Our overall mission is to train leaders in academic cardiovascular medicine for the twenty-first century and prepare our fellows to become nationally recognized as leaders and innovators who will play a prominent and important role in the health care delivery systems of the future and become role models for future generations of physicians. We strive to mentor fellows in developing a fellowship and career path that is tailored to the unique goals of our fellows.
Our fellowship requires a minimum three years of general CVM fellowship training (ACGME) which includes a two-year clinical core curriculum (based on COCATS guidelines). It can also include one to three years of subspecialty/research training tailored to the needs of individual fellow. The total length of training varies from three to six years depending on research and subspecialty training. We have an unparalleled number of training grants to support training across the full spectrum of basic, translational, clinical, and health services research.
Penn’s extremely competitive cardiovascular fellowship program, a leader in training heart specialists of tomorrow for more than 30 years, attracts more than 950 applicants for ten fellowship positions annually.
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Our fellowship training program has a well-developed range of rotations to ensure each trainee receives a complete cardiovascular disease education in a variety of practice environments.
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Throughout their fellowship training, our fellows participate in at least two continuity ambulatory clinics where they are the primary clinicians caring for patients with a variety of cardiovascular diseases.
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Our fellows have access to the unparalleled resources of Penn Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania community in carrying out their research endeavors.
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Our fellowship program prides itself in deliberately crafting a structured educational experience for our fellows.
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Fellow wellness is a top priority within our fellowship training program.