More amazing news from the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program! Our inaugural graduating class had a 100% cardiology board pass rate! You can read more about them here. Additionally, the fellowship boasts a 100% match rate for interventional cardiology fellowships! Two of our 2024 fellows matched, as well as our chief fellow Dr. Fardeen Faiz. Preparing […]
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is strengthening its heart care team with the addition of six new fellows to Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program. As its inaugural class graduated this spring, the new class will maintain the full cohort of 18 fellows training in heart health at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) […]
Simulation-Based Emergency Training for Athletic Trainers: Preparing for Critical Sports Medicine Events In July, the Center for Simulation and Innovation, in collaboration with Trauma Services, conducted a comprehensive emergency response training session for Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) athletic trainers. This high-impact educational initiative addressed the unique challenges athletic trainers face when managing life-threatening emergencies […]
The first class of the Cardiovascular Disease fellows have graduated and we couldn’t be more proud! Please see below on where our class is headed next: Alex Adams, DO – Baptist Health, Pensacola, FL Emmanuel Amoran, MD – Northeast Georgia Medical Center Priya Dixit, MD – Corewell Health- Grand Rapids/ Michigan State University IC fellowship Sheriff […]
Two soon-to-be graduates of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center have matched into Interventional Cardiology fellowships. Chief Fellow, Priyadarshini Dixit, MD, matched into the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship program at Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University. “It is a dream come true. I knew I wanted to become an Interventional Cardiologist […]
Dr. Ugochukwu Egolum, program director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC), is making national moves on the cardiology scene, giving the NGMC fellowship program more visibility, and attracting competitive candidates. Dr. Egolum was selected to be part of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Curriculum Design committee, which oversees […]
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Leadership News Senior Program Coordinator for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Angela Lewis, M.Ed, MPH, C-TAGME, was recently elected to the Fellowship Administrators in Cardiovascular Education and Training (FACET) board as a Member-at-Large. Angela will assist the executive committee in achieving FACET’s goals and affecting the policies and […]
We are pleased to announce the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program has been awarded full accreditation for the next 10 years by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). This accreditation review verifies that our program meets the highest standards as it pertains to training the next generation of cardiologists. We are thrilled at this […]
Meet Dr. Jeffrey Jacob, one of our Cardiovascular Disease fellows, and learn about some of the exciting research projects he’s been involved with here at NGMC! Read more below. Dr. Jacob was born in Haiti and raised in Orlando, Florida. He stayed near Orlando to complete his undergraduate studies at the University of Central Florida […]
Read on to find out what Black History Month means to our amazing residents and faculty! Erine Raybon-Rojas, MD Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program Director Director of Diversity & Inclusion for GME. Director of MICU Rotation, Critical CareBorn in Illinois; lived in Georgia since the age of four. As a black physician, I take […]