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November 9-10, 2007
Heart House
Washington, DC
Heart House
Washington, DC
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Are you considering a career or recently accepted a position in academic cardiovascular medicine? If so, you need to attend the How to Become a Cardiovascular Investigator program. This intimate and interactive program is specifically designed for fellows-in-training and junior faculty who are contemplating a future in academic medicine. Through plenary sessions, breakouts, networking opportunities and a dinner program, participants will have the opportunity to interact with the leading experts in the field. Renowned cardiovascular investigators will provide guidance on a variety of topics including the best careers in academic medicine, how to locate the perfect job and the secrets to getting funded.
Are you considering a career or recently accepted a position in academic cardiovascular medicine? If so, you need to attend the How to Become a Cardiovascular Investigator program. This intimate and interactive program is specifically designed for fellows-in-training and junior faculty who are contemplating a future in academic medicine. Through plenary sessions, breakouts, networking opportunities and a dinner program, participants will have the opportunity to interact with the leading experts in the field. Renowned cardiovascular investigators will provide guidance on a variety of topics including the best careers in academic medicine, how to locate the perfect job and the secrets to getting funded.
There is no fee to attend the program and participation is limited to enhance the learning experience, so reserve your space today!
Objectives
This program will focus on -
This program will focus on -
- Career options in academic cardiovascular medicine
- Strategies to obtain independent grant funding
- Ethics and publishing for investigators
- Integrating an academic career with patient care, research and teaching
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, FACC
Director, The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
Director, The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
Program Co-Director
Robert O. Bonow, MD, FACC
Goldberg Distinguished Professor Chief, Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Goldberg Distinguished Professor Chief, Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Faculty
C. William Balke, MD
Director, Institute of Molecular Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, KY
Director, Institute of Molecular Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, KY
Michael E. Cain, MD, FACC
Dean, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Dean, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Jamie B. Conti, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Shands Hospital at University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Associate Professor of Medicine
Shands Hospital at University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Hisham Dokainish, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Echocardiography
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Echocardiography
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Zahi A. Fayad, PhD, FAHA, FACC
Professor of Radiology and Medicine
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Professor of Radiology and Medicine
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Roger J. Hajjar, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiology Laboratory
Massachusetts General Hospital East
Cardiovascular Research Center
Charlestown, MA
Director, Cardiology Laboratory
Massachusetts General Hospital East
Cardiovascular Research Center
Charlestown, MA
Robert A. Harrington, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine, Duke Clinical Research Institute
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Professor of Medicine, Duke Clinical Research Institute
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Spencer B. King III, MD, MACC
Fuqua Chair of Interventional Cardiology
Fuqua Heart Center
Atlanta, GA
Fuqua Chair of Interventional Cardiology
Fuqua Heart Center
Atlanta, GA
Christopher J. O'Donnell, MD, MPH, FACC
Senior Advisor to the Director of NHLBI for Genome Research
Associate Director of NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study
Staff Cardiologist, Cardiology Division
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Framingham, MA
Senior Advisor to the Director of NHLBI for Genome Research
Associate Director of NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study
Staff Cardiologist, Cardiology Division
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Framingham, MA
Richard A. Walsh, MD, FACC
John H. Hord Professor of Medicine
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Physician-in-Chief
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
John H. Hord Professor of Medicine
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Physician-in-Chief
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
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