About the Program
Quick Facts:
- Interventional Cardiology Training Program was formed in 1999
- One year training program
- 2 ACGME accredited fellowship positions
- Busy cath lab with 5 procedure rooms
- Rotate between University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and Iowa City VA Medical Center
- Weekly Continuity Clinic
- 5 Board certified Interventional Cardiologists faculty members
- Weekly didactic and case conferences
- Peripheral Vascular Rotations at St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids, IA
Fellows as Clinician Educators (FACE)
The Fellows as Clinician Educators (FACE) Program is designed to introduce future clinician-educators to a set of skills which may be of use in their career. The program presents concepts of educational design and research, lecture development, evaluation, observation and feedback. At the conclusion of the program, FACE participants are required to develop a teaching portfolio.
Interdisciplinary Fellowship Conference
Below is an example of the Department of Internal Medicine Common Curriculum Schedule. It is shared between Fellows from all divisions of the Department.
Program Goals
The goal of the Interventional Cardiology Training Program is to train the fellow to independently perform catheter-based cardiovascular and peripheral interventions involving various devices and modalities at a level of proficiency to provide the highest quality of interventional care. The trainee will be expected to acquire both the cognitive knowledge base and the technical skills for multiple interventional devices in addition to mastering the knowledge base involved in patient selection, pre and post-procedure care, recognition and management of complications, and the scientific basis of advances within the field.