Our fellows are expected to engage in scholarly work. Early in the first year, each fellow is expected to identify a primary area of interest so that academic goals can be pursued during the second and third years of training. Basic research opportunities are available in electrophysiology and thrombosis. There are also opportunities for collaborative work with the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and the United States Environmental Protection Agency facility, adjacent to the medical campus. Clinical material for case reports and literature reviews are plentiful.
Teaching is an important responsibility of all trainees.
In their daily work, our fellows teach medical students, technicians, nurses, housestaff, and colleagues in the cognitive aspects of cardiology, as well as the appropriate clinical application and performance of technical procedures. Each trainee also prepares and presents formal divisional teaching conferences two or three times a year. The clinical fellowship program encompasses three years. Depending on individual career goals, further clinical or research training may be necessary. We have fourth-year fellowship positions in interventional cardiology and clinical electrophysiology.