Our mission is to train outstanding cardiovascular physicians and scientists who will become leaders and role models in academic cardiovascular medicine. We do this by devoting our time, talents, and energy to:
- Patient care
- Research
- Teaching
We achieve this through tailored, individualized training designed with attention to the needs of our fellows in a supportive learning environment.
Our vision is to create a comprehensive training program in cardiovascular medicine that nurtures the development of fellows who have the potential to:
- Contribute to medical knowledge through research (basic, translational type 1 and 2, and clinical research/epidemiology/health system science)
- Assume leadership roles in academic medicine
- Continue this tradition of excellence by teaching others
We value in our faculty and fellows:
- Clinical excellence
- Scholarship
- Dedication
- Integrity/Professionalism
- Service
- Teamwork
The core competencies we teach are:
- Patient Care: Identify, respect, and care about patients' differences, values, preferences, and expressed needs; listen to, clearly inform, communicate with and educate patients; share decision making and management; and continuously advocate disease prevention, wellness, and promotion of healthy lifestyles, including a focus on population health.
- Medical Knowledge: Established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and cognate (e.g. epidemiological and social behavioral) sciences and the application of knowledge to patient care.
- Practice-Based Learning and Improvement: Involves investigation and evaluation of one's own patient care, appraisal and assimilation of scientific evidence, and improvements in patient care.
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Resulting in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their families and other health professionals.
- Professionalism: Commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles and sensitivity to patients.
- Systems-Based Practice: Actions that demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value.