The HFSA Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship Consensus Conference.

ABSTRACT: There is waning interest among cardiology trainees in pursuing an Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology (AHFTC) fellowship as evidenced by fewer applicants in the National Resident Matching Program match to this specialty. This trend has generated considerable attention across the heart failure community. In response, the Heart Failure Society of America convened the AHFTC Fellowship Task Force with a charge to develop strategies to increase the value proposition of an AHFTC fellowship. Subsequently, the HFSA sponsored the AHFTC Fellowship Consensus Conference April 26-27, 2023. Before the conference, interviews of 44 expert stakeholders diverse across geography, site of practice (traditional academic medical center or other centers), specialty/area of expertise, sex, and stage of c

SUBMITTER: Drazner MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11540483 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature