Research and Educational Experience

Fellows have exposure to a number of educational and research opportunities at RUSH.

Education & Conferences

• Daily conference with a combination of lectures, socratic didactics, and case conferences covering all core and advanced cardiology curricula
• Heart and Vascular Team collaborative conferences between multiple subspecialties including Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery to discuss management of complex patients
• Monthly Grand Rounds conferences
• Annual pig heart dissection
• Extensive number of local Chicago and Illinois Conferences with great academic collaboration between local hospitals
• Advanced Simulation Center with case simulation, vascular access simulation, advanced TEE simulator, and coronary angiogram simulator

Research

• Fellows have a number of research opportunities available in all subspecialities of cardiology
• A total of $2000 annually is available to cover costs of conference attendance
• Research mentors are assigned according to the fellow’s individual career interests

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