Fellows in Training - Welcome!
Welcome to the fellows in training home page, designed to provide cardiology
fellows in training educational opportunities and business information
needed for advancing their careers.
During your training years, ACC membership is complimentary for those
in an approved training program, and comes with practical benefits including
on-line access to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
and discounts on educational products and programs. Click
here to learn what benefits you receive as an ACC Fellow in Training
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If you are a cardiology fellow currently training in an approved training
program in the U.S. or Canada, and have not received notification of ACC
membership, please click
here to fill out an application for membership. Approved programs
are those accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education (ACGME) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
(RCPSC).
Getting
Involved
The key to success as a Fellow in Training is involvement, and the ACC
has many opportunities for you to choose from and to help you succeed.
- Mentoring
Program – Find a mentor and advance your career.
- Talk
Back with Fellow FITs! – Talk to other Fellows in Training
about everything training-related. Start or join a conversation today!
- FIT Committee
– Get involved and influence ACC activities around Fellows in
Training. For more information on getting involved, email fellowsintraining@acc.org
.
- Training
Program – Search our database to find a training program near
you.
- Chapters – Get involved
at the local level! Click
here for a list of state chapters near you.
- Sections – Join
a specialty Section for FREE as an FIT. Get involved, network, lead,
and advance your specialty. Adult Congenital & Pediatric, Women
in Cardiology and Interventional Scientific.
- Advocacy – Find out what
the ACC is doing on the Hill.
News
& Events
FIT Funding Opportunities
Stay tuned for news and events affecting Fellows in Training.
New! Applications are being accepted for 2009-2010 Research and Travel
awards. Click here to learn more
and apply today.
Articles
& Publications
ACC Fellows-in-Training News:
- Current Issue: Spring 2009 – ‘Keeping it all in Balance’
- Winter 2009: ‘Salary
Not the Bottom Line, Compensation Models and You’
- Search our database of archived issues of Fellows-in-Training
News
Presentations from: ‘How
to Become a Cardiovascular Investigator’
Passing
the Boards
Preparing for the Boards can be very stressful, but ACC Educational Products
and Programs make it easier
- Click here to access
information on Educational Products
- Click here to access
information on Educational Programs
- Presentation: Abhinav Goyal, M.D., M.H.S., ‘How
to Prepare for the Cardiology Boards’
Your
Career
As you begin your career in Cardiology, take advantage of ACC’s
resources to find the position that’s right for you.
- Access
ACC Cardiology Careers – a job site filled with targeted Cardiology
jobs.
- ACC
CardioCareer and CME Guide – this guide will help you find
answers on expected compensation, job outlook, career paths and how
to set your career up for success.
- Presentation: Robert A. Harrington, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I., ‘Clinical
Investigator Careers in an Academic Medical Center’
- Presentation: William M. Miles, M.D., ‘A
Clinician and an Educator in an Academic Medical Center’
- Presentation: Mike Valentine, M.D., ‘Private
Practice Opportunities 2009’
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