Cardiology

The Cardiology Fellowship Program is committed to providing a broad based and diverse training experience in the specialty of Cardiovascular Diseases. The program is structured to ensure that fellows acquire the consulting expertise and the technical skills required of a Cardiologist. The primary focus of the Cardiology Fellowship program is to provide an experience which builds competency and expands understanding of the cardiac patient. We believe the best way to fulfill this goal is through a combination of self-study, didactic instruction, and supervised exposure to cardiac pathology. Research skills and the ability to properly review the medical literature are also emphasized.

 

Our Cardiology Fellowship Program is a three-year (36 month) osteopathic post-graduate program. The program is an AOA-approved fellowship with both DO and MD faculty physicians and is based at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (GSRMC), the largest tertiary care hospital within Samaritan Health Services. The Cardiology department at GSRMC includes eight practicing physicians and numerous mid-levels who provide cardiac care to the entire Samaritan service area. We invite you to learn more about our curriculum, didactics and application process.  

 
Application Process
  
At this time we have completed our recruitment process for the 2012-13 academic year. Thank you very much for your interest in our fellowship training program.
 
For those interested in applying for the 2013-14 academic year, please download a copy of our application below and follow the directions listed within the application on how to return. Along with the application, please submit a current copy of your CV,
a personal statement and at least two letters of recommendation for the fellowship program. We are currently accepting applications for the 2013-14 academic year and plan to conduct interviews beginning in October of 2012.
 
Download a copy of the Fellowship Application here
 
If you have any questions about this process please call (541)-768-4906 or email us at medicaleducation@samhealth.org.
 
 

Curriculum 

The Cardiology Fellowship curriculum is listed below but is not in order of how the training blocks will be organized.
 
 

Block

 Year 1    Year 2  Year 3

 1

 Cardiology Wards & ICU  Cardiology Wards  Cardiology Wards

 2

 Cardiology Wards & ICU  Cardiology Wards  Cardiology Wards

 3

 Cardiology Wards & ICU  Cardiology Wards  Echocardiography

 4

 Cardiology Wards & ICU  Coronary Care Unit  Cardiac Catheter Lab

 5

 Cardiology Wards & ICU  Echocardiography  Cardiac Catheter Lab/MRI

 6

 Echocardiography  Echocardiography  Electrophysiology

 7

 Echocardiography  Echocardiography  Coronary Care Unit/Research

 8

 Echocardiography  Cardiac Catheter Lab  Research

 9

 Echocardiography  Cardiac Catheter Lab  Research

 10

 Echocardiography  Cardiac Catheter Lab/MRI  Research

 11

 Cardiac Catheter Lab  Electrophysiology  Research

 12

 Cardiac Catheter Lab  Congenital Heart Disease/Research  Research
 
             *Fellow Cardiology Clinic will take place ½ day per week throughout the 3 years.
 
 
Didactic Components
 
The clinical experience will be supplemented by a structured didactic program comprised of:
  •     Weekly Catheter Conference
  •     Attending Lectures
  •     Monthly M&M
  •     Echo Conference
  •     Nuclear Conference
  •     Journal Club
 
Samaritan Heart and Vascular Institute 
 
To learn more about the services and procedures we provide at the Samaritan Heart and Vascular Institute and the important role they play within our health care system, please click here