Research Participation
Expectations
- First Year
- Become involved in a research project.
- Second Year
- Identify a subspecialty area and choose a faculty mentor in that area (by the second year at the latest).
- Use the Research Launch rotation to get a fast start on research projects (see below).
- Begin at least one prospective and retrospective research study.
- Submit at least one abstract to a national meeting. (Abstract deadlines: AHA -- early May; ACC -- early September)
- Submit a grant application to the Ohio AHA (October deadline).
- Attend either the AHA (November) or ACC (March) meeting.
- Third Year
- Attend the CRC Study Design and Biostatistics Course (in the second and / or third year).
- Submit at least two manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals during the fellowship.
Research Launch
In the first half of the second year, fellows will perform a two-month rotation. The goal of this rotation is to enable each fellow to get a rapid start in lab or clinical research.
Prior to rotation, fellows will meet with the Cardiology Research Council to identify a subspecialty focus, a mentor and an appropriate research project.
Example supspecialty areas include:
- Molecular Cardiology
- Preventive Cardiology / Epidemiology
- Animal Cardiovascular Physiology / Elecrophysiology
- Outcomes Research
- Echocardiography
- Cardiac Catheterization / Intervention
- Electrophysiology
- Cardiac Intensive Care
- Exercise Physiology
At the end of the first and second months, fellows will meet with the Cardiology Research Council to give a research progress report and to obtain advice and guidance. The fellows will also be scheduled to present their project(s) at a Monday Research Conference.
