Cardiology Fellowship Training Program

Lillian Aldaia, MD, FACC

Thank you for taking the time to learn about our cardiology fellowship. Our mission is to develop our fellows into successful cardiologists while helping each physician fulfill their goals in the clinical and academic spheres. The training at Morristown Medical Center is personalized and intense. Fellow education focuses on case-based learning and close one-on-one training with faculty members who see mentorship and education as a privilege and joy.

My aim as program director is to guide internal medicine physicians over the three years of fellowship to become highly skilled and independently thinking cardiologists ready to tackle the full scope of cardiovascular medicine. Our fellows are expert consultants, investigators and educators. Successful recruitment of underrepresented minority applicants is a program priority.

The spectrum of clinical material at Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute spans the full range of inherited and acquired cardiovascular disease. Our facilities and the breadth of procedural expertise are among the finest in the nation. Our diverse patient population allows our fellows to provide compassionate, patient-centered care while practicing innovative medicine.

Our educational curriculum fosters scientific knowledge and intensive training in procedural skills. In our program, we get to know each fellow’s educational needs and we take considerable pride in fostering their professional growth. Close attention to the learning needs of each individual trainee allows us to identify both strengths and areas needing improvement so that we can provide adequate support to help fellows reach their full potential.

Graduates from our program pursue advanced subspecialty training, academic and research-focused careers, and clinical practice.

At Morristown Medical Center, we remain open to change—we turn a critical eye to ourselves and look to see ways we can improve. Our fellows will never hear the words “we’ve always done things this way” in defense of an imperfect aspect of the training environment. We encourage our faculty and fellows to voice concerns regarding the program; if there is an area in need of improvement, we make changes quickly and with the input of our current fellows.

We are fully committed to helping each of our fellows reach and exceed their professional goals. I personally look forward to meeting and getting to know highly qualified applicants who are up to the challenge of our intensive learning environment and who are interested in becoming members of the Atlantic Health System Morristown Medical Center Cardiovascular Fellowship family.

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