Heart Failure & Transplant Fellowship curriculum
Contact usThe Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship program provides academically and clinically rigorous learning opportunities, with the goal of providing trainees with the knowledge, procedural skills, clinical judgment, professionalism and interpersonal skills required for an advanced heart failure and heart transplant specialist.
The curriculum is designed to prepare the cardiology fellow to care for all stages of heart failure. After completing our one-year fellowship, fellows will be able to demonstrate competency in appropriately selecting patients for advanced heart failure therapy options, and participate in the comprehensive care of these patients.
Fellows will also learn how to manage patients on mechanical circulatory assist devices and cardiac transplantation, including knowledge of immunosuppressive drugs and transplant-specific complications.
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Rotations
- Pre-transplant heart failure inpatient service
- Outpatient heart failure, transplant, circulatory device and pulmonary hypertension clinics
- Post-transplant and device inpatient service
- Cardiac catheterization and biopsy lab
- Cardiopulmonary Stress Lab
- Clinical Pathology Laboratory
Research
Fellows' research efforts, activities and times are designed to run concurrent with clinical experience throughout training. Prior to graduation, each fellow must complete one qualified research project.
Conferences, along with journal clubs and research conferences, provide fellows with extensive resources for their learning experience.
Fellow conferences
- Advanced Heart Failure Therapies educational seminar series
- Thoracic Transplant and MCSD Patient Selection Committee meetings
- Heart Failure Society of Milwaukee Journal Club
- Monthly shared noon conference
- Weekly cardiology conferences (optional)
Apply to the fellowship
Learn how to apply to the Aurora Heart Failure & Transplant Fellowship program. Get information about candidate requirements and the application process.