A traditional three-year training program in cardiovascular disease designed for individuals primarily interested in patient-based careers. The aim of the program is to prepare selected individuals for careers as outstanding clinical cardiologists.

During the first two years of training, Fellows gain expertise in the diagnosis and management of a vast array of cardiovascular disorders. Additionally, they obtain the skills necessary to perform and interpret the full range of diagnostic tests required to manage cardiac and vascular diseases, including non-invasive and invasive modalities.

Fellows also gain substantial experience with the essentials of clinical investigation, including familiarity with the elements of study design, issues related to human subjects research and patient enrollment, data analysis and interpretation. In the third year of training concentration is centered on a selected field of clinical expertise, most typically in interventional cardiology, clinical electrophysiology, echocardiography, and other non-invasive imaging modalities including CT and MR, and heart failure.

All Fellows in this track are required to participate in a substantial research project during their training, which may involve basic, translational or clinical studies. After graduating the majority of Fellows in the Clinical Pathway pursue a fourth year of training in a specific sub-specialty discipline, such as our accredited training programs in Interventional Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, or they seek advanced training in Non-Invasive Imaging, including echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, CT and MR Imaging. Others go on to obtain positions as consultants and/or educators in cardiovascular disease.