Cardiovascular Research Training Fellowships

We offer research training in all areas of clinical cardiology, basic investigations, and outcomes research. In general, the research fellows make a multi-year commitment to the program. research program involves a multi-year commitment for fellows.

As a Yale cardiology research fellow, you will be paired with a faculty member to support your career goals and training. Research training is available in:

• All clinical sub-specialties
• Clinical epidemiology and health sciences research
• Basic and translational cardiovascular research

The section of cardiovascular medicine operates specialized research centers where fellows can train in specialized areas of cardiovascular medicine research. These centers provide extensive infrastructure support, scientific leadership, and research expertise and engage in a broad spectrum of groundbreaking research. Our centers include:

• Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE) – Multi-disciplinary team dedicated to applying scientific methods and developing scientific approaches to address clinical and healthcare policy challenges, including safety, effectiveness, efficiency, equity, timeliness, and patient-centeredness of health care delivery.
• Yale Cardiovascular Research Center (YCVRC) Houses investigators interested in basic and translational research. Major research themes include developmental and cell biology, signaling, genetics, cardiomyocyte biology, and stem cells.
• Yale Cardiovascular Research Group (YCRG) – Provides scientific leadership and clinical research expertise to advance cardiovascular medical technology and clinical practice.
• Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (Y-TRIC) – Facilitates translational research with state-of-the-art imaging systems and research infrastructure.

Fellows can also choose to conduct research training through our faculty labs that focus on specific areas of research. Recent fellows have also trained through the Vascular Medicine OutcomeS (VAMOS) research program, which focuses on improving vascular health outcomes, and the Cardiovascular Data Science (CarDS) Lab, which focuses on using a multifaceted data-driven evaluation of cardiovascular care and outcomes to provide insights into how we deliver care to patients.

Research training can be accomplished within the scope of the general cardiology fellowship or through other specific research programs available at Yale.

Yale offers several different pathways for pursuing advanced training in cardiovascular medicine research:

• NIH T-32 training grant in vascular biology
• NIH T-32 training grant in translational cardiac imaging through Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (Y-TRIC)
• NIH T-32 training grant in implementation science
• Investigative Medicine (PhD) program
• Yale Masters of Health Sciences (MHS) program
• ABIM Physician-Scientist Research Pathway
• The National Clinician Scholars Program at Yale (NCSP)

We also offer a pathway for clinical and translational research, where you will receive focused, in-depth training on areas such as noninvasive imaging, outcomes research, interventional cardiology, and heart failure.

We understand that every fellow has their own specific career goals. We will work closely with you to design a training program based on your prior experience and career interests. We encourage you to communicate with faculty early in your training so you can learn about all the tailoring options available.

Each specific research program has its own application process.

If you are interested in a combined research and clinical fellowship program, please submit your application through ERAS and specify your interest in combined clinical/research training in your personal statement.

If you have questions about the options available, please contact the program director or other members of the faculty leadership team.