Curriculum
Our curriculum and rotation schedule offers immense flexibility with scheduling and the opportunity to be tailored to your career plans. We offer a total of 14 months of electives (3 months in PGY 5 and most of PGY 6 year). Fellows have the ability to reach COCATS Level 2 in several subspecialties during their three-year training program. It is also possible to reach COCATS Level 3 in Echocardiography.
PGY 4
Rotation | Duration |
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Cardiac Intensive Care | 3 months |
General Cardiology/Consults | 4 months |
Heart Failure | 2 months |
Echocardiography | 2 months |
Catheterization | 1 months |
PGY 5
Rotation | Duration |
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Echocardiography | 1 months |
Catheterization | 3 months |
Cardiac Electrophysiology | 2 months |
Nuclear/CT | 2 months |
ELECTIVE | 3 months* |
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital (Community) |
1 month |
PGY 6
Rotation | Duration |
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ELECTIVE | 11 months* |
Preventive Cardiology | 1 month |
*Elective months can comprise of any rotations. Non-standard elective options include: CV Surgery/Anesthesia, Pulmonary Hypertenstion, Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital (community), Adult Congenital Heart Disease,and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR).
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Program Contact
Program Director
6550 Fannin St, Smith Tower 18-209
Houston, TX 77030
Tel. 346.238.5039
CardioFellowship@houstonmethodist.org
Program Director
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
6550 Fannin St., Ste. SM1801
Houston, TX 77030