Sample Didactic Lecture Schedule*

*Note: Schedule is tentative

Q1 (Jul–Sep): Foundations & Acute Care 

  • ACS & antithrombotic therapy update   
  • Preventive cardiology & risk assessment, lipidology, obesity, tobacco 
  • ECG fundamentals & telemetry pearls   
  • Exercise testing: protocols/indications/interpretation  
  • Hemodynamics: waveforms & calculations; shock typology  
  • Acute HF & cardiogenic shock; MCS overview 
  • Arrhythmias in the ICU: temporary pacing & cardioversion 
  • Radiation safety, contrast safety, and informed consent 
  • Coronary Catheterization 
  • Echo basics: image acquisition, quantitation, Doppler  
  • Nuclear cardiology basics: SPECT/PET, ischemia & flow  
  • Cardiac CT & calcium scoring; CTA for chest pain  
  • Cardiac MRI: tissue characterization & viability  

Q2 (Oct–Dec): Chronic Disease & Imaging Integration 

  • Stable ischemic heart disease; antianginals & revascularization decisions  
  • Hypertension  
  • Dyslipidemia  
  • Heart failure with reduced/preserved EF 
  • Valvular heart disease I: AS/AR  
  • Valvular heart disease II: MR/TR 
  • Pericardial disease: constriction vs. restriction  
  • Cardiomyopathies: amyloid, HCM, sarcoid  
  • Pulmonary hypertension  
  • Syncope & arrhythmias  
  • Aortic disease & vascular medicine: PAD, aneurysm, dissections  
  • Women’s cardiovascular health; pregnancy-related conditions  

Q3 (Jan–Mar): Subspecialty Breadth & Systems of Care 

  • Adult congenital heart disease  
  • Cardio oncology fundamentals: surveillance & toxicity  
  • Sports cardiology & return to play  
  • Diabetes/CKD & CVD: SGLT2/GLP 1, renal cardio interface  
  • Infections & the heart: endocarditis pathways & imaging  
  • Amyloid clinicopathologic conference (MRI/PYP/nuclear)  
  • Peripheral/cerebrovascular disease & risk reduction  
  • Transitions of care, readmissions, and value-based cardiology 
  • Communication workshops: goals of care, bad news, shared decisions  
  • Professionalism & ethics: conflicts, authorship, equity  
  • Research methods I: study design & bias; CONSORT/STROBE  
  • Research methods II: biostats primer & critical appraisal  

Q4 (Apr–Jun): Advanced Topics & Board Review Emphasis 

  • Complex CAD decision making: FFR/iFR/IVUS/OCT  
  • Structural valve therapies overview: TAVR/TEER/PVL closure  
  • Advanced HF & transplant: selection, immunology, complications  
  • Electrophysiology therapeutics: ablation strategies & indications  
  • Critical care cardiology  
  • Pulmonary embolism & right heart failure  
  • Preventive cardiology updates  
  • Multimodality imaging board review  
  • ECG/EP board review  
  • Cath/hemodynamics board review  
  • HF/valvular/ACHD board review