I Made It! 10 Ways to Make the Most of Your Interventional Cardiology Fellowship – TCTMD

Tips for success from this freshly minted interventionalist include teaching as you learn and knowing all the equipment.

Im finally done. I am an interventional cardiologist! Yes, it was a long road7 years since medical schoolbut whos counting? Ive been through my first bifurcation stenting procedure, performed a high-risk PCI with mechanical support, worked through the COVID-19 pandemic, and even completed a few intravascular lithotripsies, but that only touches the surface of the lessons I learned in my interventional cardiology fellowship.

After training for this long, you can start to really think you know the lay of the land. Upon starting my interventional cardiology training, I felt my confidence build, I felt good, but then my first STEMI came rolling through those cath lab doors and that confidence escaped me. However, I was in command of the room and everyone was looking to me for answers.

Yes, those first few weeks will be rough, but if you take the time to learn the details and follow the tips Ive outlined here, Im confident you will find interventional training to be the best year of your life.

Overall, relish your time during training. You only have 1 year to learn an ever-changing field. Go in early, stay late, scrub everything, and always be available. Youre in for some fun, so embrace it!

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