Fellow wellness is a top priority of our program and RUSH’s GME community.
- RUSH GME provides a quarterly meal stipend to help offset daily food costs as well as $1000 annual educational/conference reimbursement. RUSH Cardiology provides an additional $1000 annual educational/conference reimbursement. Each fellow is provided a desk and computer in the Cardiology Fellows’ Office.
- The fellows’ schedule is structured to prioritize wellness. We provide a graduated responsibility system that allows maximal elective and research time during the 3rd year of fellowship. There is no home overnight call. We provide a night float system which significantly minimizes the number of weekends and 24-hour calls that are required of each fellow. Fellows will never be scheduled to work on a post-call day.
- RUSH prioritizes wellness outside the hospital, with regularly planned social events and conferences that allow you to fully experience the amazing breadth of opportunities Chicago has to offer.
- We have a monthly fellows’ breakfast meeting where program leadership provides program updates, rotation check-ins, and efficient changes based on feedback.

Fellows goofing off together

Chicago Blackhawks game

Fellows hanging out

Celebrating Halloween

Fellows spending time together

Cardiology Structural Heart Dinner

Fellows and Fam

Chicago Summer!
Contact Us
Elizabeth Ruiz
Fellowship Coordinator
elizabeth_ruiz@rush.edu
(312) 563-7473
Angelica Busko
Fellowship Coordinator
angelica_busko@rush.edu
(312) 942-5321