Required Rotations: (9 months)

• Orientation (1 month)
• General Cardiology (2 months)
• Cardiothoracic surgery ICU (1 month)
• Cardiac Medicine ICU (2 months)
• AMI/ HF Transition of Care (1 month)
• Vascular medicine/Cardiology Ambulatory care (2 months)

Elective Rotations: (choose 3)

• Cardio-Oncology (1 month)
• Structural Heart (1 month)
• MSICU ( 1 month)
• Neurosurgery ICU (1 month)
• Emergency medicine (1 month)
• Admin (1 month)

Longitudinal Experiences:

• Research Project
• Inpatient Cardiology QA:
  • Fall- Anticoagulation monitoring service
  • Spring- Antiarrhythmic/EP monitoring service

Staffing Experience:

• The resident will staff every 4^th weekend and one evening a week in the clinical critical care and cardiology patient care areas, and will take on-call for Vascular services on the weekend and evening staffed.

Teaching Experience:

• The PGY2 resident in Cardiology will precept PGY1 residents on Cardiology I and Cardiology II rotations. Layered learning opportunities available with advanced practice experience students on cardiology rotations.
• The resident will present Continuing Education on Cardiology topics to interdisciplinary teams, including providers, nursing, pharmacy and pharmacy technicians. Education of patients and family members on disease states and therapy plans is offered as a core experience on multiple rotations, including primary care.

Leadership:

The resident will select and lead initiatives for cardiovascular services at UNCREX, be involved in quality assurance and education of pharmacy department, participate and present at the cardiovascular service line meetings

Meetings:

The resident in PGY2 Cardiology will attend local pharmacy meetings (NCAP), health system meetings as well as 2 national meetings, including ASHP Midyear and either ACC, ACCP, HFSA, or SCCM meeting. The resident may participate in recruiting events for PGY1 and PGY2 residencies and attend residency showcases as needed.

Benefits