Recognizing the vitality to the future intellectual health of cardiovascular medicine and the welfare of patients with cardiovascular disease, we provide protected time for required cardiovascular research. Such an experience will ensure fellows understand the concepts, methods and pitfalls of the research process. Active participation in research projects will provide fellows with further experience in critical thinking and evaluation of cardiology literature.
Fellows will eventually participate in review of published data, research design, data analysis and logical deduction. Our fellows develop skills in continuing self-education through direct investigation as well as by reviewing data from other investigators, and, therefore, are equipped for life-long learning through the medical literature. Additional goals include expertise in epidemiological methods as well as outcome evaluation, biostatistics and biomedical ethics.