In a recent paper published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Lakshmi S. Tummala, MD, FACC, and Christy L. Kaiser, MD, FACC, address the need for formalized medical education in cardiology, explore the use of technology in medical education and opportunities for curriculum development and outline teaching principles aimed to guide efforts.

Share your quality improvement successes with an abstract for ACC Quality Summit, scheduled for Sept. 14-16 in Los Angeles, CA, and virtually. Showcase how NCDR and ACC Accreditation Services data has helped you improve patient care, processes or qualitative initiatives!

Despite recent efforts to improve women's leadership in cardiovascular clinical trial research over the last decade, the number of female principal investigators (PIs) still falls well below the number of men, based on two recent studies, including one presented as part of ACC.22.

Join your colleagues virtually and register for Care of the Athletic Heart on June 3 for live sessions, panel discussions, debates and a Q&A! Learn about fundamental cardiovascular diagnostic and management strategies from sports cardiology experts through cases, research and treatment options, as well as the impacts of COVID-19 on athletes.

The first issue of JACC: Advances published on April 1. Led by editor-in-chief, Candice Silversides, MD, the online, open-access journal covers the evolving aspects of cardiology, including emerging cardiovascular fields, diagnostics and treatments.

Join Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, and Douglas P. Zipes, MD, MACC, for a live webinar on Wednesday, April 20 from 2-3:30 p.m. ET to learn strategies for developing a translational research career.

The International Early Career Working Group is hosting its inaugural Meet & Greet event on Saturday, March 26 at 11 a.m. ET. Our goal is to translate the benefits of ACC membership to our colleagues, no matter where in the world our careers take us.

Open a new professional horizon at ACC.22! On Saturday, April 2 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. ET in the Member Hub Lounge, you'll have the opportunity to hear from the chair and chair-elect of ACC's Cardio-Oncology Member Section, network with members of the Section's leadership council and find out what it takes to launch a career in the exciting and growing specialty of cardio-oncology.

This year marks the first time that four women will lead four JACC Journals: Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: Case Reports; Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: CardioOncology; Candice Silversides, MD, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: Advances and Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC, incoming editor-in-chief of JACC: Heart Failure.

Back by popular demand, the ACC will hold its 2nd Annual Evolving Practice of Cardiovascular Precision Medicine Virtual course on May 13!

Every March, the world comes together to recognize the contributions of women throughout history. At ACC, we are celebrating all the women who help advance our Mission to transform cardiovascular care and heart health each and every day.

The Feb. 16 issue of JACC: Case Reports features a Viewpoint article by Janet Han, MD, FACC, et al., reflecting on diversity and inclusion in cardiovascular society presidents over the past century.

In my first and second articles, I addressed the big picture of how to think about your finances in order to create a sound financial plan. In my third article, I went over the nuts and bolts of various financial accounts. For part 4 of this financial series, I will put all of this together to help you construct a basic financial plan.

The Early Career Section is seeking highly motivated individuals to join the 2022-2023 ACC.org Early Career Section editorial team.

The ACC Interventional, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Early Career, and Fellows-in-Training Sections have partnered with SCAI to host a monthly Cath Discussion focusing on hot topics.

Join the ACC's Accreditation Product Managers for a webinar on Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. ET to review how the pandemic has impacted the delivery of healthcare and how ACC, in response, is pivoting to a more streamlined approach to maintain Accreditation requirements.

Are you planning to submit an NCDR research proposal this year? Don’t miss the April 8 deadline! The NCDR Research & Publications (R&P) cycle offers one research proposal deadline annually for all NCDR programs except the STS/ACC TVT Registry.

The ACC is accepting applications for the Faculty Development Work Group (FDWG), which reports to the Lifelong Learning Oversight Committee (LLOC). The FDWG's mission is to educate and develop ACC faculty and support education endeavors of the College. Furthering ACC's commitment to being member driven, leadership involvement in ACC's Faculty Development Work Group offers a unique opportunity to enhance your involvement in the College and drive concepts that are meaningful to you and connect with ACC's mission.

ACC President Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, FACC, will welcome Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, FACC, and Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, MACP, for a leadership discussion on Saturday, Feb. 26.

How do racial microaggressions impact cardiovascular health? Take a multidisciplinary look at racial microaggressions with an expert panel on Thursday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET.

Dedicated to interventional procedures and imaging, the latest issue of JACC: Case Reports features two illustrative Heart Care Team/Multidisciplinary Team Live cases.

Join us for a webinar on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. ET, geared especially toward early-career and fellow-in-training physicians who strive to understand reimbursement models in various practice settings, to succeed in their career with involvement in professional societies, and to also maintain adequate work-life balance.

The ACC Interventional, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Early Career, and Fellows-in-Training Sections have partnered with SCAI to host a monthly Cath Discussion focusing on hot topics.

In recognition of Maternal Health Awareness Day on Jan. 23, the ACC joined the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and 17 other medical societies in a Commitment to Action aimed at eliminating preventable maternal mortality.

Starting a new job, especially your first job out of training, can be daunting and scary. The Virginia ACC Chapter and Early Career Leadership Council are co-hosting a webinar on everything you need to know before transitioning to a new job.

JACC: Case Reports will publish a special themed issue on sports cardiology in 2022. Authors are invited to submit manuscripts in the form of clinical cases, clinical case series and clinical vignettes for consideration by March 14.

Looking for more tips on how to build a solid foundation for your financial future? The Early Career Professionals Section and the ACC Louisiana Chapter invite you to register for Let's Talk Money! Navigating Personal Financial Decisions, a live webinar on Jan. 30 that will tackle the basics of investing, saving smart and planning for retirement.

Applications for the ACC/ABC Bristol Myers Squibb Research Fellowship Awards are due Jan. 7, 2022.

Applications for the ACC/Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) Merck Research Fellowship Awards are due Jan. 7, 2022.

Applications for the ACC/ABC Bristol Myers Squibb Research Fellowship Awards are due Jan. 7, 2022.

Applications for the ACC/Association of Black Cardiologists Merck Research Fellowship Awards are due Jan. 7, 2022.

Register today for the Cardiovascular Summit, taking place Feb. 17-19, 2022, in Washington, DC, and discover how to align strong leadership with effective business strategies to improve cardiovascular care and patient outcomes.

Many feel the pressure to do – and enjoy – research at every step of their medical training. Some feel that spark and run with it, and they go on to have successful research careers.

The ACC Early Career Professionals Section plays a pivotal role within the College, comprised of members who have graduated in the last seven years and an Early Career Leadership Council, all of whom are driven by their unending enthusiasm, dedication to hard work, and creativity.

A hybrid practice allows private cardiology attendings to perform clinic work from their offices, while serving in an academic role and teaching cardiology fellows, too.

JACC and JACC: Case Reports have launched JACC Patient Pathways, a new, interactive case report experience that illustrates the cross-specialty decision-making in an acute care setting.

In a Fellows in Training and Early Career Section article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Lauren A. Eberly, MD, MPH; Howard Julien, MD, MPH, FACC; and Srinath Adusumalli, MD, MSc, FACC, propose a new training paradigm that integrates antiracism practice throughout the cardiology fellowship training sections, including didactic curriculum, clinical training, research and workshops.

Now that you have explored your financial curiosity and thought about your financial goals, we are now going to learn some mechanics of how we can achieve them.

Have you ever found yourself lost in the “alphabet soup” of research grants?

JACC: Advances is accepting applications for the position of Social Media Editor to join the core responsible for developing the Journal’s social media presence and strategy.

In the latest installment of our series exploring careers outside of academia, Jana M. Goldberg, MD, FACC, medical director of Heartbeat Health, shares her path to working in telehealth cardiology.

As a recent graduate of fellowship training, junior faculty member, and female academic cardiologist – I commonly find myself in conversation with young women at various stages of medical training.

The Early Career International Working Group and the Electrophysiology Section Leadership Council are cohosting the second webinar in a series that provides a unique international perspective on challenging cases.

Understanding how to bill for critically ill patients is an important skill that any cardiologist working in an inpatient setting would require. However, it is also something that most providers do not completely understand.

Siu-Hin Wan, MD, FACC, member of the Early Career Section, interviewed Mark H. Drazner, MD, FACC, clinical chief of cardiology of the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, at the University of Texas Medical Center, about his advice for Early Career cardiologists.

JACC: Case Reports is inviting submissions of cases representing interventional, surgical, structural, electrophysiological and transcatheter procedural complications for a special themed issue planned for 2022.

JACC: Case Reports is accepting applicants for a second year of the popular reviewer mentoring program geared toward FIT and early career members interested in becoming reviewers and learning more about peer reviewed publishing.

In the second webinar in a series exploring the role of early career cardiologists in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, an all-star panel that features ACC Past President William A. Zoghbi, MD, FACC; Claire S. Duvernoy, MD, FACC; and Mirza Umair Khalid, MBBS, FACC, will examine how greater diversity in our field can reduce health care disparities, best practices for promoting a culture of belonging in cardiology departments, and the power of social and digital media in amplifying diverse voices.

JACC: Case Reports and JACC: CardioOncology are now fully indexed on PubMed Central, broadening access to the journals' cardiovascular research and educational content.

In a recent editor's page in JACC: Case Reports, Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: Case Reports, discusses the success of the recent mentoring pilot program on peer review and publishing under JACC: Case Reports.

Tune in on Thursday, Sept. 23, at noon ET for a live Journal Club presentation and expert case discussion.

Are you ready to contribute to a more diverse, equitable and inclusive cardiovascular profession?

Curious about available funding sources for clinical investigators? Then RSVP for this webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. ET!

"Structural heart disease (SHD) is a relatively young, rapidly evolving specialty that brings together cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, and advanced cardiac imaging," write Rim Halaby, MD, Sameer Hirji, MD, MPH, and Jason Han, MD, in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

While most clinicians don’t spend their time within the business of health care policy, it is imperative to note that enacted legislation ultimately shapes the way that we provide care for our patients in addition to other important issues such as research funding, insurance/payor reforms, access for underserved populations and many others.

My name is Aniruddha Singh, and I have been practicing cardiology in a hybrid setting for five years. It has been an amazing experience for me to be involved in a busy clinical practice at The Western Kentucky Heart and Lung Center while concurrently being involved in teaching and research at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Bowling Green, KY.

Irrespective of the career path one pursues, the transition from fellow in training (FIT) to early career cardiologist will be exciting, intimidating and unexpected. Many of us will rely on the advice of our predecessors and mentors to help formulate a career path in line with our personal goals and aspirations.

The Douglas P. Zipes Distinguished Young Scientist Award is awarded to one young physician-scientist per year who is making outstanding contributions to the field of cardiovascular disease.

Join the ACC Cardio-Obstetrics Work Group for a webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. ET, that will highlight a recent JACC state-of-the-art review article on peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Join the Imaging Section for a webinar on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. ET, that will address the unique opportunities and challenges that exist for trainees and young professionals in pursuing training and employment in multimodality cardiovascular imaging.

Improve your knowledge in the field of adult clinical cardiology with ACCSAP. This self-assessment program offers 160 CME/MOC credits and includes over 600 case-based practice questions, 130 modules of text and 50 video presentations from the ACC Cardiovascular Overview and Board Prep course.

Join us in person for this year's ACC Legislative Conference. This year's program is taking place in person Oct. 3 – 4 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, and virtually on Oct. 5.

Whether you are looking to establish your research career or simply want to get advice from the best in the field, join us for a LIVE expert panel on Thursday, July 29, at 7:30 a.m. ET for a discussion on "Research, Clinical Trials and Publishing – A Global Venture."

We are excited to invite you to a unique and exclusive opportunity to learn more about and engage with the College’s advocacy strategy.

Tune in on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. ET, for a Federal Section webinar that will provide an overview of the different career opportunities in the Federal Sector above and beyond the Veterans Health Association.

Join colleagues from ACC’s Interventional, Early Career and Fellow in Training Sections for another Cath Case Discussions webinar on Saturday, July 17, at 10 a.m. ET.

The deadline for abstracts for ACC Quality Summit, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on July 8!

"An important advantage that early career innovators have is the ability to challenge the conventional wisdom held by experienced clinicians and generate disruptive and potentially revolutionary ideas," write Ahmed M.A. Selim, MD, and Chirag R. Barbhaiya, MD, in the latest issue of JACC.

How to know the offered job is right for you? What matters most when signing that first contract? Little missteps that could lead to disasters? Minuscule adjustments that could translate into magnificent payoffs?

Standing at what may feel like the "starting line" of your career, with great aspirations, boundless opportunities, and innumerable uncertainties, you may find yourself wondering just where to begin.

Simulation is key for the development of technical skills among medical students and doctors during their educational career. This is particularly relevant for interventional procedures where it allows experience of potential scenarios without concern for adverse outcomes and the support of a tutoring trainer.

The Ant and The Grasshopper is a fable by Aesop which teaches children about the importance of hard work and delayed gratification.

In a new Geriatric Cardiology Research Spotlight webinar, taking place Tuesday, July 13, at 7 p.m. ET, Abdulla Damluji, MBBCh, MPH, PhD, FACC, will explore possible career pathways in aging research within interventional cardiology specifically.

The International Working Group of the Early Career Section Leadership Council is hosting a series of webinars on leadership and professional development.

A recent Fellows in Training and Early Career Section article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology discusses the disproportionate impact of cardiovascular disease and access to high-quality cardiovascular education in low-to-middle-income countries like Haiti.

To say that these have been strange times would be an understatement. COVID-19 has been a reckoning in many ways – of the status quo, of our global interdependence and of how we see our futures. This pandemic has certainly taught me invaluable lessons in my own career.

An early career cardiologist has three options to practice medicine: private practice, academic setting or hybrid model. A hybrid model of medical practice is a blend of academic and private practice, in which a practitioner typically works in a community setting while they are affiliated with an academic center locally.

As an early career cardiologist, you just finished a long journey of hard work and dedication; now is the time to reap the fruits of your labor. You might be tempted to live large and buy that sports car you were dreaming about or that Louis Vuitton ensemble you always wanted.

A 75-year-old sickly patient lumbered into our clinic; her gingerly steps preceded by the clack of her walker. With a note of exasperation in her voice, she asked me, "How many doctors do I have to see? I just need to be able to breathe better."

Connect and engage with your early career peers at ACC.21! Join the event on Saturday, May 15 from 6 – 7 p.m. to learn more about what the early career section is doing for you and how you can contribute.

The ACC and its Diversity & Inclusion Initiative is now accepting applications for the 2022 cohort of the Clinical Trial Research: Upping Your Game!

"We are taught in medicine to connect with our patients by learning about the social history beyond their medical history. The better we know our patients, the better we are able to treat them,” writes Michael J. Zhang, MD, PhD, in an article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

My cardiologist retired... "So doc, what will it be this time? A stress test or echocardiogram?" My 'new' 70-year-old patient with a history of myocardial infarction looks at me pensively. He tells me that he is disappointed that his previous cardiologist of 20 years has set off into the sunset and he is happy to find a new doctor.

When I decided to pursue advanced training in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), I assumed I would spend my career in academia. As I searched for my first job, however, I discovered the unique opportunity that practicing within a private not-for-profit health system has for advanced subspecialists.

I finished seeing my last patient in the office at 5 p.m. and finalized my notes shortly thereafter. I had received a call earlier in the afternoon about a new non-urgent consult. The primary care physician had advised that the patient was stable and could be seen tomorrow. I looked at the time and thought, let me swing by the hospital and see the consult before I go home.

The life lessons from Curious George range far and wide. Jack Johnson’s hit single Upside Down from the 2006 self-titled movie exemplifies the concept that once you start learning about something, your curiosity can take you quite far.

Join Jennifer Mieres, MD, FACC, and LaPrincess Brewer, MD, MPH, FACC, for this month’s ACC Diversity and Inclusion webinar on Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m. ET.

Join the ACC's CV Disease in Women Committee on Sunday, April 25 at noon ET for a can't-miss, cardiology fact-based competition featuring legends in the field of heart disease in women.

Don’t miss the April 9 deadline to submit an NCDR research proposal in 2021! Last year, NCDR changed its Research & Publications (R&P) cycle to offer one research proposal deadline annually, with one annual review meeting for all NCDR programs except the STS/ACC TVT Registry.

Cardiology fellows in training (FITs) are on the front lines of patient triage and are frequently called upon to make the initial clinical recommendations for acute pulmonary embolism. Multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response teams (PERTs) have been developed to standardize our approach toward and management of acute pulmonary embolism.

In case you missed it, the ACC and the American Heart Association released a new Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease (VHD) with concise, evidence-based recommendations to optimize care and management of patients with VHD.

Nurturing patients, families and friends is a daily phenomenon in our lives as clinicians. Whether we pay the price with our own health and welfare is up to us.

Identifying opportunities, making the right choices, and doing the work are often thought of as the keys to success. As we start out as early career cardiologists, there is much to learn, and we must augment our knowledge with the wisdom of others.

We are entering a new era of research where collaboration and networking are going to be essential skills for effective research. In fact, no matter where you are in your career, who you know, in addition to what you do, are very important for your future success.

There are an estimated 5 million active athletes at the high school, collegiate, professional and master's levels in the U.S. In a recent poll, cardiologists indicated they see an average of five patients who are athletes per week.

JACC: Case Reports is inviting all ECG lovers with a passion for ECG teaching to submit three examples of interesting/complex ECGs with relative multiple-choice questions and explanations for this competition by April 15.

Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, editor-in-chief of JACC: CardioOncology will share strategies for developing a clinical research career, with examples of how to successfully ask and answer research questions in cardio-oncology, during a live webinar on April 20 at 10 a.m.

The ACC Competency Management Committee has published several competency-based medical education training statements for the various cardiovascular disease fellowship programs, establishing competencies or skills a trainee needs prior to completing fellowship.

This year has highlighted and exacerbated the ways in which disparities influence not only the field of medicine but also the world in which we live. While everyone experienced unprecedented challenges, those who are less privileged based on gender, race, and socioeconomic status were particularly affected.

The era of precision medicine in cardiovascular disease is here. With the advent of high throughput technologies, big data analytics and the expansion of digital health tools, the concept of personalizing therapies to maximize benefits and minimize risk for patients is within reach. However, most health care providers have had little to no exposure to the data, platforms, methods and clinical applications that form the foundation of precision medicine.

Until recently, arrhythmia mapping technologies have primarily focused on elucidating the electrical properties of atrial fibrillation (AFib), namely, the voltage amplitude of underlying cardiac substrate and the propagation pattern of the arrhythmia wavefront.

Who can bring the most joy? This idea drove our fellows’ secret holiday gift exchange several weeks ago to welcome the New Year. 2020 changed every norm we previously knew – social interactions, professional meetings, patient care – even the notion of "well-being" changed.

Congratulations on passing boards! For many of us, the last few years have been an exercise in recurrent high-stakes standardized test-taking. While we are now free to focus on our career endeavors and “live as if we were to die tomorrow” without the prospect of yet another upcoming standardized exam, it is imperative that we do not lose track of our internal academic drive.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have implemented new guidelines on outpatient services beginning Jan. 1, 2021. Previously, billing for outpatient visits required a note with three main components: history, exam and medical decision-making.

Early career is a crucial time in the life of a cardiologist. When I became an attending physician 3 years ago, I had many doubts about my capabilities as a cardiologist. As the time went by, I realized the transition from fellowship to early career is actually smoother than we think it will be.

Are you planning to submit an NCDR research proposal this year? Don’t miss the April 9 deadline!

The latest issue of JACC: Case Reports includes mini-focus sections on congenital heart disease and imaging.

JACC: Case Reports and the ACC Imaging Section will host a virtual journal club on the topic of arrhythmogenic mitral valve prolapse: multimodality imaging and genetics.

Ready to take the next step on your path to career success? Register for ACC’s Virtual Career Fair!

The ability to provide patient-centered, supportive care from the diagnosis of heart failure (HF) to the end of life is essential, and the current palliative care training paradigm for advanced HF and transplant cardiology Fellows in Training (FITs) must be enhanced to achieve this goal, according to an FIT and Early Career Page published Jan. 25 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

A physician’s journey through medical school and post-graduate training is an incredibly enlightening, rigorous and yet fatiguing marathon. Trainees work through many hours of school and board preparation, clinical duties and research pursuits prior to successful transition to attending physician.

On May 25, 2020, Mr. George Floyd, an African American man, died while being restrained by an officer from the Minneapolis police department. This event was captured on video, and what shocked the nation was the fact that a white police officer kneeled on the neck of Mr. Floyd for minutes while he pleaded for help before passing away. While the U.S. was reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, another tragedy rocked the country.

We live in a busy world, bustling with activities, with clocks announcing the arrival of each hour. The chimes of time reminding us of a million things we have not done. There is an internal pressure to keep moving. Movement brings accomplishment. Accomplishment brings success. Success brings power and money. Money, should then bring happiness? Comfort? Ecstasy? Good health?

Join the ACC Early Career Section for a webinar, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. ET, discussing the ins and outs of social media.

The ACC is honored to celebrate 40 years of providing critical research fellowships to Fellows in Training and Early Career clinicians in partnership with Merck.

The newest issue of JACC: Case Reports features the second part in a procedural complications series, as well as four mini-focus issues spotlighting recent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guideline cases, imaging, electrophysiology and chest wounds.

Are you attending ACC’s Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient Virtual meeting?

To celebrate 40 years of partnership, the ACC and Merck are joining forces with the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) to offer three Research Fellowships in the amount of $100,000 each.

A recent blog post from JACC Journals’ publisher, Elsevier, breaks down the tips shared by Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, editor-in-chief of JACC, and Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC, during their popular webinar.

Minor modifications in workflow may go a long way in keeping young left-handed trainees on course to realize their potential in this procedural specialty, according to a Fellows in Training (FIT) and Early Career Page published Jan. 4 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

A special focused issue of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology offers insights into new clinical research and commentary surrounding atrial fibrillation (AFib).

Join the ACC for a webinar, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. ET, discussing social media for early career cardiologists.

The new issue of JACC: CardioOncology, is now available online via open access.

The year 2020 was precisely that for most early career cardiologists. It was an unprecedented and uncertain year with plenty of unknowns, making it particularly challenging for early career cardiologists establishing their careers and trying to balance work and personal lives.

Join the ACC Interventional, Early Career and Fellows in Training Section Leadership Councils for webinar, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. ET, discussing bifurcation techniques.

A newpreprint server platform, First Look, offers JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology authors the opportunity to showcase their accepted research while it undergoes the peer review process.

In the July 2020 issue of Cardiology, the topic of LGBTQIA+ health was celebrated and members were excited to see the ACC commit to educating cardiologists on this often-overlooked topic.

Is space travel bad for the heart? What happens to hemodynamics in microgravity? Does living in outer space age the heart prematurely? How much time in space is too much time? And how deep in space is too deep?

Responding to the need for expanded knowledge on emerging trends, novel treatment approaches and outcomes for patients with AL and ATTR amyloidosis, JACC: CardioOncology will publish a special focus issue on this topic in 2021.

ACC’s Interventional, Early Career and Fellows in Training Section Leadership Councils will host a monthly Cath Webinar focusing on CHIP-shock hot topics.

Editorial board members from JACC: Case Reports, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions will host a join Virtual Journal Club on Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 12 – 1 p.m. ET, discussing research on valvular heart disease and structural interventions.

In the latest installment of the long-standing expert round-table discussion, ACC Cardiology Hour, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, leads expert panelists in discussion on top late-breaking clinical trials released during the AHA Scientific Sessions 2020.

The ACC is excited to introduce the newly redesigned online home for JACC Journals.

JACC: Case Reports posted a new video in which Associate Editor Mladen I. Vidovich, MD, FACC, discusses a case recently published in the Journal of hemodynamic changes using pressure-volume loop analyses in PCI-induced shock.

My name is Jay Mohan, DO, and I am an interventional cardiologist and associate cardiology program director at Michigan State University McLaren Macomb-Oakland in southeastern Michigan.

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the resolve of the U.S. health care system in its entirety. The constant stress of caring for the seemingly endless victims of the contagion – and the threat to self and one's family – has led to a rampant rise in health care worker burnout. In order to accommodate the precipitous decline of in-person visits, there has been nearly an overnight adoption of telehealth and other digital platform-based services.

Join Journal Editor-in-Chief Christopher M. O’Connor, MD, MACC; members of the Journal editorial board; and expert panelists for a Virtual Journal Club on Friday, Oct. 30 from 12 – 12:45 p.m. ET, discussing a recently published manuscript further examining the findings of the VICTORIA Study.

JACC: Case Reports is accepting applicants for a new mentoring program geared toward Fellows in Training and Early Career members interested in becoming reviewer mentors.

While pursuing a career as a physician-scientist can be daunting, the pathway can provide personal and professional fulfillment and dynamism, if the individual is equipped with a roadmap for success.

As global health measures designed to control the transmission of COVID-19 have limited public gatherings, the continuum of athletics has been necessarily disrupted.

Join the ACC Geriatric and Interventional Cardiology Sections for case-based presentations, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, showing the many intersections between the care of the geriatric patient and interventional cardiology.

Mohsin Chowdhury, MD, is an interventional cardiology fellow at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, MA. He earned his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Northern Illinois University and his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

In a recent Cardiology article, Edward Chu, MD, describes how one of the toughest decisions he made in medical school was telling his research mentor and program director of the general surgery residency that he would be applying into internal medicine The learning curve in procedural specialties is undoubtedly steep.

The U.S. has more than 25,000 cardiologists for a population of 328 million. The continent of Africa has approximately 2,000 cardiologists for a population of 1.2 billion. These numbers are not a statement about the low incidence of heart disease in the African population but rather the overwhelming number of heart disease patients each cardiologist who practices in Africa must face.

As cardiology Fellows in Training (FITs), the ACC is an integral part of our training and professional growth. We enjoy complimentary membership and a myriad of benefits such as free digital access to JACC journals, opportunities to network with peers and mentors through ACC's Member Hub, discounted registration at the annual ACC meetings, and several free online educational resources.

Are you attending ACC's 2020 Virtual Legislative Conference from Oct. 4 – 6? Make sure you are prepared by participating in the FIT and Early Career meeting before the conference begins, taking place on Saturday, Sept. 26 at noon ET.

Now live via online open access, the September issue of JACC: Case Reports is divided into three mini-focus issues highlighting coronary pathology, congenital heart disease (CHD) and electrophysiology clinical cases.

Catch up on the recent Virtual Journal Club during which the recent case "Roadmap to the Mechanisms of Aortic Regurgitation on Echocardiography," by Karima Addetia, MD, FACC, and Roberto M. Lang, MD, FACC, was discussed.

In the latest installment of the long-standing expert round-table discussion, ACC Cardiology Hour, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, leads expert panelists in discussion on top trials released during ESC Congress 2020.

Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic requires a coordinated plan that balances quality patient care with the safety of health care workers, all while maintaining consistent access to care for patients with and without COVID-19.

While increasing recognition of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has improved understanding of the disease process and highlighted shortfalls in evidence, prospective and collaborative research across centers and geography are still needed to advance the science, according to a state-of-the-art review published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

My name is Yasmin Siddiqui and I am a noninvasive cardiologist in Las Vegas, NV. I share an office-based practice with a group of cardiology providers within a large multispecialty group.

The ACC is a prestigious organization that thrives for educating cardiologist inside and outside the U.S., as well as advocates for best practices to guarantee the best outcome for cardiovascular patients. It was always a dream of mine to be a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC).

Registration is now open for the ACC's 2020 Virtual Legislative Conference from Oct. 4 – 6. This year's conference occurs at an unprecedented time. Over the last several months, COVID-19 has underscored the importance of ACC's advocacy work on behalf of clinicians, patients and the entire medical community, This year's conference will provide the inside scoop on regulatory changes, legislative action and the current state of cardiology.

JACC: Case Reports will publish a special themed issue on complications this December. Authors are invited to submit cases representing interventional, electrophysiology and transcatheter complications for consideration on or before Monday, Sept. 7.

The ACC Imaging section and JACC: Case Reports will host a Virtual Journal Club on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 12 – 12:30 p.m. ET. This live, interactive webinar will feature a presentation and discussion on the case, "Roadmap to the Mechanisms of Aortic Regurgitation on Echocardiography," publishing in the Journal's August issue.

With roughly 10 million adults in the U.S. identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and more, the LGBTQ+ community is one of the populations arguably among the most underserved when it comes to health care.

Writing manuscripts, submitting grants and presenting at conferences in the first few years of clinical practice is hard to maintain without structure and appropriate support.

The results of the ISCHEMIA trial were published on March 30, amidst the coronavirus pandemic. In brief, the study showed no significant difference in death, myocardial infarction, resuscitated cardiac arrest or hospitalization for unstable angina or heart failure during follow-up.

When Mount Sinai Hospital in New York decided to reassign house staff to the front lines, the cardiology fellows were initially protected to maintain adequate staffing on presumably essential cardiovascular services: it seemed unlikely that patients were going to stop developing heart attacks, congestive heart failure and lethal arrhythmias.

The College is working to improve the ACC.org homepage experience for all ACC members – and we need your help! Take two to three minutes to fill out a brief survey letting us know what information that matters most to you on ACC.org.

How does one know whether information accessed through the internet is accurate? A recent Cardiology article discusses how accessing accurate and high-quality medical information has become a challenge in today's era of self-purported experts propagating medical information, or likely misinformation, with limited evidence-base over the Internet.

In ACC's "Quick Tips for Fast Thinking" video library, ACC thought leaders provide structured reviews of emerging science, perspectives from the front line, guidance on nonclinical issues and sharing of best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Italy was the first European nation to be severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Little is known about the effect of practice setting in job satisfaction and physician burnout in cardiology.

The ACC and American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) have extended the deadline for meeting 2020 Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP) requirements into 2021 to provide physicians with the flexibility to focus on their patients and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ACC on July 14 released the 2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Recordings and key takeaways from two recent JACC: Heart Failure Virtual Journal Clubs are now available.

Learn techniques and strategies for publishing in JACC Journals during a free webinar presented by JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Editor-in-Chief David J. Moliterno, MD, FACC, on Thursday, July 30 at 9 a.m. ET.

In a recent Cardiology article, Edward Chu, MD, cardiology Fellow in Training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, discusses his top takeaways from HRS 2020 Science Online, which highlighted the impressive scientific advancements made by the EP community.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a dramatic source of stress for physicians in the U.S. The pandemic has created an abrupt increase in workload, exposed physicians to personal risk of infection, forced many to practice outside their typical area of expertise, and exposed them to tremendous moral distress and human suffering.

Complimenting the theme of the latest JACC: Case Reports issue, Editor-in-Chief Julia Grapsa, MD, FACC, has recorded a series of informative clinical case review videos on cardiovascular complications.

Don't miss the June JACC: CardioOncology Patient Perspective Podcast. Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, talks with husband and wife physicians, Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, PhD, FACC, and Noopur Raje, MD, about their personal experience with COVID-19.

ACC's Distinguished Awards were established to recognize and distinguish individuals contributing to the cardiovascular field at unparalleled levels.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in unprecedented ways with physicians facing a new work reality and daily routine. I am a hospital-based cardiologist and work in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Over the past three months, I experienced an escalating personal stress and anxiety.

Everything changed from one day to the next when COVID-19 came to my community. My institution was selected by the government as the primary COVID-19 hospital in the region and an emergency meeting was scheduled.

One day during my intern year, not long after the stock market crash of 2008, my chief resident changed the morning report format to discuss the stock market. She informed us that the S&P 500 had lost nearly 50% of its value from a year earlier.

The ACC is excited to announce a whole new board prep option — ACC Cardiovascular Overview and Board Prep Virtual Experience and ACC/SCAI Interventional Cardiology Overview and Board Prep Virtual Experience.

The newly published issue of JACC: CardioOncology features an impressive lineup of content on heart failure and pregnancy in cancer survivors; imaging cardio-oncology; strain in AL Amyloidosis; CAR T therapy; cardiac monitoring in HER2+ therapy; resiliency in cardio-oncology; and more.

In the first installment of a new video series, JACC: CardioOncology Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, is joined by Associate Editor Ron Witteles, MD, FACC; Wilson Gonsalves, MD; and Rola Khedraki, MD, for two insightful, informative 30-minute discussions on the topic of Amyloidosis.

Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, will host the inaugural JACC: CardioOncology Virtual Journal Club on Tuesday, June 30 from 10 – 11 a.m. ET.

Many nonurgent tests and procedures have been put on hold because of COVID-19. Potential delays can worry patients living with a heart condition. ACC's CardioSmart team has created a second Coronavirus and Your Heart infographic to help patients cope with postponed procedures.

The publications team is conducting reader surveys to gain insights and opinions on two JACC Journals.

Explore the unique risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women – as well as prevention and treatment strategies – when you register for an ACC live webinar on June 18.

In a recent Cardiology article, Edward Chu, MD, Fellow in Training (FIT) at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, NY, explains how although recent measures have ameliorated the debt accrued during medical school, none have addressed the extensive and perhaps unnecessarily long length of medical training, particularly to become a cardiology subspecialist.

The global pandemic caused by disease from the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus has had an unparalleled impact on our society, health care systems and cardiovascular community, including fellows-in-training (FITs).

In late March, a series of live video webinars held through a collaboration of the ACC and the China Cardiovascular Association brought early insights on managing COVID-19 from the front lines in Wuhan, China.

Welcome to your professional home at the ACC – the Early Career Section! I would like to thank you all for your hard work during these challenging times caring for COVID-19 patients, and your continued commitment towards the care of our cardiac patients.

As I write this article, I am working from home after a week on the inpatient cardiology service. Unfortunately, I am being asked to check my temperature each day because of potential exposure to someone in the hospital who later tested positive for COVID-19, despite the lack of any symptoms.

The first case of a pneumonia of unknown cause was reported to the World Health Organization by China on Dec. 31, 2019. Subsequently, news report headlines were dominated by the devastation caused by SARS-CoV2 in China, then Iran and then Italy.

In the midst of all the challenges that have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, self-care and well-being may be lost in the chaos and lack of clarity that many of us are experiencing at this time. As clinicians, we are truly in a unique position – and now, possibly even more than ever, is the time to sustain focus on our own well-being in order to take on the emerging challenges that continue evolve in the health care environment.

The COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll and it feels like our world has been turned upside down – both at work and at home. Because of the work we are called to do, early career cardiologists and cardiologists-in-training are counted on to "carry on" at work.

Watch expert analysis and discussion on the JACC: Case Reports April mini-focus issue on valvular heart disease and structural interventions.

Careers in cardiology are demanding – and the global pandemic has only highlighted some of the challenges that cardiovascular professionals face.

DAPT after PCI improves morbidity and mortality by reducing ischemic events but increases bleeding risk, especially for high bleeding risk patients. Nearly one-third of patients treated with PCI are considered to be at high bleeding risk, but these patients are frequently excluded from stent trials.

Several important trials were presented during the ACC.20 Together With World Congress of Cardiology virtual experience that may change treatment and guidelines for coronary artery disease management, PAD and coronary artery interventions.

As cardiovascular professionals work on the front lines to treat patients with COVID-19, JACC Journals has been compiling a collection of manuscripts with the goal of providing guidance on the novel coronavirus for clinicians.

Submit your abstract for ACC Quality Summit, scheduled for Oct. 7 – Oct. 9 in Orlando, FL.

As of the time of this writing, more than 160,000 people worldwide have died from COVID-19, with over 39,000 deaths in the U.S. alone. The COVID-19 pandemic has forcefully disrupted every industrial sector including agriculture, manufacturing, hospitality, education, sports, transportation and health care.

During my college days, I "shared" a car with several of my friends for short trips into town. New Hampshire, then and now, does not require a driver to possess an auto insurance policy. At the time, saving a few hundred dollars more than paid for gas and seemed like a great deal.

When I sit down to focus on the task at hand, such as writing a research manuscript, I am typically barraged from multiple directions by calls, pages, texts, emails, knocks on the door, etc. While most of these are not urgent, they need to be triaged and a quick response is often expected. The bombardment continues all day, although the intensity waxes and wanes.

In a new Editor's Page published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), Editor-in-Chief Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, and Justine Turco, ACC's divisional senior director of publishing, provide a look on how COVID-19 has impacted clinical care and peer-review publishing.

ACC's Diversity and Inclusion Task Force is presenting a newly expanded Clinical Trials Research: Upping Your Game program for 2020-2021!

A new JACC: Basic to Translational Science preprint server platform, First Look, offers participating authors the opportunity to showcase their accepted research while it undergoes the peer review process.

Let the ACC help you take the next step in your career by visiting the Cardiology Careers page. With more than a thousand job listings and dozens of career-focused articles, Cardiology Careers will help you find your next job or succeed at the one you have now.

In an effort to help inform and educate our medical community on improved patient care related to the COVID-19 pandemic, JACC: Case Reports offers a publication avenue for sharing this knowledge with less preparation time than traditional manuscripts and fast-tracked review.

As the future holds great promise for improved multidisciplinary collaborations between cardiology and obstetrics, cardio-obstetrics may present a unique opportunity for Fellows in Training (FITs) and early career professionals to develop a niche in this expanding subspecialty, according to an FIT/Early Career Page published March 16 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Cardiology fellowship programs may need to expand their curriculum to include cardio-rheumatology didactics, clinical rotations and mentoring opportunities for fellows to explore their interests in this field, according to a Fellows in Training (FIT) and Early Career Page published March 23 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

The newest issue of JACC: Case Reports contains a wide variety of clinical cases, imaging vignettes, editorial comments and viewpoint articles providing actionable science for cardiovascular clinicians of all experience levels.

Early exposure and training in cardiometabolic medicine may help prepare emerging clinicians with the tools and knowledge needed to deliver optimal and unified care to this high-risk cohort, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career Page published March 9 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

As a new year is well underway, the Fellows in Training (FIT)/Early Career Page, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, will be running a new series featuring work from early career leaders in emerging cardiac subspecialties.

Despite all the hype (and fear) that AI could replace clinicians, we are far from this scenario. Much of the technology exists to execute pieces of such a clinic visit, but that is a long way from implementation of safe, effective and efficient "AI for health care" solutions.

Transitioning from medical school to residency and from residency to fellowship follows an established, comfortable template. Transitioning from training to full-time employment is a different animal. Gone is the warm blanket of the clearly-defined timeline and process, which can be appropriately anxiety-provoking for graduating fellows.

The field of cardiology has grown tremendously in the past two decades. No longer are cardiology fellows only pursuing the traditional subspecialties of intervention, electrophysiology or heart failure. Now they are actively creating their own niches, and the newest area of interest that has caught the attention of budding cardiologists is cardiac critical care.

The latest issue of JACC: Case Reports is now available online, featuring a mini focus issue on myocardial and pericardial inflammation, second mini focus issue on electrophysiology, new Technical Corner, and wide variety of clinical cases.

ACC's Annual Scientific Session is always evolving to make the most out of new technologies, educational formats, new science and more. No meeting is the same as the one before, and this year is no exception.

Before reading my story below, there is a limitation that readers should be aware of: The experiences described reflect my reality as an early career cardiologist, and may not be generalizable to other individuals or health care settings. They may also not accurately represent all the days in my schedule.

When I was a resident, one of my faculty mentors suggested that I read the book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. On her advice, I read the book and absorbed Sandberg's wisdom regarding the power of saying "yes" to work opportunities. I thought of this book again as I started my first faculty position as a pediatric cardiologist at NYU/Hassenfeld Children's Hospital.

The recent advances in cardiac imaging techniques have created an increasing interest in training cardiology fellows in multiple different imaging modalities. Advanced training or Level III training in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT (CCT) and cardiac MRI, or combination of the above, pose a dilemma to the cardiology fellows and the training programs nowadays.

In the newest episode of ACC's Practice Made Perfect podcast, Alison Bailey, MD, FACC; C. Michael Valentine, MD, MACC; and Cathie Biga, MSN, RN, FACC, discuss what medical liability is and tips for preparation and prevention to stay out of trouble. Listen here.

As part of the latest issue of JACC, Editor-in-Chief Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, has published his annual Editor-in-Chief's Top Picks. Each year, Fuster personally selects the top 100 papers from the previous year, including both original investigations and review articles from 15 distinct specialties.

Did you know the ACC has a resource for members that offers news, career advice and opportunities with employers looking for top talent? Visit ACC's Cardiology Careers whether you are looking to find your next career opportunity or find new employees.

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging has recently published two special issues: one dedicated to the topic of noninvasive imaging for the evaluation of diastolic function and the second to the value of left ventricular global longitudinal strain in cardiology.

Hear from ACC Past President Mary Norine Walsh, MD, MACC, and Board of Trustees Member Edward Fry, MD, FACC, as they discuss the important role members like you can play in the College at the Early Career Section Meeting, taking place March 28 at 5 p.m. CT in the Early Career Lounge at ACC.20/Together With World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.20/WCC).

Don't forget to submit NCDR research proposal applications (RPAs) by Monday, Feb. 3. NCDR is accepting AFib Ablation Registry RPAs for the first time this year. Also, beginning this year, NCDR is changing its Research & Publications (R&P) cycle to offer one annual research proposal deadline and one annual review meeting for all NCDR registries, except the STS/ACC TVT Registry, PINNACLE Registry and Diabetes Collaborative Registry.

In a recent Cardiology article, Naomi F. Botkin, MD, FACC, shares her story about how a wearable device may have saved her life when she was experiencing moderate-intensity chest discomfort at work. After turning to her Apple watch for an ECG, she noticed an ST elevation on the single lead tracing, and was later diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction secondary to spontaneous coronary artery dissection.

Everyone, including physicians and other health care professionals, has implicit (also called unconscious) biases that affect how they view the world and interact with others. A recent Cardiology magazine article deep dives into the several definitions of implicit bias that all come down to the same thing: attitudes or decisions that lead to unintended disparities and inequalities and reinforce cultural biases, resulting in "unintended consequences."

Learn side-by-side with peers, participate in interactive case discussions on evidence-based treatment strategies and build your cardio-oncology community at ACC's Advancing Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course, taking place Feb. 14 – 16 in Washington, DC.

Chili Pepper Consumption and Mortality in Italian Adults by Marialaura Bonaccio, PhD, et al. received the most online attention among research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) in 2019.

In a Leadership Page published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Akshay Khandelwal, MD, FACC; Laxmi Mehta, MD, FACC; Scott Lilly, MD, FACC; and Poonam Velagapudi, MD, FACC, discuss the importance of addressing burnout and clinician well-being and the necessity to address systemic issues that improve clinician efficiency while reducing unnecessary administrative burdens.

The newest issue of JACC: Case Reports is entirely dedicated to the topic of cardiovascular disease in women.

Are you on social media? Join the ACC for a webinar, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. ET, to discuss the reach and utility of social media to advance knowledge, as well as how to successfully promote oneself and collaborate with others with similar interests to advance their careers.

Recent episodes of ACC's Practice Made Perfect podcast, covering conflict management in the CV Workplace and medical professionalism, are now available for streaming. Find out how to download, subscribe and listen to this and other ACC podcasts.