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The AATS Graham Foundation is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation — the Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship. The mission of Every Heartbeat Matters is to impact the global burden of heart valve disease by serving one million people by 2020.
The fellowship’s goal is to enhance the knowledge and skills of practicing cardiothoracic surgeons who are already treating or committed to treating underserved patients worldwide. It provides up to three months of advanced heart valve disease training and education at a host institution.
Curriculum
The Fellowship curriculum will cover non-thrombogenic valve surgery, focusing on advanced training in valve reconstruction and use of biological valve replacements (surgical and transcatheter) for:
** Degenerative mitral valve disease
** Rheumatic mitral valve disease
** Aortic stenosis/regurgitation
** Functional tricuspid regurgitation
** Endocarditis
Training Center
The applicant is responsible for identifying a training center whose curriculum includes a sufficient amount of mitral, aortic and tricuspid valve surgery to fulfill his/her fellowship goals. S/he must include a letter of support from the institution chosen.
Benefits
The Fellowship will provide annual awards to defray travel and living expenses. There will be two funding levels:
** Level One — Up to $7,500 (up to one month)
** Level Two — Up to $15,000 (between one and three months)
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the fellowship, an applicant must:
** Have completed his/her cardiac and/or cardiothoracic surgery training.
** Meet all necessary prerequisites for travel to and from the training center such as a visa and license requirements.
** Provide information on the number of underserved patients s/he cares for annually.
Application Process
Each surgeon must fill out the formal application and include the following in his/her submission:
** Curriculum vitae
** If serving in a hospital/medical school — a letter from his/her chief/chair.
** A letter of support from the proposed training center.
** A detailed plan outline for the proposed training, including with a timeline.
** A one-page narrative describing: (1) Learning goals while at the proposed training center. (2) The relationship of the planned course of study to his/her prior work and professional goals.
** A detailed outline of his/her current practice with an estimate of the number of underserved patients s/he treats annually, including: (1) Types of diseases currently treated. (2) An estimate of the number of VHD patients s/he may serve after training is completed.
Post-Fellowship Reporting
Fellows will be required to provide two reports detailing benefits of their training.
Deadline: March 31, 2015
For more information: http://aatsgrahamfoundation.org/awards_valveFellowship.cgi
AATS Graham Foundation: www.AATSGrahamFoundation.org
The AATS Graham Foundation is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation — the Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship. The mission of Every Heartbeat Matters is to impact the global burden of heart valve disease by serving one million people by 2020.
The fellowship’s goal is to enhance the knowledge and skills of practicing cardiothoracic surgeons who are already treating or committed to treating underserved patients worldwide. It provides up to three months of advanced heart valve disease training and education at a host institution.
Curriculum
The Fellowship curriculum will cover non-thrombogenic valve surgery, focusing on advanced training in valve reconstruction and use of biological valve replacements (surgical and transcatheter) for:
** Degenerative mitral valve disease
** Rheumatic mitral valve disease
** Aortic stenosis/regurgitation
** Functional tricuspid regurgitation
** Endocarditis
Training Center
The applicant is responsible for identifying a training center whose curriculum includes a sufficient amount of mitral, aortic and tricuspid valve surgery to fulfill his/her fellowship goals. S/he must include a letter of support from the institution chosen.
Benefits
The Fellowship will provide annual awards to defray travel and living expenses. There will be two funding levels:
** Level One — Up to $7,500 (up to one month)
** Level Two — Up to $15,000 (between one and three months)
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the fellowship, an applicant must:
** Have completed his/her cardiac and/or cardiothoracic surgery training.
** Meet all necessary prerequisites for travel to and from the training center such as a visa and license requirements.
** Provide information on the number of underserved patients s/he cares for annually.
Application Process
Each surgeon must fill out the formal application and include the following in his/her submission:
** Curriculum vitae
** If serving in a hospital/medical school — a letter from his/her chief/chair.
** A letter of support from the proposed training center.
** A detailed plan outline for the proposed training, including with a timeline.
** A one-page narrative describing: (1) Learning goals while at the proposed training center. (2) The relationship of the planned course of study to his/her prior work and professional goals.
** A detailed outline of his/her current practice with an estimate of the number of underserved patients s/he treats annually, including: (1) Types of diseases currently treated. (2) An estimate of the number of VHD patients s/he may serve after training is completed.
Post-Fellowship Reporting
Fellows will be required to provide two reports detailing benefits of their training.
Deadline: March 31, 2015
For more information: http://aatsgrahamfoundation.org/awards_valveFellowship.cgi
AATS Graham Foundation: www.AATSGrahamFoundation.org
The AATS Graham Foundation is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation — the Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship. The mission of Every Heartbeat Matters is to impact the global burden of heart valve disease by serving one million people by 2020.
The fellowship’s goal is to enhance the knowledge and skills of practicing cardiothoracic surgeons who are already treating or committed to treating underserved patients worldwide. It provides up to three months of advanced heart valve disease training and education at a host institution.
Curriculum
The Fellowship curriculum will cover non-thrombogenic valve surgery, focusing on advanced training in valve reconstruction and use of biological valve replacements (surgical and transcatheter) for:
** Degenerative mitral valve disease
** Rheumatic mitral valve disease
** Aortic stenosis/regurgitation
** Functional tricuspid regurgitation
** Endocarditis
Training Center
The applicant is responsible for identifying a training center whose curriculum includes a sufficient amount of mitral, aortic and tricuspid valve surgery to fulfill his/her fellowship goals. S/he must include a letter of support from the institution chosen.
Benefits
The Fellowship will provide annual awards to defray travel and living expenses. There will be two funding levels:
** Level One — Up to $7,500 (up to one month)
** Level Two — Up to $15,000 (between one and three months)
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the fellowship, an applicant must:
** Have completed his/her cardiac and/or cardiothoracic surgery training.
** Meet all necessary prerequisites for travel to and from the training center such as a visa and license requirements.
** Provide information on the number of underserved patients s/he cares for annually.
Application Process
Each surgeon must fill out the formal application and include the following in his/her submission:
** Curriculum vitae
** If serving in a hospital/medical school — a letter from his/her chief/chair.
** A letter of support from the proposed training center.
** A detailed plan outline for the proposed training, including with a timeline.
** A one-page narrative describing: (1) Learning goals while at the proposed training center. (2) The relationship of the planned course of study to his/her prior work and professional goals.
** A detailed outline of his/her current practice with an estimate of the number of underserved patients s/he treats annually, including: (1) Types of diseases currently treated. (2) An estimate of the number of VHD patients s/he may serve after training is completed.
Post-Fellowship Reporting
Fellows will be required to provide two reports detailing benefits of their training.
Deadline: March 31, 2015
For more information: http://aatsgrahamfoundation.org/awards_valveFellowship.cgi
AATS Graham Foundation: www.AATSGrahamFoundation.org