Sue Butler Women’s Cardiovascular Fellowship
The Heart and Vascular Institute at The Christ Hospital sponsors a one-year, non-ACGME accredited fellowship established to provide advanced and specialized training in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women. Program objectives include:
To provide focused clinical training in the comprehensive cardiovascular care of women across their lifespan.
To provide clinical and translational research skills in sex-specific cardiovascular disease.
To develop and train leaders to advance the cardiovascular health of women through evidence-based care, research, education, and advocacy.
Applicants must have obtained a medical degree and completed an internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, or family medicine residency prior to commencement of the Women’s Cardiovascular Health fellowship. Completion of a general cardiology fellowship is not a prerequisite. One fellowship position is available each academic year.
Fellow Experience and Responsibilities
The goals of the Women’s Cardiovascular Fellowship are to provide fellows with important clinical research experience and to train practitioners in the comprehensive clinical care of women across their lifespan through specialized clinical programs including:
Intrapartum and Postpartum Heart Health Program
Preventative Women’s Heart Health Program
Cardio-Metabolic Program
Coronary Microvascular and Vasomotor Dysfunction (CMVD) Program.
Training will have a major emphasis on CMVD given our program is one of the fastest growing in the country. Training in the assessment of coronary microvascular dysfunction using both invasive and non-invasive modalities will be provided. Additionally, fellows will have exposure to cardiovascular diseases more common in women including MINOCA, SCAD, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, HFpEF, and post-partum cardiomyopathy.
The fellowship will also provide focused training in clinical research related to sex and gender differences in cardiovascular health and disease. Fellows will have a diverse clinical research experience in collaboration with the Lindner Center of Research.
Each week fellows can expect to spend two days in the specialized women’s heart center clinics, one day learning coronary functional angiography testing in the catheterization laboratory or training in non-invasive imaging modalities, and two days a week conducting clinical research.
RequirementsThe following requirements must be met to be considered for the Sue Butler Fellowship in Women’s Cardiovascular Health:
Completion of a three-year ACGME-accredited residency program by the time of entry into the fellowship
Board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Completion and passing of all three United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners steps (Canadian medical school graduates are exempt if they have passed similar exams in Canada)
Valid Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate for all foreign medical graduates
J-1, J-2, or O-1 visa for non-U.S. citizens
Ohio and Kentucky state medical license (if accepted into the program)
Submission Requirements for Interview Consideration
Completed application
Three (3) letters of recommendation
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Personal Statement
USMLE / COMLEX / COCATS Transcripts as applicable
Photo / headshot*
Foreign Medical Graduates should send only one copy of your ECFMG Certificate with your application
Applications will be accepted from September 1, 2024 – February 14, 2025. Interviews will be conducted in late February/early March. One fellow will be selected for the program that will start in July of 2025.
*Optional
About The Christ Hospital Heart & Vascular Institute
The Christ Hospital has been providing exceptional, compassionate care to Greater Cincinnati for more than 130 years. It is consistently recognized as one of the top 50 hospitals in the country by HealthGrades and has been named by Newsweek as one of the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals.
Patients travel from throughout the region to seek care at The Christ Hospital’s Heart & Vascular Institute, located on the hospital’s main campus. From groundbreaking treatment options to the dozens of subspecialized programs, we’ve developed care for the complex conditions of the heart. Our program is unparalleled in the region.
The Heart & Vascular Institute offers cutting-edge technologies and state-of-the-art facilities, creating the ideal setting for fellowship training. Among the many services available at the Heart & Vascular Institute are:
Comprehensive cardiovascular testing, including advanced cardiac imaging,
State-of-the-art cardiac catheterization labs and electrophysiology labs,
Technologically advanced operating rooms, where surgeons perform heart and vascular surgeries, including heart transplant, using the most innovative and minimally invasive techniques possible,
The Carl H. and Edyth Lindner Heart Failure Treatment Center, a 28-bed inpatient unit on the seventh floor of The Christ Hospital, offers medically complex care and support to help patients adapt to the challenges of living with heart failure.
The fellowship is based at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati’s Mt. Auburn neighborhood, just three miles from the heart of downtown. The Women’s Heart Center also sees patients at our Mason-Montgomery and Fort Wright (Kentucky) outpatient offices.
Cincinnati offers an extensive parks system, lively arts community, family-friendly attractions including the renowned Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, major league sports teams, trendy restaurants, microbreweries, and much more! With its strong economy, varied housing options, and diverse population, Cincinnati is a great place to train, make friends, and grow professionally.