Overview
A comprehensive three-year general cardiology fellowship within the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, building a strong clinical foundation in year one followed by electives, research and supervisory roles.
The programme
- Focus
- General cardiovascular disease
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 3 years
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Meets ABIM Cardiovascular Disease board requirements (ACGME core programme)
- Department
- Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completion of an internal medicine residency programme within the United States
- International applicants
- Must have completed internal medicine residency in the United States
- Visa support
- Institution policyH-1B (requires USMLE Steps 1-3 passed; Step 3 results by 30 April for NRMP programmes) and J-1 (ECFMG); O-1 for fellows case by case; no permanent-residence sponsorship for trainees
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyPermanent or training medical licence/certificate from the state board where training (State Medical Board of Ohio training certificate for Ohio; Florida Board of Medicine for Florida) required before starting; some advanced/non-accredited fellowships require a permanent licence
How to apply
- Deadline
- 1 August
- Application method
- ERAS and NRMP Match only (non-Match applicants not accepted)
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyPaid on Cleveland Clinic trainee scale effective 16 May 2026: grad level 4 $76,889, 5 $80,608, 6 $84,180, 7 $89,204, 8 $90,521
Official sources
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/medical-professionals/fellowship-residency/cardiovascular-medicinehttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/-/scassets/files/org/graduate-medical-education/visa-info-2025.pdf?la=enhttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/-/scassets/files/org/graduate-medical-education/graduate-physicians-manual-2026.pdf?la=enhttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/graduate-medical-education/benefits/finance-highlights