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Core Curriculum
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The Preventive Cardiology Core Curriculum Lecture Series is taught by clinicians, clinical staff, and basic scientists from the Sections of Cardiovascular Research and Cardiology.
- Responsible Conduct of Research
- Cholesterol Guidelines
- Nonstatin Lipid-Lowering Medications
- HDL Cholesterol and Function
- Triglycerides
- Cardiovascular Risk Stratification
- Lipid-Lowering Medications and Interactions
- Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease
- Metabolomics, Proteomics, and Genomics
- Hypertension Guidelines, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease
- Imaging of Atherosclerosis
- Weight Loss Therapies
- Lipoprotein(a) and Other Novel Lipid Tests
- Animal Models of Atherosclerosis
- Monocytes, Macrophages, and Atherosclerosis
- Biomarkers: Development, Standardization, and Follow-up
- Prevention of Heart Failure
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Weekly Conference
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In addition to the core lectures, the section's weekly conference includes guest speakers and journal club presentations on key recent research.
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Activities
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- See lipid consults in the Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis Clinic weekly, supervised by faculty
- Follow clinical research patients daily
- Attend the section's core lecture/journal club weekly
- Attend the month-long course "Fundamentals in Clinical Investigation" during the first month of training
- Participate in and design research studies in atherosclerosis, lipids, obesity, and cardiometabolic disease prevention
- Prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals
- Submit and present abstracts at national scientific meetings
- Recommended: Attend cardiology grand rounds and relevant endocrine and medicine grand rounds
- Recommended: Participate in endocrine and cardiology conferences held at Baylor College of Medicine and affiliated hospitals
- Recommended: Take the American Board of Clinical Lipidology certification examination
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Research Opportunities
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- Following clinical research patients daily
- Participating in and designing research studies in atherosclerosis, lipids, genetics, obesity, and cardiovascular disease prevention
- Participating in clinical trials
- Investigator-initiated study protocols
- Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study
- Imaging (MRI/ultrasound) of atherosclerosis
- Biomarkers of atherosclerosis
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and providing patient-centered care.
