CardioExchange Archive

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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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March 31st, 2011

A Delectable Side Benefit of ACC — New Orleans Restaurants

John Ryan, MD

Obviously, the emphasis at ACC is on science and research. However, we all know that these meetings provide unique opportunities for reunions and social events for traveling cardiologists. For me, one of the highlights of any meeting is when my faculty arranges a dinner or when I can get away with others from the stressors […]

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March 25th, 2011

A Meeting That Could Change How You Practice

John Ryan, MD

There is a lot on offer this year at ACC in New Orleans. Whether you are going to live the high life and dine at the Commanders Palace, or crank out the karaoke tunes at Cat’s Meow on Bourbon Street, most fellows lucky enough to attend ACC this year will come away with a vision […]

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March 18th, 2011

Cardiology Training Around the World — A Survey

John Ryan, MD, Andrew M. Kates, MD and James De Lemos, MD

A few months ago, we started a discussion on the Fellowship Training blog at CardioExchange about the differences in cardiology training around the world. Because the response we received was so enthusiastic, we decided to learn more about how different countries train their cardiologists. We have now created a short survey that we would like […]

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January 31st, 2011

Learning to Network/Networking to Learn

John Ryan, MD

Last weekend, I attended a heart failure meeting in Florida. It was designed as a small meeting where fellows interested in heart failure got the opportunity to meet with heart failure faculty from across the country. The meeting provided various teaching seminars as well as one-on-one meetings and workshops. It was a unique experience that […]

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December 3rd, 2010

When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted

Andrew M. Kates, MD

One of the joys of running a fellowship program is watching Fellows mature and complete their training. The end of this process, of course, is the beginning of one’s professional career. For many of you Fellows, as you finish your training, you will be recruited as never before. For the first time in your career, people […]

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