The Pandemic and Beyond: Innovation in Cardiovascular Training to Improve Quality of Education and Trainees’ Well-being

Hyeon-Ju R. Ali; Stephen H. Little; Nadeen N. Faza

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1107

The Pandemic and Beyond: Innovation in Cardiovascular Training to Improve Quality of Education and Trainees’ Well-being

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 18 (2022): Issue 3

By: Hyeon-Ju R. Ali , Stephen H. Little and Nadeen N. Faza

Open Access

|Jun 2022

Abstract

During the first 2 years of the coronavirus-19 pandemic, many changes and innovations occurred to overcome the challenges associated with the pandemic and improve cardiovascular training. This review highlights the literature on the pandemic response regarding cardiovascular fellowship education and identifies areas of need to ensure future opportunities for fellows to achieve competency and career advancement. Specifically, we describe the recent changes to the four cornerstones of cardiovascular training: core content education, procedural training, career development, and the well-being of trainees.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1107 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

Page range: 78 - 86

Submitted on: Mar 10, 2022

Accepted on: Apr 26, 2022

Published on: Jun 3, 2022

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

coronavirus-19,

cardiovascular training,

well-being,

career development

© 2022 Hyeon-Ju R. Ali, Stephen H. Little, Nadeen N. Faza, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.

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