|
The UCSF Echocardiography Fellowship Program is housed within
the Adult Echocardiography Laboratory of the UCSF Medical
Center located in the Moffitt-Long Hospital. Annually, the
lab performs over 10,000 echocardiograms, including transthoracic,
transesophageal and stress (exercise or pharmacologic) studies.
The Echocardiography Training program is affiliated with
the clinical Cardiology Fellowship at UCSF, which is fully
accredited by the American Board of Internal Medicine. We
offer a combined clinical and research fellowship in echocardiography.
The primary aims of the program are to provide Level III
training in echocardiography as outlined by the American
Society of Echocardiography and to provide a sound basis
in research. In general, these research projects follow the
broader interests of the laboratory such as measurement of
left ventricular volume and mass, transesophageal echocardiography,
the noninvasive assessment of cardiac performance during
exercise or pharmacologic intervention, coronary flow reserve,
outcomes research, contrast and three dimensional reconstruction.
The laboratory scientific/academic staff (research fellows,
clinical fellows, research nurses, attendings and visiting
scientists) is expected to participate vigorously in our
research activities. A thorough curriculum, including academic
conferences has been a tradition at UCSF.
We have a rotation schedule that favors either a one to
two year commitment to the echocardiography training program
with interspersed research blocks for focused echocardiography
related projects. We have an exciting program and look forward
to growing and training world-class non-invasive cardiologists.
Please send the application along with your curriculum vitae, your research interests,
and letters of recommendation discussing your skills as a clinician, including
letters from the program directors of your current and past training programs
to:
Elyse Foster, MD
Director, Echocardiography Laboratory
505 Parnassus Ave., M342A
San Francisco, California 94143-0214
Download the application for the Echocardiography Training
Program for 2009 by clicking here.
For more information, contact:
Norisa Berardi, Fellowship Coordinator
Telephone: (415) 502-1115
Fax: (415) 353-9190
E-mail: norisa.berardi@ucsf.edu
|
