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Welcome to ACC's Fellows in Training Member Section!

Scott Baumgartner, MD

Scott Baumgartner, MD
Chair

The Fellows in Training (FIT) Leadership Council welcomes you to your professional home at ACC! We are excited to have you as part of our community. We recognize the tremendous dedication it took to reach this point in your career and hope to serve as both a resource and a voice for you within the College.

No matter where you are on your fellowship journey, our goal is to provide programming and resources that educate, inform and inspire your career in cardiovascular medicine. The FIT Leadership Council serves as your voice and presence within the College. Through curated in-person programming at national meetings and state or local chapter events, we strive to engage a diverse community of FITs and help you explore the many opportunities ACC has to offer.

Here are several ways you can get involved with ACC and the FIT Leadership Council:

  • Join us on social media! Follow @ACCinTouch, join DocMatter, and search #ACCFIT on X.
  • Stay connected through FIT communications. Watch for emails from our ACC liaison Bethany Parker and keep up with the ACC On-Call FITs monthly newsletter.
  • Participate in the Chief FIT Network (if you are a chief fellow).
  • Apply to join the FIT Leadership Council. Look for the call for applications in Fall 2026.
  • Be an advocate. Attend the yearly ACC Legislative Conference.
  • Attend ACC.27 next year In Houston, TX.Become an FACC. If you are graduating, continue your engagement with the College.

These are just a handful of the many opportunities available to FITs. If you have ideas or would like to get involved, we would love to collaborate with you. Please reach out to us at fellowsintraining@acc.org to share your interests, ideas and feedback.

We look forward to working with you!

Sincerely,
The FIT Member Section Leadership Council

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Questions? Contact Bethany Parker at bparker@acc.org for questions about the FIT Section; FellowsinTraining@acc.org to get involved with the Section or Contact ACC Member Care.

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JACC: Advances is calling for submissions for a special Focus Issue exploring how AI, digital health platforms, wearables, remote monitoring and emerging technologies are transforming cardiovascular care. The issue seeks original research, reviews, meta-analyses, policy papers, expert panels and clinical reasoning articles addressing topics such as AI-enabled diagnostics and risk prediction, digital health and telehealth solutions, wearable technologies, device and interventional innovations, implementation science, regulatory considerations, data privacy, algorithmic bias and health system transformation. Submit by Jan. 4, 2027.

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Join ACC's Interventional Cardiology Member Section's Leadership Council on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. ET for a webinar discussing the latest clinical trials, late-breaking studies and emerging evidence from Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2026. Expert faculty will share their hot takes on the findings that matter most, offer perspectives on what the data mean for interventional cardiology and discuss what could change clinical practice. Learn more and register. View full coverage of the meeting, taking place Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 in San Diego, CA, on ACC's TCT 2026 Meeting Coverage page.

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Join us for ACC.27 Together With WCC, taking place April 10-12, 2027, in Houston, TX. ACC.27-WCC will bring together thousands of cardiovascular professionals from across the globe for an extraordinary exchange of science, innovation and clinical expertise. Discover the breakthroughs shaping the future of cardiovascular medicine and the newest guidelines transforming patient care worldwide.

Plus, plan to arrive a day early to participate in the  From Trainee to Attending: Leadership and Career Transitions pre-conference session on Friday, April 9 for this interactive workshop is designed to help you navigate negotiation, conflict resolution, personal branding, networking, and leadership – offering the non-clinical skills that shape the kind of attending you become. Don’t delay – register early to SAVE with early bird rates and select the ACC.27-WCC PLUS package to add the pre-conference session to your registration.

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