TY - JOUR
T1 - The Importance of Global Health Experiences in the Development of New Cardiologists
AU - Abdalla, Marwah
AU - Kovach, Neal
AU - Liu, Connie
AU - Damp, Julie B.
AU - Jahangir, Eiman
AU - Hilliard, Anthony
AU - Gopinathannair, Rakesh
AU - Abu-Fadel, Mazen S.
AU - El Chami, Mikhael F.
AU - Gafoor, Sameer
AU - Vedanthan, Rajesh
AU - Sanchez-Shields, Monica
AU - George, Jon C.
AU - Priester, Tiffany
AU - Alasnag, Mirvat
AU - Barker, Colin
AU - Freeman, Andrew M.
N1 - Funding Information:
“Lessons learned while spending time working as an NIH Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellow in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the Institute of Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy as part of the Southern Cone American Center of Excellence of Cardiovascular Health team on the study entitled ‘Southern Cone Study of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors Detection and Follow up’ include developing multidisciplinary grant applications, analyzing epidemiological data, and learning how to navigate many different hospital systems at multiple international sites with varying degrees of research resources. The main lesson learned was that to successfully implement research in this setting, it was impactful to focus on local research priorities and common large-scale issues, such as hypertension or smoking cessation. Furthermore, successful partnerships, such as that between the Institute of Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy in Argentina and Tulane University in the United States, can lead to collaborative problem solving and development for both groups. Forming these global cardiovascular research and mentorship relationships as a trainee provides one with a broader network of collaborators at a critical time in the transition to an academic early-career cardiologist.”
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American College of Cardiology Foundation
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - As the global burden of cardiovascular disease continues to increase worldwide, nurturing the development of early-career cardiologists interested in global health is essential to create a cadre of providers with the skill set to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases in international settings. As such, interest in global health has increased among cardiology trainees and early-career cardiologists over the past decade. International clinical and research experiences abroad present an additional opportunity for growth and development beyond traditional cardiovascular training. We describe the American College of Cardiology International Cardiovascular Exchange Database, a new resource for cardiologists interested in pursuing short-term clinical exchange opportunities abroad, and report some of the benefits and challenges of global health cardiovascular training in both resource-limited and resource-abundant settings.
AB - As the global burden of cardiovascular disease continues to increase worldwide, nurturing the development of early-career cardiologists interested in global health is essential to create a cadre of providers with the skill set to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases in international settings. As such, interest in global health has increased among cardiology trainees and early-career cardiologists over the past decade. International clinical and research experiences abroad present an additional opportunity for growth and development beyond traditional cardiovascular training. We describe the American College of Cardiology International Cardiovascular Exchange Database, a new resource for cardiologists interested in pursuing short-term clinical exchange opportunities abroad, and report some of the benefits and challenges of global health cardiovascular training in both resource-limited and resource-abundant settings.
KW - cardiovascular training
KW - delivery of health care
KW - early career
KW - fellowships and scholarships
KW - mentors
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.089
DO - 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.089
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26763797
AN - SCOPUS:84952912311
VL - 67
SP - 2789
EP - 2797
JO - Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
SN - 0735-1097
IS - 23
ER -