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Division of Cardiovascular Disease

Research Programs for Fellows

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	Cardiology Fellows interested in pursuing a career in academic medicine opportunities for to learn specific research methodologies have many options: Cardiac Rhythm Management Lab (Basic Electrophysiology) Electrophysiology Clinical Research Program Echocardiography Interventional Cardiology Nuclear Cardiology Vascular Biology and Hypertension

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Goals & Expectations	The research activities in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease provide opportunities for Cardiology Fellows interested in becoming acquainted with specific research methodologies and play a crucial role for Cardiology Fellows interested in pursuing a career in academic medicine. The goal of the research experience is for the Cardiology Fellow to learn: sound methodology in designing and performing research studies how to correctly interpret and synthesize research data Cardiology Fellows are expected to: Engage in research activities that will lead to publications in the scientific literature. and presentations at scientific meetings. Transition to an academic career having acquired the necessary skills to successfully compete for grant support in the future.

Faculty	Yiu-Fai Chen, PhD William Evanochko, PhD Jian Huang, PhD Raymond Ideker, MD, PhD Massoud Leesar, MD Suzanne Oparil, MD Steven Pogwizd, MD Sumanth Prabhu, MD Patrick Umeda, PhD Gregory Walcott, MD Chih-Chang Wei, PhD C. Roger White, PhD Dongqi Xing, MD Martin Young, DPhil Lufang Zhou, PhD

Duration	Cardiology Fellows on training grants spend 2 years doing research; they will continue to attend their ambulatory clinics and have limited “on-call” responsibilities during their dedicated research experience. Cardiology Fellows enrolled in the standard 3 year clinical track are expected to complete at least one clinically-oriented research project during their 2nd & 3rd years of their clinical training. Research findings are presented at the Annual Department of Medicine Trainee Research Symposium; Fellows are also expected to publish their findings in a peer-reviewed subspecialty journal and present it at regional and national meetings, as appropriate.

Funding for Research	Intramural • UAB General Clinical Research Center Clinical Investigator Fellowship Award for senior fellows • Walter B. Frommeyer Award for 2nd year fellows and beyond NIH T32 training grant focused on vascular biology Funds 2 years of full-time, hands-on basic research for eligible Cardiology Fellows under the guidance of a faculty research mentor (Principal Investigator: Suzanne Oparil, MD). Extramural • professional societies • foundations • industry Fellows are encouraged to discuss all options with their research mentor. For more information, see: UAB Research Info UAB Research Core Facilities School of Medicine Research Info

Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) Certification	A Department of Medicine 9-month-long training course 64 hours of didactic lecture and interactive training Starts with a mandatory Clinical & Translational Science Award (CTSA) training: “Vocabulary of Research” 20 hour survey course held in September each year Follows with lectures and workshops for 2 hours each week for nine months Trainees will concurrently develop one or more mentored research projects No fee is charged for this program A certificate is issued after successful completion of the program.

Other Mandatory Training for Fellows	HIPAA (start of Fellowship) IRB (start of Fellowship; must be updated annually)
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