Cardiology Fellow Research Training Pathways

Research Pathways

As the major academic medical center in Arizona, the University of Arizona incorporates research as an integral component of modern cardiovascular training. Depending on each fellow’s interests, multiple avenues of investigation can be pursued, ranging from clinical and population-based studies to bench research in NIH-funded laboratories. In addition to a minimum of three months of protected research time for all fellows, we offer individualized, funded research opportunities for fellows pursuing academic careers.

Dedicated Research Training

Fellows may pursue an additional year of dedicated research under the mentorship of basic science and physician-scientist faculty. The timing of this research year is flexible and may occur at different points during training, for a total of four years.

Jeffrey Tran, MD

Dr. Tran began his Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship training in July 2020 and utilized an NIH T32-funded research year to develop a data management system designed to improve patient data extraction for clinical research.

Watch Drs. Tran and Indik discuss the fellowship research pathway

Keng Pineda, MD, PhD

Dr. Pineda, a graduate of both the Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Fellowships and now a University of Arizona faculty member, continues research with Jil Tardiff, MD, PhD developing computational models of cardiac thin filament structure to design therapies for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Watch Drs. Pineda and Indik discuss the research fellowship

American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway

Residents planning a physician-scientist career may opt into the ABIM Research Pathway, which includes two years of clinical internal medicine training, two years of clinical cardiology training, and three years of dedicated research, for a total of seven years.