Applications Open for Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Disease Fellowship

The AATS Graham Foundation is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation — the Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship. The fellowship’s goal is to enhance the knowledge and skills of practicing cardiothoracic surgeons who are already treating, or committed to treating, underserved patients worldwide. It provides up to three months of advanced heart valve disease training and education at a host institution.

Curriculum

The Fellowship curriculum will cover non-thrombogenic valve surgery, focusing on advanced training in valve reconstruction and use of biological valve replacements (surgical and transcatheter) for:

• Degenerative mitral valve disease 
• Rheumatic mitral valve disease
• Aortic stenosis/regurgitation 
• Functional tricuspid regurgitation
• Endocarditis

Training Center

The applicant is responsible for identifying a training center whose curriculum includes a sufficient amount of mitral, aortic, and tricuspid valve surgery to fulfill his/her fellowship goals. S/he must include a letter of support from the institution chosen.

Benefits

The Fellowship will provide annual awards to defray travel and living expenses. There will be two funding levels:

• Level One — Up to $7,500 (up to one month)
• Level Two — Up to $15,000 (between one and three months)

Deadline: March 31, 2015

Please visit the AATS website  for more information on the Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship and the Graham Foundation.