Education and Training Committee
Medical student education is a major focus of education and training in the Cardiovascular Institute. Institute faculty developed a program unique to the Cardiovascular Institute to introduce medical students to research and clinical issue."Cardiovascular and Pulmonary (CVP) Sciences" is an Application of the Scholarly Concentration program of the Stanford Medical School. At the end of the 2006 academic year, 18 medical students declared CVP as their scholarly application (5 in their third year of Medical school, 13 in their second year).
The core class of the CVP is MED223 - "Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Science Journal Club" that completed its second year. The class is a weekly modified journal club that meets on Wednesdays for 1.5 hours in the Falk Cardiovascular Research Building Library. The course is lead by a Cardiovascular Institute team of four faculty: John Cooke, MD, PhD, Stan Rockson, MD, Marlene Rabinovitch, MD, and Phil Tsao, PhD. Each session is comprised of A) a faculty member presenting an overview of a selected area, B) a postdoctoral fellow or an advanced medical student presenting a seminal paper germane to the topic, chosen by the faculty member and fellow, C) general discussion involving all attendees, and D) medical students and faculty member concluding with questions and discussion. Attended by medical students, fellows, faculty and research staff, many MED223 lectures are "standing room only." CVP students take the class for three quarters. In 2006/07 the number of medical students taking the class for credit averaged twelve.
Cardiovascular Institute Seminar Series: Visiting Professors The Stanford Cardiovascular Institute hosts a monthly seminar series inviting distinguished visiting professors, who are leading figures in all areas of cardiovascular-related research.
"Moreover, the CVI hosts two retreats annually with visiting professors, and posters from our fellows and students," said John Cooke, MD, PhD, Education/Training Committee chair. "The meetings are timed to occur just before the nation's two largest scientific sessions, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology meetings. The Stanford Cardiovascular Institute AHA and ACC preview events permit students and fellows to practice their presentations, as well as to inform Stanford research colleagues about intramural research."
