Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship

Overview

A two-year ACGME programme, run with paediatric cardiology, providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient ACHD training leading to ACHD board eligibility.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

2 years

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

1 per year

Accreditation

ACGME-accredited

Department

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Completion of a three-year cardiovascular medicine or paediatric cardiology programme

International applicants

Institution policyForeign medical graduates eligible with a valid ECFMG certificate (or full unrestricted Tennessee licence); programme-specific requirements also apply

Visa support

Institution policyJ-1 via ECFMG; H-1B considered case by case by programme with GME; no new O-1 applications supported

Licence requirement

Institution policyHouse staff train under a Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners licence exemption obtained by GME; full Tennessee licence needed for moonlighting and for non-ACGME clinical fellows with a secondary faculty appointment

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

ERAS (opens July each year)

Funding

Funding

Institution policyPaid on VUMC stipend scale (effective 1/1/2026): PGY4 $81,933, PGY5 $84,801, PGY6 $87,769, PGY7 $90,841

Official sources