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Pediatric Preventive Cardiology Fourth-Year Fellowship

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The Division of Cardiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center offers the only fourth-year fellowship in Pediatric Preventive Cardiology in the United States. The fourth-year trainee will have successfully completed three years of pediatric cardiology training and demonstrated aptitude for a career in academic medicine. Training during the fourth year will provide skills, knowledge and experience for a successful clinical, academic and research career. 

The year will include structured experiences in clinical medicine, didactic educational experiences and opportunities for productive research. Optional areas for study can be introduced to tailor the experience to the areas of interest of the fellow.

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Two to three half-days per week are spent in:

Educational experiences include:

  • Formal didactic sessions
  • Classes at University of Cincinnati (Lifelong learning program or Master's program)
  • Echo conference 8-9 am Tue, Thurs, Fri. if desired
  • Independent study – Preventive cardiology reading list
  • Monthly activities:
    • Preventive Cardiology Journal Club
    • Statistics Journal Club
    • American Dietetic Association monthly Journal Article Reading
    • Obesity Researchers Interest Group

Research work will include:

  • Learning research techniques
  • Participating in ongoing studies
  • Learning grant writing – grant writing lecture series, intensive grant writing workshop

Goals for the year:

  • Submit a manuscript as first author
  • Develop a research question and write a training grant

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Schedule

Note: Items in italics are flexible.

Month Clinical
(3 half days/week) 		 Educational
(1-2 days/week) 		 Research
(1-2 days/wk.)		 Other 
 July Clinics Preventive Cardiology readings CD
Vascular function training		 Introduction to current grants  
 August Clinics Preventive Cardiology readings CD

Core lectures in HTN & Lipids
QC issues in the CV research lab

Introduction to CCCR, GCRC
IRB issues
Training in reading echo studies

  Vacation x 2 weeks
 Sept. Ward call x 2 weks
Clinics x 2 weeks

Preventive Cardiology readings CD
Univ Cinc class: Intro to SAS x 2 weeks

Drug Studies & Regulatory issues
Funding sources
Training to read carotid studies

  
 Oct. Clinics x 2 wk
Echo x 2 weeks

Intro to SAS

 Data analyses for ongoing studies  
 Nov. Clinics

Intro to SAS x 2 weeks
Ambulatory BP techniques

 Data analyses for ongoing studies  AHA meeting
 Dec. Clinics

Grant writing seminar (one day session)
Stress testing techniques for research

 Abstract preparation for AHS & ADA  
 Jan. Clinics

UC class: Intro to Epidemiology
HR variability & autonomic tone

Manuscript preparation for ongoing studies
Formulate research question

  
 Feb. Clinics

Intro to Epidemiology
Grant writing seminar (one day session)

Manuscript preparation for ongoing studies
Background reading for research Q

  
 March Clinics

Intro to Epidemiology x 2 weeks
Grant writing group (bi-weekly)

Submit manuscript for ongoing studies
Specific aims for research Q

  AHA epidemiology meeting
 April Clinics x 2 weeks
Ward call  x 2 weeks

UC class: Design & Management of Field Studies
Grant writing seminar (one day session)
Grant writing group (bi-weekly)

Write background for grant

 CV Disease Epi class if offered (Q other year)
 May Clinics x 2 weeks
Echo x 2 weeks

Design class
Grant writing group (bi-weekly)

Revise manuscript for ongoing studies
Write methods for grant

  
June  Clinics

Design class
Grant writing group (bi-weekly)

Finish manuscript submission

  Vacation x 2 weeks

Contact Us

If you would like more information about pediatric preventive cardiology fourth-year fellowships, please email Robert L. Spicer, MD or D. Woodrow Benson, PhD, MD.

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