USA Health cardiology fellows earn American College of Cardiology awards

USA Health cardiology fellows celebrate their FIT Jeopardy championship at the 2024 Alabama Chapter ACC Winter Conference.

Two USA Health cardiology fellows were tapped as Fellow in Training (FIT) editorial board  members for the American College of Cardiology for 2023-2024. Nupur Shah, M.D., chief cardiology fellow, and Mariam Riad, M.D., were among the 33 fellows selected from across the United States, and both are from the USA Health Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program.  

Editorial fellows compose content for the FIT section website, which is dedicated to publishing non-clinical articles relevant to their peers. Fellows serve a one-year term.  

The USA Health program also won the FIT Jeopardy: Battle of the Chapters competition for the ACC Alabama Chapter. “We get to keep the championship trophy with us until next year’s competition,” Shah said. “That also gave us a chance to participate in the National ACC in Atlanta. Though we didn’t win there, it was an honor to participate.”  

The friendly competition allows FIT teams to test their clinical knowledge and compete for the title of International FIT Jeopardy Champion. The competition promotes a healthy rivalry between ACC chapters and provides educational value to both the contestants and the audience on a variety of topics ranging from imaging, intervention, and prevention.  

In the ACC Alabama Chapter, Shah is also a FIT representative and a member of the council board. She is also actively involved in the Women in Cardiology section at the ACC and advocates for more women in the field. 

The Alabama Chapter of the American College of Cardiology is committed to improving heart health through continuing medical education, continuous quality improvement, patient-centered care, professionalism, and the influence of health care policy. Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists and practice managers are among its members.  

The American College of Cardiology, the professional home for the entire cardiovascular care team, and its 56,000 members, are dedicated to transforming cardiovascular care and improving heart health. The organization provides professional medical education, disseminates cardiovascular research through its world-renowned JACC journals, operates national registries to measure and improve care, and offers cardiovascular accreditation to hospitals and institutions.