Research: A minimum of 4 weeks  per year of dedicated research elective time is given to each fellow yearly to pursue either clinical research or quality improvement projects. All fellows are expected to complete their own research/scholarly project with attending guidance and mentorship by the end of fellowship and submit their scholarly work as both an abstract and manuscript to regional or national conferences and peer reviewed journals respectively. AMC has access to national AHA GWTG Heart Failure and Mission Lifeline STEMI databases.