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The Cardiology Fellowship Program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is a three-year, American College Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-approved program. Additional time may be selected for training in basic sciences, interventional, electrophysiology and adult congenital heart disease.
Programs offered
The Cardiology Fellowship Program is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and based at Baylor St. Luke's Medial Center (ranked among the top Cardiology Centers in the country by U.S. News & World Report), and provides comprehensive, well-rounded training as part of a three-year program with primary emphasis on clinical cardiology.
Application process
The Baylor College of Medicine Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center accepts applications yearly through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) early national matching program. For the advanced heart failure program, you must be BE/BC in cardiovascular disease for this program. Please refer to the NRMP website for all dates regarding application and interviews. We can not accept H1B visas.
Specialty areas of training
The Cardiology Fellowship Program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center offers training in five speciality areas:
Nuclear Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Electrophysiology
Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology
Echocardiography.
Interventional cardiology
The objectives of the Interventional Cardiology Training Program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center are pre-procedural evaluation and management of the patient and progressive practical experience.
Nuclear medicine
The primary goal of training in cardiac nuclear medicine is to allow the fellow to develop an understanding of the applications, advantages, and pitfalls of radioisotope imaging as they apply to patients with known or possible cardiac disease.
Electrophysiology
The goal of the Electrophysiology Training program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is to train excellent, scholarly, clinical cardiac electrophysiologists with a vast and diverse experience in clinical and interventional electrophysiology.
Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology
The training program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is well suited to train physicians who specialize in heart failure and cardiac transplantation. The program enjoys a large transplant volume, the largest assist device and artificial circulation program in the region and many research endeavors in heart failure and transplantation.
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The training program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center program is particularly well suited for training physicians to specialize in noninvasive imaging of the cardiovascular system using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT).
Echocardiography
Level 1, 2 and 3 echo training are offered. Training includes surface echo, stress echo, transesophageal echo (TEE) and intraoperative TEE, all of which meet requirements for certification by the National Board of Echocardiography. Echo training is provided in the context of the 3 year general cardiology fellowship program.
Who we are
The Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center operates under the guidance program director, Stephanie Coulter, M.D. And Associate Program Director Jorge Escobar, M.D. The Advanced Heart Failure program operates under the guidance program director Andrew Civitello, M.D. FACC. The Interventional program operates under the guidance program director George Younis, M.D. The Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Program operates under the guidance program director Mehdi Razavi, M.D. The faculty includes some of the world's most experienced cardiologists.
For questions, please contact Blair Dillon or Suzanne Taylor in our Cardiology Education Office.
In life’s most vulnerable passages — illness, grief, birth, recovery — spiritual care can be a healing presence. Chaplains at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center are specially trained to help patients use their spiritual resources to cope with illness and stress. They offer compassionate support through active listening and a deep understanding of each person’s unique needs.
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center offers ACPE-accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in a diverse, interfaith setting. The program brings theology students and faith leaders — such as pastors, priests, rabbis and imams — into supervised clinical experiences with people in crisis.
Through real-world encounters, peer feedback, and guided reflection, students gain:
Greater self-awareness
A deeper understanding of spiritual care
Stronger interpersonal and interprofessional skills
Participants serve patients across Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and affiliated locations in the Texas Medical Center and Greater Houston. Training includes both routine care and crisis response while on call.
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center participates in the CommonSpirit Health National Nurse Residency Program (NNRP) and welcomes graduate nurses from all over the country three times a year (February, July and October).
We understand that your first year as a nurse is one of the biggest challenges you will face in your career. The
NNRP is designed to offer support to new nurses during
transition from the student role to the licensed registered nurse role.
The NNRP is a 12 month program with specialty tracks in
the following clinical areas:
Medical-surgical-telemetry
Progressive care
Critical care
Emergency department
Perioperative services
You will be paired with an outstanding and formally trained preceptor to guide you through the learning process. Supportive mentors will also be available.
The Operating Room RN Residency Program transitions registered nurses experienced in non-perioperative areas of practice into the surgical arena. This six to nine-month program requires no commitment and runs on a referral basis.
Requirements
Current Texas or compact RN licensure
Minimum of one year RN experience
Must be BSN prepared
With your application, attach a cover letter explaining your interest in the OR Residency Program and why you believe this program is a good match for you at this time in your career.
Programs are offered in our hospitals throughout the year based on organizational needs.
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center has joined the CommonSpirit Health Administrative Fellowship program, streamlining the recruitment process. The CommonSpirit Health Administrative Fellowship is a national 18-month system-wide fellowship offered in our various operational regions and functions across the organization. Fellows complete several rotations over the course of a year and a half to gain exposure and develop valuable skill sets in their areas of concentration.
Our pharmacy residencies and fellowships include specialties in critical care, cardiology, infectious diseases and pharmacy administration. Residency opportunities within Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center’s pharmacy department prepare future pharmacy leaders.
Positions
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency
PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency
PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency
PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency
- Infectious Disease Pharmacy Fellowship
Requirements
Residency requirements vary but include:
Texas pharmacist licensure, in good standing by the sixth week of residency
Staff every third weekend and clinical practice rotation (four weeks)
Staff at least one major and one minor holiday
One major and one minor project
Medication use evaluation
Manuscripts on projects and medication use evaluation
Code Blue participation
On-call responsibility
Case presentations and seminars
Core rotations include critical care, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, informatics, admission medication reconciliation, discharge transition of care and pharmacy administration.
Elective rotations may include medical cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiothoracic transplant, liver transplant/hepatology, renal transplant/nephrology, hematology/oncology and others.
The residency includes longitudinal experiences in medication safety, two projects, practice leadership, and concentrated experiences in professional development and medical emergencies.
Residents have the opportunity to engage in teaching and preceptorship of students during selected rotations. A certificate in academia is offered through the University of Houston College of Pharmacy.
Application
You must apply online through the ASHP PhORCAS program (application documents are not to be mailed).
Online applications must include:
Cover letter which addresses
Your short and long term career goals
Your thoughts on how a pharmacy practice residency will help you to achieve these goals
A description of activities/projects/experiences that have contributed to your skills in any or all of the following areas: written/verbal communication, public speaking, time management, leadership d) any information about yourself and your candidacy which may not be apparent on other documents.
Curriculum vitae
Transcripts
Three letters of recommendations
Full-day onsite interviews will include a 15-minute presentation on a disease state management topic of your choice to a group of pharmacists. You will interview with two groups of clinical pharmacists as well as pharmacy director and managers.The last date for interviews is normally one week before the ASHP match list submission date.
Residency Salary and Benefits:
Salary: $50,000
Program benefits:
Copier/printer/fax services
Office Space
Personal Computer Access
ACLS Certification
Membership in state and local professional organization (TSHP and GCSHP)
Professional meeting attendance
Opportunity to teach and precept students
Certificate in academia through University of Houston
Insurance:
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Life insurance
Vision coverage
Accidental death and dismemberment
Disability coverage
Paid time off:
Vacation leave
Holiday leave
Meeting attendance
Sick leave
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine is the primary clinical training site for over 40 ACGME accredited programs, serving over 1,500 trainees annually.
Our department of educational services is the central educational administration office for medical trainees (MD students, clinical residents and fellows, technical students and advanced practice providers (APPs), committed to providing an excellent clinical learning environment that promotes learning opportunities for medical education trainees and ensures the commitment of appropriate resources to support trainees and faculty.
Educational Services is responsible for the following trainee types:
Advanced practice providers (nurse practitioners and physician assistants)
Medical (MD) students
Residents and clinical fellows
Technical students
Research students
Educational services leadership
For more details, contact:
Vice President, Education
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Professor and Chair, Scott Department of Urology
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Medical Education
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Educational Affiliation Agreements
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center requires an active educational affiliation agreement (EAA) for all rotations. An EAA is a legal agreement between BSLMC and an external academic institution for purposes of providing a formal learning experience. These opportunities are generally in a supervisory situation such as a clinical experience under the direct supervision of a provider or technical leader within Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center.
In partnership with affiliate academic institutions, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center’s department of educational services approves clinical/technical rotations for:
Allied health professionals (such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners)
Medical students
Fellows
Residents
Technical medical students (such as radiology or pathology technicians)
Rotation requests for students pursuing Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree must be submitted via the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program.
Request for an Educational Affiliation Agreement
Affiliate Instructions for Scheduling a Clinical/Training Rotation (an active EAA must exist prior to scheduling a rotation).
Health care is an ever-evolving field and as a leading care provider, St. Luke’s Health is committed to remaining at the forefront of medicine. Our continuing education programs for physicians, nurses and allied health professionals are intended to meet the professional development needs of primary care practitioners.
St. Luke’s Health offers physicians AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM credits through comprehensive and innovative continuing medical education activities that are designed to increase medical knowledge and skills and ultimately change practice behavior, methods or procedures in cardiovascular medicine and other medical specialties.
We offer live symposia, online activities and regularly scheduled series. Visit the Texas Heart Institute CME portal for a complete listing of opportunities to earn CME credits, register for upcoming symposia and generate a CME transcript of courses accredited through the THI CME office.
If you are interested in hosting a CME Symposia, visit the CME website for detailed instructions on the process or call at (832) 355-9100.
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