Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship (Florida) - Residencies and Fellowships - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science

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Overview

Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, offers a three-year Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship that provides excellent clinical teaching from experts in bedside medicine, cardiac catheterization and intervention, electrophysiology, advanced heart failure, valvular and structural heart disease, vascular disease, echocardiography, advanced cardiac imaging, adult congenital heart disease, cardiac surgery, preventive cardiology, and cardiac rehabilitation.

Opportunities for advanced training at our institution are also available in heart failure/transplant, as well as electrophysiology, which was recently approved to start by our institution and is currently going through the ACGME accreditation process. We plan to welcome our first eletrophysiology fellow in July 2020.

Highlights of the program include:

Comprehensive preparation for a scholarly career in cardiovascular medicine
Cardiovascular fellow responsibility and autonomy in patient care management and procedures
Extensive hands-on experience with all cardiovascular procedural skills
Diverse patient population composed of local, regional, national, and international patients
Comprehensive didactic curriculum and hands-on physical examination teaching series
Numerous research opportunities with guaranteed research time
Fully electronic medical record system integrated between inpatient and outpatient settings
Elective opportunities at Mayo Clinic's campuses in Rochester, Minnesota and Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, as well as various other institutions nationally and internationally
Reasonable call schedule and duty hours
Extensive ancillary support
Institutional and departmental commitment to recruit and train a diverse group of aspiring cardiovascular specialists

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Cardiovascular Diseases fellows look at a model of a heart at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Your training experience

As a fellow at Mayo Clinic, you'll have access to robust clinical, educational, and research resources. You'll find support both inside and outside of the campus to promote physical and mental wellness and ensure your work/life balance.

Program Directors for Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida

Directors' welcome

Our mission is to provide a premier educational environment to train world-class cardiology fellows and provide a framework to achieve academic, professional, and personal excellence.

Mission statement

To promote cardiovascular health in conjunction with highly specialized care, while providing an outstanding educational experience for our trainees through the best patient-centered clinical care, trainee-focused education, and cardiovascular research.

Vision statement

A fellowship program eager to develop not only future leaders within the field of cardiovascular medicine, but pioneers who seek to uncover the unknown in an ever-growing and diverse patient population by encompassing the three shields of Mayo Clinic—clinical practice, research, and education.

Core values

Integrity. Honesty in decision-making with an uncompromising adherence to ethical principles.
Accountability. Reliability of our actions in caring for our patients and our community.
Compassion. Treating each patient in a patient-centered manner, acknowledging their goals, wishes, and hopes.
Collaboration. Promoting precise and timely healthcare delivery through teamwork.
Scholarship. Using our resources and expertise locally and internationally, across the enterprise and beyond, to advance science through bench, translational, and clinical research.
Education. Creating an atmosphere of inquiry amongst medical students, residents, and staff to sculpt the next generation of well-trained physicians, scientists, and thought leaders.

Accreditation

This training program fulfills the requirements for training as stated by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Certification

Upon successful completion of the fellowship, you will be eligible to take the ABIM's subspecialty examination in cardiovascular disease. Optionally, you may also take the examination for certification in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac computed tomography if you fulfill the requirements.

Program history

The Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship began in 2008 with a complement of two fellows per year. In 2017, we increased our complement to three fellows per year.

As of July 2021, 94 percent of our graduates have passed their ABIM cardiovascular disease certification examination on their first attempt. All have successfully achieved board certification.