Fellowship Rotation Schedule

Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Program
Annual Rotation Schedule

Fellows

July 1 - June 30

Year 1

Block 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Site Site 1 Site 1 Site 1 Site 1 Site 1 Site 1 Site 2 Site 2 Site 2 Site 2 Site 3 Site 3 Site 4
Rotation Name CATH CCU TELEMETRY NIGHTFLOAT/
RESEARCH/SC		 NIGHTFLOAT/
RESEARCH/SC		 IMAGING / NUCLEAR ETT-NUCLEAR ECHO PREVENT MEDICINE / RESEARCH CONSULT/
INPT		 CCU CATH EP
% Outpatient 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
% Research       40 40       50        

 

Year 2

Block 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Site Site 1 Site 1 Site 1 Site 1 Site 1 Site 2 Site 2 Site 3 Site 3 Site 3 Site 3 Site 4 Site 4
Rotation Name CCU

NIGHTFLOAT/R
ESEARCH/SC

 NIGHTFLOAT/R
ESEARCH/SC		 TELEMETRY ECHO PREVENT
MED/RESEARCH		 CONSULT/
INPT		 CONSULTS ECHO CCU EP/VASC/CT/
RESEARCH		 ECHO CATH
% Outpatient 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
% Research   40 40     50   30     25    

 

Year 3

Block 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Site Site 1 Site 1 Site 1 Site 1 Site 2 Site 2 Site 2 Site 3 Site 3 Site 3 Site 3 Site 4 Site 4
Rotation Name EP CATH IMAGING/NUC TELEMETRY CONSULT / INPATIENT ECHO ETT-NUCLEAR CCU ECHO CATH EP/VASC/CT/
RESEARCH		 CCU ECHO
% Outpatient 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
% Research                     25    

 

Legend (Site Names):
     Site 1 = University Hospital (UH)
     Site 2 = East Orange Veterans Affairs (EO/VA)
     Site 3 = Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC)
     Site 4 = Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC)

 

Our schedule is based on 4 week rotations and therefore each institution has 13 rotations, Vacation is given one week at a time during non-core rotations or electives.

Nine months of non-laboratory clinical practice are the following rotations : Site 1 (Telemetry, CCU, Consult, NightFloat(1/2 month)); Site 2 (Consult/Inpt,Preventive med(1/2 month); Site 3 (CCU, Consult); Site 4(CCU)

Outpatient: All fellows have one half day continuity clinic per week. While at Site 1 & 3 (UH & CBMC) fellows have continuity clinic at University Hospital. While at Site 2 & 4 (EOVA & JCMC) fellows continuity clinic is held at that site.

 

Rotations at Site 1 CCU TELEMETRY CONSULT CATH ECHO EP NIGHTFLOAT / RESEARCH & SPECIALTY CLINIC* IMAGING / NUC** ELECTIVES***

* Nightfloat/ Research & Specialty clinic will be 2 wks nighfloat and 2 wks of research time and specialty clinic with be 1/2 day of CHF, Transplant, Cardiac Rehab & Structural Clinics

**Imaging rotation includes CT, MRI, nuclear, PET

***Electives can be echo, cath, ep, imaging

 

Rotations at Site 2 CONSULT / INPT ETT-NUCLEAR ECHO PREVENTIVE MED/RESEARCH

 

Rotations at Site 3 CCU CATH EP EP/VASC/CT/
RESEARCH		 ECHO ELECTIVE^ CONSULTS

^Electives can be echo, cath, ep

 

Rotations at Site 4 CATH EP ECHO (new) CCU (new)