Structural Heart Disease Fellowship

Overview

A one-year clinical training fellowship providing comprehensive training in structural heart interventions and management of patients across ambulatory and inpatient care.

The programme

Focus

Structural heart disease

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

1 year

Start

1 July

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Not stated on official page

Department

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Institution policyGraduate of LCME- or AOA-accredited US school, or IMG with valid ECFMG certificate/full Tennessee licence; prerequisite training must be ACGME, RCPSC/CFPC or ACGME-I accredited

International applicants

Institution policyForeign medical graduates eligible with a valid ECFMG certificate (or full unrestricted Tennessee licence); programme-specific requirements also apply

Visa support

Institution policyJ-1 via ECFMG; H-1B considered case by case by programme with GME; no new O-1 applications supported

Licence requirement

Institution policyHouse staff train under a Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners licence exemption obtained by GME; full Tennessee licence needed for moonlighting and for non-ACGME clinical fellows with a secondary faculty appointment

How to apply

Deadline

1 September for the fellowship year beginning the following July

Application method

Direct application: Vanderbilt GME application (with photo), CV/personal statement, USMLE transcript, medical school transcript, three letters of recommendation (one from interventional cardiology PD); ECFMG status report for IMGs

Funding

Funding

Institution policyPaid on VUMC stipend scale (effective 1/1/2026): PGY4 $81,933, PGY5 $84,801, PGY6 $87,769, PGY7 $90,841

Official sources