Description
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CA) lnstitution(s)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Program Type: Clinical Research Fellowship in Women's Heart Disease and Health
Date Established: 2002
Number of Positions: 3 per year
Duration of Program: 1 year
Sponsored by:
Barbara Streisand Women's Heart Center
The Constance A. Austin Fellow in Women's Heart Health
Edythe Broad Endowed Cardiology Research Fellowship
Linda Joy Pollin Women’s Heart Health Program
Contact(s):
C Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC
Director, Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center Smidt Heart Institute
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
127 S. San Vicente Blvd., AHSP-A3206 Los Angeles, CA 90048
Telephone: (310) 423-9680
Fax: (310) 423-3522
E-mail: Kris.Echeverria@cshs.org
BS WHC Program Website: https://www.cedars-sinai.org/programs/heart/clinical/womens-heart.html
BS WHC Fellowship Website: https://www.cedars-sinai.org/education/graduate-medical/fellowship/womens-health.html
Eligibility Requirement(s)
Medical Degree from accredited school.
Completion of an accredited residency, internal medicine preferred; completion of a clinical cardiology fellowship preferred. Unrestricted California Physician license.
Required Activities
Under the direction of the faculty Drs. Bairey Merz, Wei and Iribarren, the Fellow will work in the pioneering research in the prevention and diagnosis of heart disease in women in this 1 year unaccredited clinical research fellowship. Specifically, the Fellow will participate and facilitate the clinical aspects of the ongoing research directed at improved understanding the sex and gender differences in heart disease, in order to translate these research findings into improved heart disease care for women.
Training and Curriculum
Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered
Fellows are eligible for the Cedars-Sinai Clinical Scholars Program: https://www.cedars-sinai.org/education/professional-training-programs/clinical-scholars.html
Fellows are eligible for the Cedars-Sinai Master’s Program: https://www.cedars-sinai.org/education/graduate-school/masters.html
Fellows may be eligible for course work at UCLA leading to a Master of Public Health degree
Fellows who have completed their Clinical Cardiology training may be eligible for the Smidt Heart Institute T32 Research Training Program: https://www.cedars-sinai.org/education/professional-training-programs/postdoctoral-scientist-program/heart.html
Goals of the Program
To provide focused training in clinical and translational research with regard to heart disease in women, to train heart health practitioners in research, teaching, health administration and policy in women's health, and to respond to the needs of individual residents, fellows, faculty and voluntary staff regarding women's heart health in the medical institution and community.
The Women's Heart Center Teaching Faculty (Drs Bairey Merz, Wei, Iribarren) will assess the activities and performance of the fellow and will discuss the evaluations with the fellow. For the purpose of graduation, the fellow in this program is evaluated and must demonstrate competency in the following areas: 1) Patient care, 2) Medical knowledge, 3) Practice based learning and improvement, 4) Interpersonal and communication skills, and 5) Professionalism
For additional information, please contact Kris Echeverria: Kris.Echeverria@cshs.org or 310-423-9989.
