Cardiology fellowship application 2019-2020

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Has anyone interviewed at Indiana University school of medicine yet? Do you know what time the interview day finishes?
 
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Lahey clinic vs St Elizabeth, if I can only make it to one of them, which one should i go? interested in iterventional
 
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Fellow cardiologist! I need your thoughts on a couple of programs and help on how to rank them. I plan to do interventional. TYIA

NEOMED/Aultman
UM/JFK
WVU/CAMC
FAU/DMC
CCF-Florida
Mayo-Arizona
 
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cards2016 said:
I'm an ex-fellow. Albeit some years out i'm certain things have not changed much since faculty has remained unchanged for years and they mostly hire their own fellows so the "culture" doesn't change. it relies on a few big names but actual education is very very limited.
Autonomy is a huge issue there in all departments. Fellows are not trusted to do anything anywhere. There's vey limited hands on training, their 24/7 in house cardiologist takes all ED calls so you don't learn to triage ER STEMIs/NSTEMIs (huge problem) but they call you after all clinical decision making is done and procedures are completed to write the note n place orders n take nurse pages. Fellows consult service only sees stable NSTEMIs.
cath lab has no hands on training. no cath lab till year 2 and even their IC fellows don't get to do much so don't count on being allowed to do much as a general fellow.
the biggest disappointment of all was the echo teaching. it's an excellent program for sonographers, not so much fellows. Faculty rarely teaches. they're busy reading 40-50 echos in a half day. Im a good cardiologist thanks to a lot of learning i needed to do on job.
they have you take an insane number of calls, one of the highest i've seen nationally as you cover 2 hospitals. they justify it by saying they're not busy but frankly I'd rather have a busy call less frequently than calls all the time that are light.
it's an ok program but frankly they mislead quite a bit during interviews. you'll be a cardiologist eventually, you'll just have to be driven to learn.
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Whoa, maybe I shouldn't have cancelled my MCW in favor of Aurora...any information on MCW?
 
cards2016 said:
I'm an ex-fellow. Albeit some years out i'm certain things have not changed much since faculty has remained unchanged for years and they mostly hire their own fellows so the "culture" doesn't change. it relies on a few big names but actual education is very very limited.
Autonomy is a huge issue there in all departments. Fellows are not trusted to do anything anywhere. There's vey limited hands on training, their 24/7 in house cardiologist takes all ED calls so you don't learn to triage ER STEMIs/NSTEMIs (huge problem) but they call you after all clinical decision making is done and procedures are completed to write the note n place orders n take nurse pages. Fellows consult service only sees stable NSTEMIs.
cath lab has no hands on training. no cath lab till year 2 and even their IC fellows don't get to do much so don't count on being allowed to do much as a general fellow.
the biggest disappointment of all was the echo teaching. it's an excellent program for sonographers, not so much fellows. Faculty rarely teaches. they're busy reading 40-50 echos in a half day. Im a good cardiologist thanks to a lot of learning i needed to do on job.
they have you take an insane number of calls, one of the highest i've seen nationally as you cover 2 hospitals. they justify it by saying they're not busy but frankly I'd rather have a busy call less frequently than calls all the time that are light.
it's an ok program but frankly they mislead quite a bit during interviews. you'll be a cardiologist eventually, you'll just have to be driven to learn.
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Thanks for the insight man! Appreciate it!
 
Hi Guys,

Need some advice. I am sure many of you have either faced this question or will be facing it while interviewing at home program. How do you answer this, - "Do you wanna stay here?" I mean I would love to but may go out if have better options. How do you put it in a subtle manner?
 
Hello folks,
How would you rank:
Geisinger, Cook county, Lutheran general, Suny downstate? Plan for General Cardiology. Thank you, your thoughts appreciated
 
Thoughts on UMKC vs KU?
Does cook county have as much scutwork in fellowship as it is rumored to have in residency?
Thoughts on Maimonides?
 
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Manuka123 said:
Hello folks,
How would you rank:
Geisinger, Cook county, Lutheran general, Suny downstate? Plan for General Cardiology. Thank you, your thoughts appreciated
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Geisinger is a great program, supportive PD and very good scedule. The only thing taking away from it is the location and the fact that they don't do LVADs and transplants. Overall very strong clinical training. Send you to UPenn for HF elective for 4 wks though.
 
Quick question for anyone who has insight: I’m having trouble deciding between 1) Texas Heart, 2) Tufts, and 3) UAB.

I know they are very different programs, and if it helps, I am interested in interventional and structural. I want to be well trained procedurally but also want the requisite critical thinking skills to be a good clinical cardiologist.

Any insight?
 
brwnwzrd said:
Quick question for anyone who has insight: I’m having trouble deciding between 1) Texas Heart, 2) Tufts, and 3) UAB.

I know they are very different programs, and if it helps, I am interested in interventional and structural. I want to be well trained procedurally but also want the requisite critical thinking skills to be a good clinical cardiologist.

Any insight?
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Also any insight on houston programs. I know there have been discussions in the past but any insight on recent updates, Baylor vs THI vs UT. Interest in interventional. Open to academics vs pp mode but want an exposure of both during training.
 
An FYI on SUNY Downstate for all of those who have an interview there: The CT surgery department has been on suspension from the department of health for having too high of a mortality rate. So the program is currently not an active STEMI center, they are not doing complex EP procedures, and a lot of cases are getting transferred out. Applicants were told that the surgery department is getting re-evaluated in 4-6 months.

For all my cardiology hopefuls, it's something to be aware of and not taken lightly as it was glossed over on interview day as a "speed bump" in the program.

Good luck.
 
Any IMGs still receiving invites from cancelations? You don’t have to mention any names, just curious to see if they’re still trickling in
 
tylenol3 said:
An FYI on SUNY Downstate for all of those who have an interview there: The CT surgery department has been on suspension from the department of health for having too high of a mortality rate. So the program is currently not an active STEMI center, they are not doing complex EP procedures, and a lot of cases are getting transferred out. Applicants were told that the surgery department is getting re-evaluated in 4-6 months.

For all my cardiology hopefuls, it's something to be aware of and not taken lightly as it was glossed over on interview day as a "speed bump" in the program.

Good luck.
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tylenol3 said:
An FYI on SUNY Downstate for all of those who have an interview there: The CT surgery department has been on suspension from the department of health for having too high of a mortality rate. So the program is currently not an active STEMI center, they are not doing complex EP procedures, and a lot of cases are getting transferred out. Applicants were told that the surgery department is getting re-evaluated in 4-6 months.

For all my cardiology hopefuls, it's something to be aware of and not taken lightly as it was glossed over on interview day as a "speed bump" in the program.

Good luck.
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Thank you for sharing this. Could you please tell how the typical Interview day would look like? Like how the day would start, how many IVs and does the PD meet everyone etc?
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Hi Guys,

For those interviewed at SUNY Downstate. Could you please tell how the typical Interview day would look like? Like how the day would start, how many IVs and does the PD meet everyone etc?
 
brwnwzrd said:
Quick question for anyone who has insight: I’m having trouble deciding between 1) Texas Heart, 2) Tufts, and 3) UAB.

I know they are very different programs, and if it helps, I am interested in interventional and structural. I want to be well trained procedurally but also want the requisite critical thinking skills to be a good clinical cardiologist.

Any insight?
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I'm not sure what you mean by critical thinking skills, any of those programs will support that and it's on you as well to develop it. I interviewed at THI and knew some who've gone there. It's a clinically driven program, not traditional academic program. Strong in interventional but solid across the board overall. 4th year spot is pretty much guaranteed to all general fellows and it includes structural training too. Everyone seems happy there not only with the training but also culture and lifestyle, they treat their fellows well. But again, these are fellows interested in clinical/PP careers, it's not for everyone.

Kards said:
Also any insight on houston programs. I know there have been discussions in the past but any insight on recent updates, Baylor vs THI vs UT. Interest in interventional. Open to academics vs pp mode but want an exposure of both during training.
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THI is on the PP side, Baylor is on the traditional academic side, UTH is somewhere in the middle. The vibe and culture couldn't be any more different though. Think hard what you want out of your training and you career goals and go with your gut. They'll all train you well enough(as will most programs out there).
 
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At one of the places I interviewed, I sent an email a week after the interview stating that I would be ranking them first. Other than the associate pd I did not hear back from the pd or the chief. It’s been three days since I first sent the email. Is this a subtle way of them saying no or they haven’t decided yet since they are still interviewing.
 
Manunitedforlife91 said:
At one of the places I interviewed, I sent an email a week after the interview stating that I would be ranking them first. Other than the associate pd I did not hear back from the pd or the chief. It’s been three days since I first sent the email. Is this a subtle way of them saying no or they haven’t decided yet since they are still interviewing.
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Means nothing, don't read into it.

bholro said:
I haven't received an itinerary from UPMC, any idea when the interview day starts?
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Email/call to ask.
 
Hi guys
Anyone willing to switch Baylor Medical center/Plano interview on 10/14 for 10/7 Please let me know!
Thanks
 
Any thoughts on UMKC vs UK? It seems as though UMKC is not very clinically strong, but all the faculty insist that their program puts out amazingly trained docs.

UK seems very heavy on the clinical side, but I'm not sure where they are at in terms of research

I want to do interventional or heart failure if that helps. I know UMKC is the biggest heart transplant center in the midwest, but I think it's also important to be well rounded
 
Do people know when we will start to hear post-interview communication from programs? Is it toward the end of October?
 
JaguarH87 said:
Hey guys,

Curious to see how would you rank:
Houston Methodist vs. Minnesota vs. Loyola vs. Beaumont vs. IU.

Thanks!!
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All are pretty strong clinical programs. But based on what I know about the programs, I think:

1) Minnesota
2) Beaumont/Methodist
3) Loyola
4) IU

Mind sharing your credentials?
 
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Curious to see how you guys would rank these programs:

Ohio state
MUSC
U Cincinnati
Loyola

Thanks guys and best of luck with the match!
 
How would you rank these guys
Baystate
UMass
Loma Linda
AGH
Geisinger
Loyola
University of Vermont
TYIA and All the best!
 
What are thoughts on ranking the following, interested in interventional:

Beaumont
Colorado
Mayo Rochester
Michigan
Minnesota
Utah
Wash U

Thanks!
 
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