boston University, a former AHA president (1984–1986), a former Chief of Cardiology at Boston University (1971–1994), and a recipient of the AHA Chairman’s Award […]
August 12th, 2011
The Third Year
John Ryan, MD, James De Lemos, MD and Andrew M. Kates, MD
For most cardiology fellowships, the bulk of the clinical training is in the first two years. The third year is rather variable, with some fellows taking the time to get to level two certification in several of the subspecialties. Fellows going into interventional fellowships typically spend time in the catheterization lab to increase their skills. […]
June 30th, 2011
Advice for New Cardiology Fellows — Part 3: Subspecialization
John Ryan, MD, Andrew M. Kates, MD and James De Lemos, MD
With July just around the corner and a new generation of cardiologists about to start their training, the CardioExchange editors have asked the fellowship moderators to share their advice about how to face this exciting new challenge. Our third and final installment of this series focuses on subspecialization. Do fellows need to have an idea […]
June 23rd, 2011
Advice for New Cardiology Fellows — Part 2: Reading and Research
John Ryan, MD, Andrew M. Kates, MD and James De Lemos, MD
With July just around the corner and a new generation of cardiologists about to start their training, the CardioExchange editors have asked the fellowship moderators to share their advice about how to face this exciting new challenge. We bring you that advice in a three-part series through the end of June. Part 2 focuses on […]
June 16th, 2011
Advice for New Cardiology Fellows — Part 1: The Learning Curve
John Ryan, MD, Andrew M. Kates, MD and James De Lemos, MD
With July just around the corner and a new generation of cardiologists about to start their training, the CardioExchange editors have asked the fellowship moderators to share their advice about how to face this exciting new challenge. We bring you that advice in a three-part series through the end of June. Part 1 focuses on […]
May 20th, 2011
Data from Our International Survey of Medical School Grads
John Ryan, MD
Earlier this year we at CardioExchange surveyed international medical school graduates from our online community. We sent out a questionnaire to 850 internationally based physicians from around the globe and received 29 responses (a 3.4% survey-response rate) from 6 continents. The largest group of respondents (19%) was from India, then 12% each from Brazil and […]
April 15th, 2011
Beyond Fellowship: Academia or Private Practice?
John Ryan, MD and Susan Cheng, MD
Published literature maintains that 20% of cardiology fellows continue into academic careers, with the remainder going into private practice. Fellowship Training Co-Moderator John Ryan, a second-year cardiology fellow in Chicago, and Associate Editor Susan Cheng, a fifth-year fellow in Boston, answer CardioExchange’s questions about the transition from fellowship to the next level – whatever that may be. […]
April 4th, 2011
Viewing the ACC from Afar: It Is Not the Same
John Ryan, MD
Several Cardiology Fellows who are attending ACC.11 this week are blogging together on CardioExchange. The Fellows include Sandeep Mangalmurti, Hansie Mathelier, John Ryan (moderating and providing an outsider’s view from Chicago), Amit Shah, and Justin Vader. See the previous post in this series, and check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in New Orleans. […]
April 1st, 2011
Who’s Paying for the Fellows?
John Ryan, MD
Several Cardiology Fellows who are attending ACC.11 this week are blogging together on CardioExchange. The Fellows include Sandeep Mangalmurti, Hansie Mathelier, John Ryan (moderating and providing an outsider’s view from Chicago), Amit Shah, and Justin Vader. See the next post in this series, and check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in New Orleans. […]
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