General Fellowship Schedule

Division of Cardiology

 1st Year2nd Year3rd Year
Geography
  • 50% at UCHealth Hospital
  • 25% at Denver Health
  • 25% at the VA Hospital
  • 70% at UCHealth Hospital
  • 15% at Denver Health
  • 15% at the VA Hospital
  • 80% at UCHealth Hospital
  • 10% at Denver Health
  • 10% at the VA Hospital
Content
  • 30% CCU/Consultative
  • 20% Non-Invasive
  • 20% Invasive
  • 10% Electrophysiology
  • 10% Heart Failure
  • 10% Research
  • 25% Non-Invasive
  • 25% Invasive
  • 10% Electrophysiology
  • 10% Heart Failure
  • 30% Research
  • 30% Clinical
  • 70% Research/Elective

 

Program Block Schedule Example

 Year 1: The first year is arranged to expose the fellow to a wide variety of cardiovascular practice across all three clinical sites as well as 4 weeks for dedicated research time.

 

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10 Block 11 Block 12 Block 13
VA Cath VA Noninvasive VA Consults-CCU Denver Health Noninvasive Denver Health Consults-CCU Denver Health Cath University CCU-Nightfloat University Noninvasive University Heart Failure University Cath Research University CCU-Nightfloat University EP Consults

Example Schedule: CCU/Consult (12 weeks), Echocardiography (8-12 weeks), Cardiac Cath Lab (8-12 weeks), Electrophysiology (4 weeks), Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant (4 weeks), Night Float (4 weeks), Research (4 weeks), Advanced Imaging (2 weeks) 

 

Year 2: The second year allows additional time for research and elective blocks while continuing exposure to core cardiovascular rotations.

 

 

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10 Block 11 Block 12 Block 13
University Heart Failure University Cath University EP Consults University Noninvasive Research Research VA Noninvasive University Noninvasive Research Outpatient University CCU-Nightfloat Denver Health Cath VA CCU-Consults

Example Schedule:  Research (12 weeks), CCU/Consult (6 weeks), Echocardiography (4-12 weeks), Cardiac Cath Lab (4-8 weeks), Electrophysiology (4 weeks), Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant (4 weeks), Night Float (2 weeks), Advanced Imaging (0-8 weeks) 

 

Year 3: The third year is primarily made up of research or elective time based on the fellow’s career interests

Based on Career Interests:

  • General Cardiology
    Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10 Block 11 Block 12 Block 13
    University Advanced Imaging University Advanced Imaging University Advanced Imaging University Advanced Imaging University Advanced Imaging University CCU-Nightfloat Research University Cath Denver Health Noninvasive Denver Health Cath Research Denver Health CCU-Consults University Noninvasive

     

  • EP
    Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10 Block 11 Block 12 Block 13
    University CCU-Nightfloat University EP Consults University Cath EP EP University Noninvasive Research Denver Health Consults EP Denver Health Noninvasive EP VA Cath Research

     

  • Research
Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10 Block 11 Block 12 Block 13
University CCU-Nightfloat Research Research Research University Noninvasive Research Research Research Research Research Denver Health Consults Research Research