• Clinical Training. The allocation of months requires a minimum of 12 months for CMR/CT, 12 months for echocardiography, and/or 12 months for nuclear cardiology, and can be tailored to each trainee's career objectives. Documented completion of level II training in any of these areas during prior training, such as an ACGME-accredited program in cardiovascular medicine, may be counted toward these requirements. The trainee will be expected to interact with patients directly with appropriate supervision including eliciting clinical histories, applying physical examination skills, and reviewing existing data relevant to each procedure throughout the period of training. In addition to gaining the relevant knowledge of physics and instrumentation for each modality, fellows will learn to independently perform examinations and interpret the results.

   

• Research Training. All fellows will participate in at least 1 research project during their fellowship and will be expected to complete the necessary educational sessions prior to onset of human subjects or animal research. Such sessions are offered through the OSU Office of Responsible Research Practices throughout the year. Additional coursework in research including biostatistics and clinical trial design are also available, in addition to weekly and quarterly didactics. Fellows will be expected to prepare grant applications, submit abstracts for presentation at national/international meetings, and compose manuscripts for submission to refereed journals.

   

• Didactics. Didactics are held at least once monthly and include the following topics: physics, instrumentation, safety, acquisition protocols, postprocessing, indications, contraindications, coding, and compliance. Fellows will also be able to attend on-site educational seminars relevant to the areas of training, such as the 5-day CMR/CT course held twice yearly. Fellows will also conduct conferences to demonstrate their understanding of new skills and knowledge and assist in training of general cardiovascular medicine fellows. They will also attend core conferences in cardiovascular medicine.

   

• Interdisciplinary Conferences. Quarterly conferences are held with the general cardiovascular medicine fellows and consist of case presentations as well as didactic material. Over the course of one year, cases presented at this and other interdisciplinary conferences will be selected to represent all forms of cardiovascular diseases including ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies, and pericardial disease.

Eligibility and Selection: All applicants will be required to have successfully completed an ACGME-certified postdoctoral training progfram. Level II competency in at least one area of cardiovascular imaging is required; as such, any physician who is board-certified or board-eligible in cardiovascular medicine is eligible. Licensure to practice medicine in the State of Ohio is also required. All applications will be reviewed by a committee composed of faculty involved in cardiovascular imaging and selected by faculty from the core program. Fellows will be selected based upon their academic credentials, past performances, and potential for academic careers.

Accreditation: Currently, there is no ACGME accreditation for cardiovascular imaging, although ACC/AHA Clinical Competence Statements have been published for each area of training. These Statements form the core of the curriculum, insuring completion at standards for training that will likely be included in future accreditation requirements.

Course Description: The Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, located in the new Miller Pavilion at the Cleveland Clinic offers a one to two year fellowship in CV imaging.

Fellows will work on a dedicated CV imaging service offering Cardiovascular MRI and CT, and participate in both clinical and research activities. Over 2,500 CV-MRI and 8,000 CV-CT studies are performed each year with clinical and research applications. The Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory uses multiple MRI scanners (1.5T Philips  Achieva XR, 1.5T Siemens Avanto, and a 3.0T Philips Achieva) and multiple CT scanners (Philips iCT 256-slice, Siemens Definition "Flash", Philips Brilliance 64-slice, and a Siemens Definition dual-source).  CV-MRI studies performed include LV and RV cardiomyopathies and masses, LV myocardial viability and pharmacologic stress perfusion imaging, coronary MRA, thoracic and abdominal aortic disease, and peripheral vascular MRA. CV-CT studies performed include evaluation of coronary artery anatomy, pulmonary venous anatomy, cardiac morphology and function, and thoraco-abdominal aortic disease. 

To apply, please send a letter and curriculum vitae to Scott D. Flamm, M.D., Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, J1-4, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44122; telephone 216.444.2740; fax 216.636.0822; e-mail: flamms@ccf.org.

Contact Info:
Email: tom@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu

The course is full-time for one year and composed of a 3-month lecture course followed by 9 months of hands-on research experience in various fields, incorporating methodologies in Experimental Medicine, biomarkers, imaging, statistics and research governance. The programme is designed to accommodate subspecialty interests, such as Cardiovascular/Respiratory, Neuropsychiatry, Oncology/Metabolic Medicine. It is aimed primarily at medical fellows-in-training and junior doctors, although life-scientists with a background/interest in physiology will also be considered.

For more information, please see the attached poster, or visit http://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/about/divisions/is/teaching/msc_2/transmed

Best wishes
Professor Martin R. Wilkins
Course Director

Head of the Division of Investigative Science
Faculty of Medicine
Imperial College London

And

Director of Clinical and Investigative Science
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London

Fellows are responsible for every aspect of Cardiovascular MRI and CT, including communicating with referring physicians, monitoring the study acquisition, post-processing of the data, and interpreting the results. Fellows are required to attend the weekly cardiac cath and vascular surgery conferences as well as a twice-monthly cardiac MRI conference. Fellows are also expected to conduct at least one research project, which should be presented at a national or international society conference and submitted in manuscript form to a peer-reviewed journal.

Dedicated research time will be provided for this purpose. This fellowship is currently open to radiologists only. Candidates will have successfully completed an accredited diagnostic radiology residency, be ABR-certified or eligible and must be able to obtain a license to practice in Illinois.

To apply, please send a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, a personal statement, and three letters of recommendation to:

James C. Carr, MD
Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Radiology
Clinical Fellowship Program
448 East Ontario Street, 7th floor
Chicago, Illinois 60611

Location:
110 Irving St., NW
4B-19
Washington, DC 20010, USA