FELLOWSHIP IN INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

SSSIHMS offers a Fellowship in Interventional cardiology which is a super specialization within the super specialty area of Cardiology. Professionals who have achieved specialization in Cardiology like DM/DNB (Cardiology) are eligible for this course. This course is conducted under the aegis of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. There are no costs incurred from the trainee to the Institution towards the course. However, fees payable to the University will be applicable and will be borne by the trainee.

GOALS and OBJECTIVES

The overall purpose of the Fellowship program is to prepare Fellows to function at high levels of clinical performance in Interventional Cardiology. It includes appropriate clinical judgment in patient selection as well as high level of skills in performing interventional procedures. The goals can be summarized into four components:

1. To enable the Fellows to understand the effectiveness and limitations of coronary interventional procedures and accordingly select patients and the appropriate procedure.
2. To help Fellows in achieving cognitive knowledge and technical skills to perform interventional cardiac procedures at the highest standards.
3. To foster critical thinking skills, inculcate quest for knowledge and willingness to learn new techniques and advancements in the field.
4. To encourage commitment towards maintaining and improving quality of the procedures thereby improving patient care.