Our Curriculum
Cardiac Catheterization Conference
A weekly conference held Tuesday mornings during which faculty and fellows present teaching cases and review angiographic and hemodynamic findings, discuss diagnostic and management issues, review complications, and promote discussion of specific cardiology topics pertaining to invasive cardiology.
Morbidity & Mortality
A monthly Conference series presented by fellows with the guidance of a faculty mentors. Root cause analysis evaluations are performed and discussed as well as the development of measures or processes to improve patient safety, staff skills and overall quality of care.
Cardiac Electrophysiology Conference
A weekly conference held Wednesday mornings that is led by our electrophysiology faculty. A joint, virtual conference is held once a month with the UC Irvine Cardiology fellows and electrophysiology faculty during which fellows rotating through the service will present a case.
Journal Club
A monthly series focused on interpreting and critiquing both current and landmark medical literature. Presentations are moderated by our own expert academic clinicians and discussions are regarding how the findings can affect our clinical practice.
Case Conference
A fellow-run, monthly series with faculty discussant during which fellows present an interesting case. Salient learning points involving the critical elements for diagnosis and management are highlighted.
CHLA ACHD Lecture Series
A lectures series in partnership with CHLA (Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles) pediatric cardiology fellows with lectures focused on pertinent topics in adult congenital heart disease.
Friday Case Conference
A weekly conference held on Friday mornings during which Interventional faculty and fellows present on a variety of emerging and landmark topics within the field.
Visiting Professor Grand Rounds
Once every 1-2 months, nationally-renowned experts in different fields of clinical as well as basic science cardiology are invited to give seminars to the division of Cardiology. Time is set aside during the day for the invited professor to meet with fellows in a group setting for case presentations, Q&A, and other educational opportunities.
Advanced Imaging Rounds
A weekly case-based conference held on Monday mornings led by our own cardiac MRI and cardiac CT expert, Dr. Jerold Shinbane. Presentations allow fellows to gain a deep appreciation for cardiac anatomy and 3-dimensional spatial orientation of cardiac structures. Additionally, fellows learn the applications and practical interpretation of these imaging modalities.