Clinical Research Fellowship in Women's Heart Disease and Health

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CA) lnstitution(s) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Program Type: Clinical ResearchFellowship in Women's Heart Disease and Health Date Established: 2002 Number of Positions: 3 per year Duration of Program: 1 year Sponsored by: Barbara Streisand Women's Heart Center The Constance A. Austin Fellow in Women's Heart Health Edythe Broad Endowed Cardiology Research Fellowship Linda Joy Pollin Women’s Heart Health Program Contact(s): C Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC Director, Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center Smidt Heart Institute Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 127 S. San Vicente Blvd., AHSP-A3206 Los Angeles, CA 90048 Telephone: View phone number on click.appcast.io Fax: View phone number on click.appcast.io E-mail: View email address on click.appcast.io BS WHC Program Website: BS WHC Fellowship Website: Eligibility Requirement(s) Medical Degree from accredited school. Completion of an accredited residency, internal medicine preferred; completion of a clinical cardiology fellowship preferred. Unrestricted California Physician license. Required Activities Under the direction of the faculty Drs. Bairey Merz, Wei and Iribarren, the Fellow will work in the pioneering research in the prevention and diagnosis of heart disease in women in this 1 year unaccredited clinical research fellowship. Specifically, the Fellow will participate and facilitate the clinical aspects of the ongoing research directed at improved understanding the sex and gender differences in heart disease, in order to translate these research findings into improved heart disease care for women. Training and Curriculum Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered Fellows are eligible for the Cedars-Sinai Clinical Scholars Program: Fellows are eligible for the Cedars-Sinai Master’s Program: Fellows may be eligible for course work at UCLA leading to a Master of Public Health degree Fellows who have completed their Clinical Cardiology training may be eligible for the Smidt Heart Institute T32 Research Training Program: Goals of the Program To provide focused training in clinical and translational research with regard to heart disease in women, to train heart health practitioners in research, teaching, health administration and policy in women's health, and to respond to the needs of individual residents, fellows, faculty and voluntary staff regarding women's heart health in the medical institution and community. The Women's Heart Center Teaching Faculty (Drs Bairey Merz, Wei, Iribarren) will assess the activities and performance of the fellow and will discuss the evaluations with the fellow. For the purpose of graduation, the fellow in this program is evaluated and must demonstrate competency in the following areas: 1) Patient care, 2) Medical knowledge, 3) Practice based learning and improvement, 4) Interpersonal and communication skills, and 5) Professionalism For additional information, please contact Kris Echeverria: View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Heart