Edwards Lifesciences Advanced Treatments of Valve Disease Fellowship
Edwards Lifesciences Advanced Treatments of Valve Disease Fellowship Deadline: November 1, 2014, 11:59PM EST Fellowship Goal To provide cardiothoracic surgeons with an opportunity to enhance their clinical techniques in valve disease at a secondary center. Program Overview The Edwards Lifesciences Advanced Treatments of Valve Disease Fellowship provides an educational experience for a young cardiothoracic surgeon to spend a period of three months (minimum) to one-year studying clinical techniques at a secondary institution with a focus on enhancing expertise in advanced treatments of valve disease. A $25,000 award will be provided to a successful applicant to help defray related travel and living expenses incurred at the secondary institution. Eligibility To be eligible for an award, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements: A candidate should have completed his/her formal training in general surgery and in thoracic and/or cardiovascular surgery, but should yet not have reached a senior position. Candidate meets all necessary criteria (license, visa, etc…) for travel to and from secondary center Candidates must have a current academic or hospital appointment Candidates must be in their first five years post CT training Application Process Applications are now available with a submission deadline of November 1st. In addition to a formal online application, candidates will also be required to upload the f...
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