 Dr. A. Jamil Tajik has a passion for teaching.He was named “Teacher of the Year” by the Mayo Cardiovascular Fellows on five occasions and received the prestigious Melvin L. Marcus Memorial Award for distinguished contributions as “Gifted Teacher in Cardiology” in 2000.He has been the director/co-director of a large number of cardiology courses including 25 programs at the ACC Learning Center “Heart House” and 50 American College of Cardiology/American Society of Echo extramural courses.