​​​​​​​​​Curriculum for the Sue Butler Fellowship in Women’s Cardiovascular Health

The goal of the Sue Butler Fellowship in Women’s Cardiovascular Health is to provide trainees with the clinical and research skill sets needed to establish a reputable career in the field of women’s cardiovascular health administration and policy. The program achieves these objectives by providing the fellow with:

• Comprehensive, hands-on clinical experience in the outpatient setting

• Clinical rotations including:

• Subspecialized outpatient clinics (focused on coronary microvascular and vasomotor dysfunction, refractory angina, myocardial ischemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries, prevention, cardiometabolic, cardio-obstetrics, and general cardiology),

• Cardiac catheterization (focused on coronary functional testing),

• Cardiac imaging (cardiac computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, electrocardiogram, echocardiography, nuclear imaging, and transesophageal echocardiogram)

• Dedicated time for clinical and translational research and mentorship

• Participation in educational programming including cardiology grand rounds, didactic lectures, relevant meetings, and conferences, and

• The opportunity to actively participate in key components necessary to operate a dedicated Women’s Heart Center.

The following topics will be covered during the academic year. Fellows will develop expertise in the evaluation and management of cardiovascular care in women including but not limited to:

• Angina/Ischemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (ANOCA/INOCA)

• Coronary microvascular dysfunction

• Coronary Vasospasm

• Myocardial Ischemia wi​​th Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA)
  

• Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

• Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

• Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

• Cardio-Obstetrics-Antepartum and Postpartum cardiac care (postpartum cardiomyopathy)

• Cardiovascular Prevention

• Cardiometabolic management

• Cardio-Oncology

• Clinical research

• Coronary Functional Angiography

• Advanced Cardiac Imaging

• Integrative medicine

• Social Determinants of Health