Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Early Career Society (PICES)
Executive Committee:
President: Ryan Callahan, MD, FSCAI
VP of Research: Gurumurthy Hiremath, MD, FSCAI
VP of Clinical: Sara Trucco, MD, FSCAI
Secretary: Shawn Batlivala, MD, FSCAI
Webmaster: Michael D. Seckeler, MD, FSCAI
Mission:
To provide resources and a forum for pediatric cardiac interventionalists early in their career in order to foster development during the formative stages of their careers.
Goals:
- Establish new membership - recruitment and retention
- Create forum for open discussion of clinical questions or cases
- Encourage, foster, and address collaboration for multicenter research projects
- Assist in identifying educational and professional needs of early career pediatric interventionalists
- Develop symposia/educational activities at current meetings
- Contribute as representative to SCAI Congenital Heart Disease Council to provide he “up and coming” perspective
- Develop new Society programs and projects related to early career needs
- Networking events