I am extremely obliged to OGHE of WCMC for giving me this opportunity to rotate at the Heart and Vascular Centre of New York Hospital Queens, fondly called the Heart Hospital of Queens. It was a real global experience to work in Queens, the most ethnically diverse urban place in the world.

I learnt about the clinical examination and EKG readings of conglomerate cardiac issues on the floor while rounding with cardiology attendings and the fellows and residents. While on consult service with cardiac fellows, it was thrill to follow patients with STEMI from the emergency room to cath lab, witnessing "door to reperfusion" time standards as per AHA. It was really nice to learn from one of the Cardiology Grand Rounds about Hospital's Cardiac Rehab Center's approach to minimize cardiac risk. Other morning conferences like Residents Cardiology Conference, Fellow's case, EKG and echo conferences gave an insight in learning Cardiology.

The robust service offered at NYHQ provided an excellent opportunity to see spectrum of Cardiology procedures. I had a naive rendezvous into the Cardiology domain of Medicine by learning about plethora of procedures ranging from non-invasive approaches like transthoracic echo, transesophageal echo, pharmacological stress echo, exercise EKG stress test to invasive procedures like cardiac catheterization, percutaneous balloon angioplasty, intracoronary stenting, intracoronary ultrasound, the electrophysiology studies and pacemaker implantation.

I thoroughly enjoyed this rotation. It's a great experience with a friendly atmosphere to work; with very dedicated and helpful fellows who did a decent job of letting me get involved and answering my torrent of questions.