Adult Congenital Heart Disease
The Université de Montréal's Adult
Congenital Heart Centre is located at the Montreal Heart Institute.
More than 1,900 adults with a congenital heart disease are followed
at the Centre. The team at the centre includes three
cardiologist-echocardiographers with one having full training in
MRI, two cardiologists specialized in interventional cardiology,
one cardiologist-electrophysiologist, one pediatric cardiologist,
one cardiac surgeon, one nurse clinician, one research nurse, one
secretary and various consultants in related fields.
The Adult Congenital Heart Centre offers two types of
one-year fellowship (
clinical with echocardiography option or
clinical with interventional cardiology option) to
cardiologists from Quebec, Canada and abroad who wish to develop an
expertise in this field. F ellows are fully integrated into the
service's activities. They are also expected to be available for
on-call duty in general cardiology at the hospital.
To obtain funding, candidates are advised to apply for
grants from recognized agencies. The department of medicine at the
MHI offers scholarships; however, a limited number of scholarships
are available and they are awarded on a competitive basis.
Option 1 :
CLINICAL and ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
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1.5 days/week in the out-patient clinic
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1.5 days/week in echocardiography
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2 days/week in research
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Joint follow-up of hospitalized patients
Requirements:
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a specialist's certificate in cardiology from the country
of origin;
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an ability to work autonomously in transthoracic
echography (minimum of six months' training in
echocardiography);
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a good knowledge of French.
Option 2 :
CLINICAL and INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
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1 day/week in the out-patient clinic
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3 days/week in hemodynamics including one day
at Hôpital Ste-Justine (pediatric hospital)
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1 day/week in research
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Joint follow-up of hospitalized patients
Requirements:
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a specialist's certificate in cardiology from
the country of origin;
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a minimum of 12 months' training in
interventional cardiology;
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a good knowledge of French.
