Rotation Schedule and Didactic Training
Rotation schedule
The Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship includes 12 months of clinical rotations.
| Rotation | Length |
|---|---|
| Heart failure transplant service | 8 months |
| Elective | 1 month |
| Outpatient/Ambulatory | 1 month |
| Transplant infectious diseases | 1 month |
| HLA Laboratory | 1 month |
The fellow must be available for any new heart transplant or ventricular assist device (VAD) implant for the perioperative period and subsequent 72 hours, regardless of service obligation.
There are also individual opportunities that can be arranged to participate in the care of patients at the Pulmonary Hypertension clinic, Myocarditis clinic, Congenital Heart Disease, and Amyloidosis Clinic.
A typical week's schedule on the primary heart failure transplant service includes:
Monday
- 8-11 a.m. — hospital rounds
- 11 a.m.-noon — outpatient congestive heart failure and transplant
- 1-5 p.m. — outpatient congestive heart failure and transplant
Tuesday
- 7-8 a.m. — advanced heart failure/joint cardiology conference/Journal Club
- 8-10 a.m. — biopsies and right-heart catheterizations
- 10 a.m.-noon — hospital rounds
- 1-5 p.m. — outpatient congestive heart failure and transplant; pulmonary hypertension clinic (monthly)
Wednesday
- 8-11 a.m. — hospital rounds
- 11 a.m.-noon — outpatient congestive heart failure and transplant
- Noon-1 p.m. — staff meeting/morbidity and mortality meeting (once monthly)
- 1-3:30 p.m. — outpatient congestive heart failure and transplant
- 3:30-5 p.m.— multidisciplinary selection conference (weekly), meeting with OPO (monthly)
Thursday
- 7-8 a.m. — cardiology conference
- 8-10 a.m. — annual left- and right-heart catheterizations
- 10 a.m.-noon — hospital rounds
- 1-3:30 p.m. — outpatient congestive heart failure and transplant
- 3:30-4 p.m. — pathology/biopsy review conference
- 4-5:30 p.m. — transplant selection committee
Friday
- 8-11 a.m. — hospital rounds
- 11 a.m.-noon — outpatient congestive heart failure and transplant
- 1-5 p.m. — outpatient congestive heart failure and transplant
Didactic training
Clinical conferences, seminars, small discussion groups, journal clubs and one-on-one instruction are integral parts of this fellowship. There is a full core curriculum that designates expectations for the fellow in terms of didactic learning.
Simulation Center
The J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Simulation Center at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, provides team and individual skills training for Mayo physicians, residents, students, nurses, and allied health professionals and for learners from other organizations. The Society for Simulation in Healthcare-accredited center comprises approximately 9,500 square feet of multidisciplinary simulation training space, complemented by an additional 2,500-square-foot expansion of the center's Procedural Skills Lab. Many of the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant fellow hands-on training regarding temporary mechanical circulatory support, as well as recertification in BLS/ACLS is held in this location. View a virtual tour.