Fellows in Training
Welcome to the fellows in training home page, designed to provide cardiology
fellows in training educational opportunities and business information
needed for advancing their careers.
FIT Events at ACC.09!
Please join us for many exciting programs tailored specifically for FITs:
Sunday, March 29
FITs: What You Need to Know in Starting a Cardiology Career
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here for Agenda
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Soon you will need to get ready for your boards and plan out your career
and financial future. This is a session every FIT should attend. Here,
you’ll learn how to get involved at the ACC, what you need to know
to pass your boards, how to document and get paid for services you perform,
how to select the professional practice that is right for you after your
training is over and more.
Convention Center, Room W303
FREE BOXED LUNCH AVAILABLE TO FIRST 150
FITs: Career Options in
Pediatric Cardiology Session and Luncheon
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
You know you want to be a pediatric cardiologist, but how do you reach
that goal? This session will focus on practical steps to launching a career
in pediatric cardiology including career tracks and promotions, finding
a mentor, interviewing skills, funding for clinical research, balancing
career and family and more. Future pediatric cardiologists will find this
two-hour session to be one of the best time investments at ACC.09.
Convention Center, Room W106
FIT/ACCIS: Essentials of Cardiovascular Care in Older Adults
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Learn about the newest ACCIS offering for fellows which covers key points
about caring for older adults with cardiovascular disease. Test your knowledge
of physiology, pharmacology, aging care among other topics with audience
response, hear key point lectures by geriatricians and cardiologists,
and consider what caring for the aging population will mean for you in
training and beyond!
Convention Center, Room W303
60th Anniversary Celebration and Chapter Reception
6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
The ACC celebrates its 60th Anniversary with a celebration in appreciation
of ACC members, chapters and partners. Join us for entertainment, food
and drinks as we mark the College’s 60th!
Peabody Hotel, Reception Hall
Monday, March 30
FIT Forum: Stimulating Options 2009
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here for Agenda
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
You’re in training now, but soon you will have to make decisions
that will dramatically affect your career and future happiness.
You have options you probably don’t know you have. You need to know
what they are and how to evaluate these options to optimize your happiness
and the happiness of your family. Clinical Investigator in an Academic
Center? Clinician and an Educator in an Academic Medical Center? These
options and their impact on the decisions you will soon need to make will
be explained. Time for questions and answers has also been built into
the session.
Convention Center, Room W303
FREE BOXED LUNCH AVAILABLE TO FIRST 150
Tuesday, March 31
ACC.09 Fellows Imaging Bootcamp
8:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
FIT Community Lounge
Where can you go to relax, check your e-mail, and be surrounded by your
FIT peers? The answer is easy, visit the FIT Community Lounge.
Convention Center, Room 204A
This issue of ACC's
Fellows-in-Training News includes:
- Salary Not the Bottom Line
- Mark Your Calendar: Special FIT Sessions Every Day at ACC.09
- Which Compensation Model Will Work Best for You?
Full
Salary Article can be found here
Click
here to view the ACC CardioCareer and CME Guide.
Cardiology Fellows: Click here to learn what
benefits you receive as an ACC Fellow in Training
Presentations from "How to Become a Cardiovascular Investigator"...click
here
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