Graduate Medical Education
Our graduate medical education program helps shape the next generation of healthcare professionals.
Nationally accredited fellowships
Now in its eighth year, our graduate medical education (GME) program has grown from a single Structural Heart Fellowship to a robust enterprise with seven additional areas of focus. Five of our fellowships have received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and three have been approved by the Texas Medical Board (TMB).
Every year, our GME program trains more than 25 fellows in the following fields:
- Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship (TMB)
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship (ACGME)
- Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship (ACGME)
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship (ACGME)
- Interventional Cardiology Fellowship (ACGME)
- Peripheral Endovascular Fellowship (TMB)
- Structural Heart Fellowship (TMB)
- Thoracic Surgery Fellowship (ACGME)
- Vascular Surgery (ACGME)
A focus on cross-disciplinary education
Our GME program emphasizes physician collaboration for better insights and outcomes in cardiovascular treatments.
Fellows discuss patient care in regular daily meetings with peers and clinicians from other subspecialties. The meetings allow for discussion of complex patient cases and give fellows the opportunity to contribute to and better understand treatment decisions.
Research plays an important role in the GME program, as well, with our fellows and faculty having written over 1,000 publications since 2018 and currently participating in 120 clinical trials. In addition to offering insight into a fellow’s chosen subspecialty, our research program provides another opportunity for collaboration. Fellows present their research initiatives at national and locally hosted conferences, where they can discuss their findings and learn from other specialists in related fields.
“The interaction between our programs means that cardiology fellows understand cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery—whom to call, what procedures they choose and why—and vice versa,” says Molly Szerlip, MD, associate director of research and education. “They go to each other to discuss cases before coming to attendings, so we get a higher level of discussion and thought.”
This team-focused approach not only leads to better care but also improves the success of our fellows. Our program has a 100% success rate in fellows passing their exams on the first try.
“We live and breathe our heart team approach every day. Our aspiration is to show that a true team approach is possible. We believe it’s the best way to give care and to teach our fellows. Our fellows can then go on to other hospitals and make it happen there.”
Molly Szerlip, MD
Associate Director, Education and Research
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Driving the field of cardiovascular care forward
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