UTHealth EP Heart Training Program

09/15/2025

Great presentations on the Boston Scientific S-ICD by Addison Spradlin and Clinical Study Design by Jeff Crouch and Stacey Doyal of Medtronic. Thank you all very much for educating our students.



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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

09/02/2025

It's very gratifying to see a previous student come back as the topic expert for the Micra leadless pacemaker systems and the Aurora EV-ICD. Inspirational for the current group of students! Thank you James Townsend, BS, CCDS and Medtronic



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08/15/2025

Clinical observations in the Texas Medical Center, for CRM & EP, provide our students with technical and professional experiences critical to their careers. Learning from Physicians, industry professionals, and staff is invaluable.



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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

08/01/2025

Week 3 of the program saw visits from 8 divisions of 5 top companies and 17 hiring managers. Our students are off to a great start pursuing careers! Thank you Abbott, BIOTRONIK, Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson MedTech and Medtronic.
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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

07/14/2025

A busy first week for our students. Orientation and IT support to cardiac anatomy/physiology/pathophysiology essentials capped off with a heart dissection. The journey's begun for careers in the electrophysiology industry.



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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

06/16/2025

Our Fall program is full and starts on July 7th. We can't wait to get started helping our next students map a pathway to a career in the cardiac medical device industry. It's sure to be a stimulating experience.



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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

06/02/2025

Congratulations to our Spring 2025 class! 100% employed before the end of the program. We can't wait to start our Fall 2025 Class in July.

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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

05/15/2025

We're finishing up the EP portion of the program with biophysics of ablation. A heart dissection & simulated ablation, led by Dr Dougherty, was informative and fun!



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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

05/02/2025

Structural Heart is a growing field and we're providing education to our students. Mitral valve disease presentations and a MitraClip demonstration by Cary Darling of Abbott | Cardiovascular. Thank you for sharing your expertise.



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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

04/15/2025

Thank you, Josh Gonzalez and Brian Kelly of CVRx | Barostim for an excellent presentation on the CVRx | Barostim technology. "Outsmarting the heart" to improve heart failure patients lives! Expanding options for HF.



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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

03/31/2025

Thank you, James Glaspie and Impulse Dynamics, for a great presentation on CCM (Cardiac Contractility Modulation) for heart failure patients!



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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

03/17/2025

Finishing up the CRM portion of the program with a simulated CRTD implant test. It's a great test and learning experience on our Surgical Science Angiomentor Simulator!


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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.