Objective
To provide the subspecialty cardiology fellow with the theoretical and practical aspects of clinical cardiology, preventive cardiology and cardiovascular rehabilitation.
Duration
12 months
Content
- Understand the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases, their symptomatalogy and management problems.
- Learn the pathophysiology of peripheral vascular diseases and its management problems.
- Learn the details of management of patients in an inpatient and outpatient environment.
- Learn the assessment and evaluation of patients in an inpatient and outpatient environment.
- Learn to select the most proper and cost effective investigative procedure for patient assessment.
- Learn the principles of electrocardiography and become skilled in the interpretation and reporting of electrocardiograms.
- Learn the principles and methodology of exercise electrocardiography and become skilled in the interpretation and reporting of exercise electrocardiograms.
- Learn the pathophysiology of exercise and its use in the rehabilitation of patients in an inpatient and outpatient environment.
- Learn the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and risk factor modification for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
- Learn cardiovascular epidemiological principles and their applications
- Assist where needed, in data collection and data entry into the cardiovascular data bank.
- Contribute to research projects and publications.
Admission Criteria
- MMed or its equivalent
- Applicants who have completed 3 years training in internal medicine can also be considered.
Hands-On Training
Yes
How to Apply
Interested applicants are to email their completed application form and CV to:
NHCS Fellowship Administrator
Office of Training & Education
National Heart Centre Singapore
Email: nhcs.ote@nhcs.com.sg
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