Brief Program Description

The University of Colorado Cardiovascular Disease fellowship training program aims to prepare trainees for careers as academic thought leaders. To achieve this, we provide exposure to and engagement with all aspects of contemporary cardiology and cardiac subspecialties at three complementary clinical sites: UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, and Denver Health. The clinical experience includes engagement with diverse and complex patient populations and exposure to cutting edge tertiary and quaternary cardiac care including advanced heart failure and transplantation, adult congenital heart disease, complex structural and peripheral vascular interventions, cardiac electrophysiology and advanced imaging modalities.  

Our clinical and procedural volumes are robust at all three sites allowing ample opportunity for fellows to acquire comprehensive procedural skills during their training. This clinical exposure is complemented by a rich didactic program that includes protected time for learning (the Academic Days curriculum), as well as a grand rounds program that welcomes national thought leaders to the campus and encourages them to interact with trainees, and conferences structured around contemporary translational, clinical, and health services research. In addition, we support all fellows in engaging in meaningful scholarship during their three years of conventional fellowship training as we believe this to be an essential element of training that encourages involvement with the larger community of academic cardiologists. We have developed an active and engaged mentoring process to help the fellows find effective mentors who can guide this discovery process and ensure their success.