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Conferences

A wide array of conferences complements the clinical rotations. In the first two months of each year, a series of core curriculum lectures in provided four to five mornings a week. Throughout the year, the weekly conference schedule includes: Cardiology Grand Rounds, given by nationally and internationally recognized visiting professors; Cardiology/Clinical Case conference; Fellows' Conference, devoted to topics prepared by each fellow in rotation, working closely with a faculty preceptor; echo Conference; Interventional Cardiology conference; ECG conference; ; Division Research conference; Interventional Cardiology Research Conference (optional); and Noninvasive Research Conference (optional). In addition, Fellows' Journal Club meets monthly.