What a top 5 cardiology program looks for, and should you even care.

[CatFactorial]

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When you say education, do you mean beside teaching or curriculum design/being an aPD. We often say education to mean be a great bedside teacher. Fellowships and residencies are looking for people who can design and implement a curriculum. Few places are looking for exclusive bedside teachers. Your job as an educator involves spending time on committees trying to get xyz integrated into the existing curriculum for the program. It's usually a 50/50 clinician/educator job and pays accordingly except you can't boost your income with grant money except in the rarest of cases.

Once people realize that, they typically ditch educator tracks and go print money in a pirate practice setting.

Arrr ye be mistaken, in pirate practice it’s all about pilferin’ doubloons on the sea

 

[Deferoxamine]

Arrr ye be mistaken, in pirate practice it’s all about pilferin’ doubloons on the sea

No time for kidding. Cardiologists get lots of scurvy consults.

 

[CatFactorial]

No time for kidding. Cardiologists get lots of scurvy consults.

Probably not at top five programs

 

[Deferoxamine]

Probably not at top five programs

True. I hear they're only pretty common at the more pedestrian Cardiology programs (i.e. 6th place and lower).

 

[IMreshopeful]

True. I hear they're only pretty common at the more pedestrian Cardiology programs (i.e. 6th place and lower).

Yeah but who needs to see consults? Those won’t help me in my pursuit of Xtreme Prestige

 

[Deferoxamine]

Yeah but who needs to see consults? Those won’t help me in my pursuit of Xtreme Prestige

Dood, 11th author on a paper in a JV version of JAMA!!1!
And it only took a year to get it from accepted status to print.
Totes worth it.

 

[CatFactorial]

Dood, 11th author on a paper in a JV version of JAMA!!1!
And it only took a year to get it from accepted status to print.
Totes worth it.

Question: how can you tell you're dealing with a true academic pirate?
Answer: lots of ARRRRRRR grants.

 

[aspiringcardiologa]

After the pool of interviews are assembled, a committee whose focus is increasing women and minority recruitment goes back through the total pool and identifies more candidates from non-traditional residencies. They often find fantastic applicants who were overlooked in the initial process.

Does this mean that in general, it is easier for female applicants to get into a cards fellowship simply because there are not as many in this field? Kinda similar to females applying to orthopedic residency etc?

 

[rokshana]

Does this mean that in general, it is easier for female applicants to get into a cards fellowship simply because there are not as many in this field? Kinda similar to females applying to orthopedic residency etc?

Seriously?? You necrobumped this thread for this?? Smh

 

[TheIllusionist]

245+ score on what exam?

 

[aspiringcardiologa]

Seriously?? You necrobumped this thread for this?? Smh

I am just curious - I don't think my post is something to get all worked up about...We don't have many female cardiologists, so I think it's a reasonable question to ask. Also, I am interested in research and considering how the busy cards lifestyle is a big turn off for many female physicians, the academic track seems to be more amenable to those who would like to start a family.

 

[rokshana]

I am just curious - I don't think my post is something to get all worked up about...We don't have many female cardiologists, so I think it's a reasonable question to ask. Also, I am interested in research and considering how the busy cards lifestyle is a big turn off for many female physicians, the academic track seems to be more amenable to those who would like to start a family.

So why not just start a separate thread about that...and you would probably get better responses inThe cardiology forum...your questions barely related to the original thread.

One of my best friends is EP...whose 3 other cards co fellows were all women...not sure where you are, but not all that unusual to see women cards fellows now.

 

[MaxPlancker]

If OP still checks this thread, would be curious on your thoughts on the importance of the Program Director's letter. It seems that they won't know you very well if you're in a large program and the result is a compilation of comments by attendings that decided to submit comments. Seems more haphazard than the Dean's letter in medical school.