October 3rd, 2012
ACC Fellows in Training Push Congress for Sustainable Health Care Reform
Michael Tempelhof, MD MSc
Dr. Michael Tempelhof, one of the ACC’s Fellows in Training, discusses the group’s efforts to lobby Congress for a restructured health care program, emphasizing high-quality, evidence-based medicine.
July 11th, 2012
Panel: How to Develop the Best Fellowship Application — Part II
Andrew M. Kates, MD, James De Lemos, MD and John Ryan, MD
In this two-part post, the moderators of the Fellowship Training blog advise residents on everything from what not to say in the personal statement to whether you need to know your future career path.
July 6th, 2012
Panel: How to Develop the Best Fellowship Application — Part I
Andrew M. Kates, MD, James De Lemos, MD and John Ryan, MD
In this two-part post, the moderators of the Fellowship Training blog advise residents on everything from what not to say in the personal statement to whether you need to know your future career path.
June 20th, 2012
C3 Global Summit, June 20, 2012
Aaron C. Earles, DO
The coronary track this morning began with discussions of the rationale for CTO interventions in “the era of appropriate use criteria” and of how to recognize unfavorable features for CTO PCI. The session concluded with two live case transmissions. The first case was of a 55-year-old man, an exsmoker with a history of diabetes mellitus and […]
June 19th, 2012
C3 (Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics) 2012
Aaron C. Earles, DO
Greetings from Orlando, Florida! I am in town for the C3 therapeutics global summit being held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. This afternoon had some very interesting topics for interventionalists and fellows-in-training. I attended a preconference symposium, Imaging: Moving Beyond Angiography. Throughout the first year of fellowship, I recall multiple cases where angiography alone failed […]
March 28th, 2012
A Great Take-Away Message
Jeremiah Depta, MD
A Fellow leaves ACC with a lifelong lesson from Dr. Antonio Colombo: Never accept a bad outcome as a stroke of bad luck, and the outliers (i.e. bad outcomes) are the cases where we can learn the most.
March 27th, 2012
Presentation Day, At Last
Jeremiah Depta, MD
A Fellow describes the gratifying experience of finally presenting research from a project first conceptualized in his intern year.
March 27th, 2012
Transitioning from Trainee to Attending? The Business Details
William Kent Cornwell, MD
An ACC session helps this fellow understand how to look at a potential group, negotiate a contract, and establish healthy money management strategies.
March 27th, 2012
Statistical Pitfalls: The Onus is on Us to Look at the Evidence
Jeremiah Depta, MD
Light, not just heat, is generated in a highly animated and entertaining session on how to interpret research data.
March 26th, 2012
ACC: Not a Straightforward Science Meeting
Megan Coylewright, MD MPH
A Fellow finds new connections with others at her poster session, expansive educational offerings, and many events tailored to Fellows.
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