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In our comprehensive one-year Interventional Cardiology Fellowship program, you will gain extensive training in coronary interventions with significant exposure to peripheral and structural procedures.

Interventional Group

Fellowship Experience

Thank you for your interest in our Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program at UAB. Our program provides superior cardiology training in a collaborative environment. We have specialty clinics across our medical campus, which is anchored by our 1,200 bed inpatient center UAB Hospital—the eighth largest public hospital in the nation. The hospital is in close proximity to the Birmingham VA Medical Center, UAB Hospital Highlands campus, The Kirklin Clinic, and Children's Hospital of Alabama, where fellows also train.

 

 

Clinical Training

Our program is devoted to training fellows in advanced diagnostic and interventional percutaneous coronary procedures, as well as providing substantive supplemental exposure to noncoronary cardiac, peripheral, and structural diagnostic and interventional, while ensuring competency in basic peripheral vascular procedures (iliac and brachiocephalic).

You will learn how to use a broad range of established and experimental techniques, resulting in the participation of a multitude of diagnostic procedures during the training period.

In addition to performing these procedures, you will be primarily responsible for the pre-procedure assessment and post procedural care of your patients. You will work closely with our highly experienced interventional cardiovascular nurse practitioners/physician assistants, interventional cardiovascular unit nurses, catheterization laboratory, research, and office/administrative staff. You will become a source of reference and assistance to the internal medicine housestaff who rotate through the inpatient cardiology service.

The fellowship program has a core curriculum which is completed through independent reading, patient care, procedures, and weekly interventional conferences.

 

 

Research Opportunities

Trainees have the opportunity to initiate, develop, and participate in multi-center and single-center research projects.You will also obtain experience in the clinical and translational interventional cardiology research program.

 

 

Let's get acquainted

It's not just what you learn. It's also about the people you learn with. Our cardiology fellowship program leaders are dedicated to developing the potential of every talented trainee.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What will I need to apply?

    All applications are reviewed via Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS), which requires the following documents:

    1. Current CV (updated within 3 months)

    2. Medical School Transcripts (and diploma if requested)

    3. Medical School Dean’s Letter

    4. Three (3) total Letters of Recommendation (including former program directors)

    5. Certificate/verification from previous residency training

    6. Must be eligible for Alabama Medical License and Alabama Controlled Substance Certificate (all step scores completed at the time of application)

    7. Must be eligible for Federal DEA registration

    8. Valid ECFMG Certificate (IMG only)

     

    We do not accept any addtional documents outside of ERAS submissions.

  • What are the salaries & benefits for fellows?

    Our program provides benefits and insurance plans available to all fellows at UAB. You can find the list of salaries and benefits for fellows based on PGY level here.

  • Is there a minimum USMLE score required?

    There is no minimum USMLE score requirement. We take the score into account as part of the overall review of an application.

  • What are the key program dates for Applications

    Applications Open and Close — July through September: Apply through ERAS

    Applications Reviewed — August

    Interview Invitations Released — August

    Interviews Begin — September

    Match Day — November

    Fellowship begins — July 1

  • Do you sponsor H1B or J1 Visas?

    Yes, the division can sponsor these Visas. 

 

Got more questions? Reach out and let's talk.

HusseinAbuDayaI'd be delighted to talk with you about the many many possibilities that await you at UAB. Contact me to learn more about our exciting interventional cardiology fellowship.

Hussein Abu Daya, M.D., Fellowship Director


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