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[bluenebula83]

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Hey guys, I'm applying for a cardiology fellowship right now. I'm trying to find a site where they compile all the requirements for different programs. Some want USMLE scores, some don't, others want an added CV, others don't. I tried looking at FRIEDA but it doesn't have this information. Is the best way to look through the program's website? And also, on average, how many programs do people apply to?

Thanks! 😎

 

[joejabjab]

I looked through each programs website; I emailed when there was out of date information or if it wasn't clear.

The number of applications will vary from person to person based on things such as location (geographic and institutional) preference, strength of one's application, etc. I applied to around 30, which was near the norm for applicants at my institution

 

[bluenebula83]

thanks for the info! yea, i was thinking about applying to 30 or so programs.

 

[bluenebula83]

I was looking into new york programs. I know when I was applying for residency some of the NY programs were deemed "malicious". Not sure what that means exactly but I'm assuming poor ancillary support so the residents end up doing most of the scut work. Just wondering of that's still an issue when applying for cards fellowship programs. Can anyone give us a sense of some NY programs? Thanks!

 

[Myostatin]

I was looking into new york programs. I know when I was applying for residency some of the NY programs were deemed "malicious". Not sure what that means exactly but I'm assuming poor ancillary support so the residents end up doing most of the scut work. Just wondering of that's still an issue when applying for cards fellowship programs. Can anyone give us a sense of some NY programs? Thanks!

I did medicine residency in NYC. In general scut becomes less of an issue as a fellow as there are layers of trainees below you that deal with most of this. There's no question ancilliary services in NYC suck. To an extent this can filter up to the fellow level, i.e. there may be weekends where its just you rounding with an attending and no housestaff. More relevant than general hospital ancilliary services such as phlebotomy, ekg, etc. are individual program policies at the fellow level. Cardiology fellows where I did residency had mandatory "moonlighting" coverage responsiblity for the NP cardiology patients at night - while they were paid to do this, they were first call and the pay was absurdly low 30-40 $ / hr. Also the cardiology fellow on call was responsible for pulling sheaths for all the caths that get out of the lab after 5 PM. Many places in the country there is dedicated cath lab staff that does this, 24/7 if needed. These are key questions to ask current fellows when interviewing.