Week 3 - 7/16/26: Academic Quarter 1, Unit — Cardiology III

Lectures:
(1) Resident Lecture Series: Pacemaker (7a - 7:30a) - Dr. Sisliyan
(2) Atrial Fibrillation (7:30a - 8:30a) - Dr. Mackintosh
(3) Approach to Syncope (8:30a - 9:30a) - Dr. Despujos
(4) Resident Lecture Series: Endocarditis (9:30a - 10a) - Dr. Devitt
(5) Acute Myopericardial Syndromes (10a - 11a) - Dr. Despujos
(6) Simulation Lab (11a - 12p) - Dr. Mackintosh

Corresponding Tintinalli Chapters: 5, 19, 24

Corresponding Weekly Science Literature Review Article: Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Taljaard M, et al. Electrical versus pharmacological cardioversion for emergency department patients with acute atrial fibrillation (RAFF2): a partial factorial randomised trial. Lancet. 2020;395(10221):339-349. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32994-0

Reminders: Lecture attendance is mandatory each week and is only excused by Dr. Minahan directly. Attendance is tracked independent of resident sign-in and is frequently audited. Assigned chapter reading and journal articles are linked on the website formally.