Training & Curriculum

For this component, fellows have the following responsibilities:

• Collaboratively maintaining a smooth operation of human clinical trials and laboratory
• Managing, acquiring and analyzing clinical research data
• Ensuring patient safety during research studies
• Maintaining projects' regulatory compliance in accordance with the guidelines of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Cedars-Sinai Institutional Review Board, and other regulatory bodies
• Reporting to the program director on a regular basis
• Publishing or presenting new research data for abstract or publication submission

Research-related procedures include the following minimums:

• Near infrared spectroscopy — 20 documented monitoring procedures with a supervising expert.
• Microelectrode sympathetic nerve activity — 20 documented monitoring procedures with a supervising expert.
• Central venous pressure monitoring with tonometry — 10 documented monitoring procedures with a supervising expert.
• Vascular doppler for brachial arterial flow — 20 documented doppler studies with a supervising expert.
• Power Lab Software Application — demonstrate proficient use of electronic chart recorder to supervising expert.

For this component, the responsibilities of fellows include the following:

• Conducting thorough patient assessments
• Organizing treatment plans and writing prescriptions
• Preparing a dictation for each patient visit

Fellows spend half a day at our weekly Hypertension Clinic and provide outpatient care to the patients. Fellows are supervised by Florian Rader, MD or other Hypertension Center members.

The fellow must present all the patients seen in the clinic to the attending physician prior to dispensing medications, implementing treatment plans and dictating clinic notes. The result of the patient encounter will be documented in the form of clinic notes, as dictated by the fellow and approved/cosigned by the attending.

The fellow is responsible for performing 24-hour blood pressure monitoring and central venous pressure monitory by pulse telemetry.

Fellows do not work overnight or take calls; however, he or she will be the after-hours contact for assigned research projects. Fellows may need to work on weekends to accommodate the school and work schedules of recruited research subjects.