Fellows have exposure to a number of educational and research opportunities at RUSH.
Education & Conferences
- Daily conference with a combination of lectures, socratic didactics, and case conferences covering all core and advanced cardiology curricula
- Heart and Vascular Team collaborative conferences between multiple subspecialties including Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery to discuss management of complex patients
- Monthly Grand Rounds conferences
- Annual pig heart dissection
- Extensive number of local Chicago and Illinois Conferences with great academic collaboration between local hospitals
- Advanced Simulation Center with case simulation, vascular access simulation, advanced TEE simulator, and coronary angiogram simulator
Research
- Fellows have a number of research opportunities available in all subspecialities of cardiology
- A total of $2000 annually is available to cover costs of conference attendance
- Research mentors are assigned according to the fellow’s individual career interests
![Simulation Lab, Cath](/sites/default/files/inline-images/20230711_115617_0.jpg)
![TEE Simulation](/sites/default/files/inline-images/20230809_101949_1.jpg)
![Simulation Lab, TEE](/sites/default/files/inline-images/IMG_1838.jpeg)
![Simulation lab, vascular access](/sites/default/files/inline-images/20230711_090612.jpg)
![Conference Poster 2](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Image-1.jpeg)
![Research poster presentation](/sites/default/files/inline-images/cm8.jpg)
Contact Us
Elizabeth Ruiz
Fellowship Coordinator
elizabeth_ruiz@rush.edu
(312) 563-7473
Angelica Busko
Fellowship Coordinator
angelica_busko@rush.edu
(312) 942-5321