Research Fellowship Opportunities in Cardiac Electrophysiology
Each year, HRS awards full-year Research Fellowships to individuals interested in clinical and basic research relating to the latest advances in electrophysiology. These Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships include a one-year stipend of $50,000, compimentary membership to the Society and complimentary registration to the Heart Rhythm Society's Annual Scientific Sessions.
This Fellowship opportunity is open to international applicants.
Applications for 2013-2014 are closed as of January 19, 2013 until the 2014-2015 cycle opening mid-September 2013.
Click here for detailed application instructions.
Please contact the Education department if you have any questions at Education@HRSonline.org or 202-464-3400.
Applicant Requirements:
- Must have an MD, PhD, DO, DVM, or equivalent degree by June in the year of award activation
- May not be enrolled in a graduate or medical school by June in the year of award activation
- May not have completed three cumulative years of postmedical school or graduate school research
- Sponsor must be a member of the Heart Rhythm Society by activation of award
Proposed research must be relevant to the goals and aims of the Society. Appropriate fields of study include epidemiological, community, clinical, and basic investigations within the general area of cardiac electrophysiology. Applicant should be intent on pursuing a career in independent research and interested in additional training under the supervision of a sponsor or mentor prior to a career in independent research.
HRS expects Fellowship recipients to use this award to promote their long-term goals in the field. Applicants must devote at least 80 percent of their effort to research or activities directly related to the proposed research.
"This award was crucial in my career and basically cemented my desire to become an electrophysiologist who wants to practice EP with a serious research lab to do translational research."
Rishi Arora, MD
"[This award] helped me bring in $10 million — not only to my lab and my research, but to the biomedical research industry. With that money, I paid salaries for young people that I supported until they got their fellowships."
Mario Delmar, MD, PhD, FHRS
CCEP Fellowship Training Programs
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) publishes an annual, detailed listing of available Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (CCEP) fellowship programs in the United States, including contact information for program directors.
The Furman Fund Travel Scholarship
The Heart Rhythm Foundation is dedicated to keeping the legacy of Seymour Furman, MD, FHRS, alive with The Furman Fund. Each year, the Furman Fund will award three travel scholarships for up-and-coming cardiology scholars to attend the Heart Rhythm Society's Annual Scientific Sessions through The Furman Fund Travel Scholarship.