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Electrophysiology fellowship experience and requirements: an EHRA survey.

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Aims

This study aims to survey current educational experience and the individual requirements for electrophysiologists in training.

Methods and results

The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) e-Communication Committee and the Scientific Initiatives Committee prepared a questionnaire and distributed it via newsletters, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. The survey consisted of 22 questions collected on an individual basis anonymously. Two hundred and forty-three responders from 35 countries (32% female, age 38 ± 6 years old) completed the survey. This EHRA electrophysiology (EP) fellowship survey showed that (i) hands-on participation and observation of EP procedures are very important; (ii) the main motivations to choose the EP fellowship institution are centre reputation and volume as well as the availability of a structured EP fellowship programme; (iii) 59% passed the EHRA exam and 46% took a national certification exam; (iv) respondents are overall satisfied with their own fellowships, but there are areas of less confidence such as conduction system pacing implantation and cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation; (v) 78% of respondents performed research during their fellowship, (vi) the optimal duration of an EP fellowship should be at least 2 years; and (viii) doing fellowships abroad is beneficial, but significant obstacles exist.

Conclusion

The results of this EHRA survey may help to refine current EP fellowship programmes to improve the quality of EP training and early career building of young electrophysiologists.

SUBMITTER: Linz D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10487282 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Electrophysiology fellowship experience and requirements: an EHRA survey.

Linz Dominik D Chun Julian J Guerra Federico F Conte Giulio G Garcia Rodrigue R Kommata Varvara V Malaczynska-Rajpold Katarzyna K Nesti Martina M Duncker David D

Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 20230801 9

<h4>Aims</h4>This study aims to survey current educational experience and the individual requirements for electrophysiologists in training.<h4>Methods and results</h4>The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) e-Communication Committee and the Scientific Initiatives Committee prepared a questionnaire and distributed it via newsletters, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. The survey consisted of 22 questions collected on an individual basis anonymously. Two hundred and forty-three responders from ...[more]

PMID: 37682245

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Electrophysiology fellowship experience and requirements: an EHRA survey.

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Electrophysiology fellowship experience and requirements: an EHRA survey.

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