Welcome to our Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program! We offer very enthusiastic, robust and comprehensive cardiology training at McLaren Flint, which is a busy hospital with 6 cardiac cath labs and serves as the regional medical center for cardiac referrals. The division of cardiology is the highlight of the hospital and consists of over 30 cardiologists with diverse training backgrounds. Our trainees are exposed to a broad spectrum of cardiac pathology represented in each sub-specialty within cardiology with a strong focus on academia and research. Our large group of faculty allows personalized mentorship and training to each fellow. We are confident that fellows trained will perform well in all aspects of clinical cardiology.
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease/Pediatrics and Heart Failure Rotations will be offered in collaboration with Detroit Medical Center Children's Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital. All other rotations are at McLaren Flint
Available electives include (but not limited to): Vascular Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Medicine, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Research
The program’s didactics are held each weekday morning and include:
Lecture series on core curriculum topics of cardiology fellowship are presented by faculty and guest speakers. Full cardiology curriculum is covered over the course of two years.
Every year a series of Board review sessions are held covering curriculum and questions on relevant cardiology topics.
Fellows present a research trial, critically evaluating and discussing merits of the trial and relevance to the practice of cardiology, its pros and cons.
Fellows find interesting images, ECHO, EKGS, CT Scans, MRI Images, Nuclear scans, and faculty will elaborate on the teaching aspects and relevance to practice.
Grand Rounds include presentations by faculty or guest speakers on important topics in cardiology. Grand Round presentations are attended by cardiology fellows and faculty, internal and family medicine residents and faculty, and medical students.
Fellows present an interesting clinical cardiology case with relevant teaching aspects with attention to identifying and discussing areas in which standard of care could have been compromised.
Fellows present cases that are referred for cardiac surgery. Conference includes multidisciplinary input from faculty and staff. Recommendations for treatment on difficult clinical cases are discussed. There are didactics on important relevant cardiac surgery topics..
Fellows are assigned to one practice group for continuity clinic for all three years with clinics scheduled one half day per week. Fellows see a pool of patients with a wide range of cardiovascular pathology under the supervision of an attending Cardiologist.
McLaren Flint Cardiology Fellowship Program participates in the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) National Resident Match Program (NRMP) and will only accept applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Paper applications are not accepted.
Eligible applicants will be selected on the basis of their preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills and personal qualities such as motivation and integrity.
McLaren Flint will not discriminate with regard to sex, age, race, religion, color, national origin, disability or veteran status.
All applicants must have US citizenship or legal residency status in the US (green card or refugee status) in order to be eligible for an interview. Visas are not sponsored.
Interviews will be held virtually only. Applicants meeting the selection criteria will be contacted for interviews by email. Interviews are held in October.
Fellows meet with faculty quarterly to discuss progress on ongoing research projects, new research ideas, writing research proposals for IRB submission, interesting case reports, and possibility of writing review articles. Fellows are encouraged to submit their scholarly work to regional and national conferences.
The community cardiology groups practicing at McLaren Flint participate in the education of trainees.
Residency: Internal Medicine, McLaren Flint
Residency: Internal Medicine, Western Connecticut Health Network-Danbury Hospital
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Medicine 1, Myanmar Fellowship: Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging (Echocardiography), VA Medical Center West Roxbury/Boston Medical Center
Residency: Internal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center
Email: Nickole.Newlin@mclaren.org Phone: 810-342-2396
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Congratulations to Ahmad Munir, MD, board-certified interventional cardiologist, who has been selected as the physician of the quarter. Dr. Munir will be recognized in front of his peers at the September 2020 medical staff meeting. An excerpt from a nomination submitted on his behalf reads as follows. “Dr. Munir is often found going above and beyond, not only for his patients, but also for fellow staff. With exceptional expertise, he is the go-to person for difficult cases. Surgeons are even going to him for assistance in post-op care. He offers gentle instruction when doing bedside procedures and educates staff on the newest technology. His responsiveness to concerns on the unit is quick and efficient. He is also just a good man.”
Pictured l-r are: Chad Grant, president and CEO; Ahmad Munir, MD, physician of the quarter; and Michael Mueller, MD, Chief of Staff.