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I liked the Braunwald question book a lot for learning concepts. It teaches a lot of concepts that are relevant for the boards. That said, uselessmember is correct in that the questions are NOT structured like that on the test at all. It's not good for practicing test-taking skills, since the...

IR docs, IC docs, and vascular surgeons perform peripheral endovascular work (such as leg interventions). Each hospital works a bit differently on it and there's a lot of cross over all over the country. Within the coronary space though, only IC does coronary interventions. Of note, I've...

I think nearly every TAVR program has CT surgery involved. It's part of the "Heart Team" which is embraced by the ACC. At my institution, the interventional cardiologist (IC) works closely with the surgeon. They work as a team and often interchange their roles, though the IC is in charge...

Thanks for sharing your experience. Interesting to read these things. I'm in the process of interviewing. Have you signed yet? Couple thoughts - 1) Most places I've seen/heard are mid sized groups. Typically it's base salary plus bonus based on "production", not "collection". Not all your...

We use CorScanPlus.com, $750, satisfies the requirements.

I've heard from our EP program director that this in the pipeline; he didn't say when though. Our program is a 2+2

-I agree about whitecoatinvestor.com, I follow the blog and agree with their investment strategies -that said, I personally have decided that I don't want to invest my own money. It takes too much time for me to fully understand all the nuances, and I'd rather focus my time on other things...

Ssacrament, what kind of cardiologist are you? Non-invasive, invasive, interventional. . .etc? I'm debating signing up for these board exams right now. So expensive :( Thanks

Updated Interview Invites: 1. NYU (interview dates: Nov 15, 22, 29; Dec 26) 2. Massachusetts General Hospital (interview date: Feb 1) 3. University of Washington, Seattle (interview date: Jan 31) 4. Brigham and Women's (interview dates: Jan 13-14) 5. Texas Heart/St. Luke's (interview dates...

Interviews -UMass -IU

Has anyone heard back about ACC 2014 abstract acceptances/rejections?

All Positions Filled (internally) 1. UPMC, Pittsburgh 2. U Penn 3. Univ of Michigan 4. Baylor, Houston 5. Dartmouth-Hitchcock 6. Henry Ford, MI 7. University of South Florida 8. University of Mississippi 9. University of Iowa 10.St Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA 11.University of S Carolina...

All Positions Filled (internally) 1. UPMC, Pittsburgh 2. U Penn 3. Univ of Michigan 4. Baylor, Houston 5. Dartmouth-Hitchcock 6. Henry Ford, MI 7. University of South Florida 8.University of Mississippi 9.University of Iowa 10. St Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA 11. University of S Carolina...

Congratulations! That's awesome. If you're comfortable sharing, what's the bonus structure like? Timeline to partnering? Thanks for sharing.

There is a distinction that needs to be understood. When people state the numbers they do, one needs to ask if they are referring to left vs right heart caths (or both), diagnostic vs interventional portion (or both), primary vs secondary operator, hands on vs double scrub, etc. A single number...