Adult Cardiology Fellowship Training Program

​Adult Cardiology Fellowship Training Program

Program overview:

• This program is recognized by the Saudi Commission for health specialties and is conducted in the King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center at KAMC in Riyadh.
• Program duration is three years, which will allow the trainee to gain the required knowledge and master the necessary skills.
• This training program aims to produce a new generation of well-trained and competent adult cardiologists capable of independently diagnosing and treating common cardiovascular diseases at a secondary and tertiary care level.
• Graduates of the program are qualified to practice general adult cardiology. Successful completion of the program is a qualification that makes its holder entitled to further promotions and better job opportunities in adult cardiology.

Overview of training levels:

First-year would mainly focus on:

1. The management of inpatient adult cardiology cases in the regular wards and in critical care units.
2. The management of emergency department consultations.
3. Rotation through the invasive and non-invasive labs for cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, and stress test.

The second-year would mainly focus on:

1. Consolidation of the inpatient clinical skills and management of in-hospital consultations.
2. Ambulatory care services including a wide range of specialized and general cardiology clinics.
3. Cardiac imaging services including nuclear studies, CT scans, and cardiac MRI.
4. Further exposure to invasive and non-invasive lab services.

The third-year level is mainly focuses on:

1. Electrophysiological services, pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery rotations.
2. Mastering competencies in the invasive and non-invasive skills.
3. Gain a senior-level confidence in clinical management and decision making.

Academic activities in the program:

• The first week is mainly dedicated to hospital and departmental orientation, getting the hospital ID (badge) and pager, and obtaining the required access to the information system.
• The second week is dedicated to the intubation course under the department of anesthesia.
• The typical fellow day starts at 7:45 am with the handover meeting where the night-shift admissions and urgent inpatient issues are discussed.
• The handover meeting is then followed by a scheduled divisional or departmental activity, as shown below. After the morning activity, fellows join their respective designated teams/services.
• Educational activities are included in the table of weekly activities.

Program governance:

The program is led by an appointed program director and steered by a divisional training committee under the auspices of Postgraduate Medical Education.

Contact Us:

Dr. Mohammad Al Ghamdi

Program Director

Adult Cardiology, Cardiac Sciences

King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard

• Address: Riyadh 11426

• P.O. Box : 22490

• Phone: 80 11 111 Ext. 16764

• Fax: 16700

• Email: GhamdiM1@ngha.med.sa

Virgilio Paulo Ilowa

Program Coordinator

Adult Cardiology, Cardiac Sciences

King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard

• Address: Riyadh 11426

• P.O. Box : 22490

• Phone: 80 11 111 Ext. 16584

• Fax: 16700

• Email: ilowavi@ngha.med.sa