Internal Medicine · Fellowship Career
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Heart and vascular disease care spanning imaging, hemodynamics, inpatient consultation and longitudinal cardiology.
Fellowship Length
3 years
After a qualifying residency
Prior Residency
Internal Medicine
3 years residency
Typical Post-MD Training
6 years
Residency + fellowship; alternative pathways may overlap
Attending Compensation
$604,635
Average Total Compensation
Training Pathway
Medical School → Residency → Fellowship
Clinical Work and Procedures
- Heart failure management
- Echocardiography and stress testing
- Inpatient cardiovascular consultation
- Cardiac catheterization exposure
Attending Compensation
$604,635
Average Total Compensation
Schedules and Practice Settings
Outpatient cardiology, cardiac wards, imaging labs and call for acute cardiac conditions.
How to Prepare
During Medical School
Follow a patient from ACS admission through cath review, discharge and outpatient prevention. Ask what general cardiology does before interventional subspecialization.
Research or Quality Improvement
Contribute to a heart-failure readmission, anticoagulation safety or echocardiography appropriateness project.
During Residency
During IM residency, prioritize cardiology consults, diagnostic reasoning, mentorship and clinical scholarship; clarify differences between general, interventional and EP paths.
A Question to Ask Fellows
Do you prefer interpreting and managing chronic disease or the procedures and call of a narrower cardiac subspecialty?
Sources & Data Notes
Reviewed . Fellowship durations and entry routes summarize commonly accredited training pathways. Specific institutions can have different eligibility, early-entry and combined tracks; check program and board requirements for your cycle.
Fellowship Match selection is separate from the medical school residency Match. No residency competitiveness index, MD versus DO residency outcome, or fellowship acceptance percentage is assigned to these pages. National attending compensation uses a source-matched specialty estimate when available; Doximity and Medscape report total compensation, Marit uses smaller opt-in physician samples, and Salary.com models base salary from employer and third-party data. These measures are not interchangeable. Fellowship stipends depend on PGY level and institution.
For Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology): Doximity 2026, Average Total Compensation for the reported “Cardiology” population. This is a national estimate, not a location-specific offer.
Schedules, example procedures, preparation tips and clinical roles are educational descriptions; responsibilities depend on training, practice setting and privileges. This is educational career guidance rather than individualized employment or training advice.