Fellowship in Advanced Interventional Cardiology Structural Heart

1. Must have completed Internal Medicine training.
2. Must have completed General Cardiology training.
3. Must have completed Interventional Cardiology training.
4. Must be American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Interventional Cardiology board-certified or board-eligible.
5. Must be eligible for an Alabama Medical License and Alabama Controlled Substance Certificate, with all required examination steps completed at the time of application.
6. Must be eligible for Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration.
7. International Medical Graduates must hold a valid Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate.
8. Must submit United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) scores.
9. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements for training at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
10. There is no minimum USMLE score requirement; scores are considered as part of the overall application review.
11. The program does not sponsor H-1B or J-1 visas at this time.

The Advanced Interventional and Structural Fellowship at UAB Heersink School of Medicine is a one-year, non-Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited fellowship designed to train advanced cardiologists in structural heart and complex coronary intervention. Fellows receive extensive hands-on exposure to high-volume structural procedures, including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), transseptal and hemodynamic studies, left atrial appendage occlusion, MitraClip, and atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale procedures. Advanced training includes valve-in-valve and tricuspid interventions, paravalvular leak management, complex extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation, pulmonary embolism intervention, advanced transesophageal echocardiography, and complex atherectomy. Fellows also participate in interventional and structural research and attend weekly Interventional and Structural Cardiology and Structural Heart and Valve conferences.

1. Provide completion certificates for Internal Medicine, General Cardiology, and Interventional Cardiology training.
2. Submit a current Curriculum Vitae (CV) updated within the previous three months.
3. Submit medical school transcripts and diploma if requested.
4. Provide a letter from the Interventional Cardiology Program Director.
5. Submit three Letters of Recommendation in total.
6. Provide a certificate or verification of previous residency training.
7. Submit USMLE or COMLEX scores and a personal statement.
8. Provide documentation confirming eligibility for an Alabama Medical License and Alabama Controlled Substance Certificate.
9. Demonstrate eligibility for Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration.
10. International Medical Graduates must submit a valid ECFMG Certificate.
11. Applications open from August through October, are reviewed in October, and interview invitations are released in October.
12. Interviews begin in November, and the fellowship begins on July 1.