Message from program leadership
Thank you for your interest in the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Our clinical and academic training prepares graduates to provide highly competent, evidence-based, and compassionate care for patients with cardiovascular disease, and to pursue careers in clinical practice, education, and research. We make your development and career goals our priority, and work to tailor your training pathway accordingly. Our general cardiovascular fellowship provides excellent foundational training in all cardiovascular disciplines and the flexibility to personalize your education to achieve your goals for clinical practice and pursue your academic interests. Our dedication to fellows’ professional development is shared at all levels of our Heart & Vascular Center’s leadership.
We have a longstanding tradition of providing outstanding cardiovascular training, and we owe that success to our tremendous faculty, busy and state-of-the-art facilities, and academic resources. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center provides care to a catchment area of over 1.5 million patients living in New Hampshire and Vermont, many of whom live in rural environments and face barriers to medical care. We are fortunate to partner with Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth (founded in 1797) and the White River Junction Veterans Administration Medical Center to facilitate clinical training and additional educational and research opportunities. The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice is also located on-site and provides tremendous academic resources and options for advanced degrees. The Tuck School of Business and Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College provide additional opportunities for collaboration.
Our fellows enter a collegial and collaborative environment, in which they are treated as peers and highly valued colleagues-in-training. We take great pride in our fellows. They are a diverse group of talented individuals with wide-ranging professional interests and goals. Feedback from fellows is sought regularly and used to drive improvements in the program.
The natural beauty of Northern New England, coupled with the community and cultural opportunities that Dartmouth College affords, creates a uniquely rejuvenating environment in which to live and work. From apple picking in the fall to attending farmers markets in the spring and summer or dining at a farm-to-table restaurant, there are ample opportunities to enjoy the high-quality, local food scene. Our fellows have easy access to abundant year-round outdoor recreational opportunities, including hiking, cycling, paddling, and skiing. Many enjoy attending NCAA Division I sporting events at Dartmouth College or taking advantage of the various cultural opportunities offered at The Hopkins Center for the Arts or at one of the other excellent local theatres.
We can confidently say that Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the Upper Connecticut River Valley provide an ideal environment in which to train well while living well. We appreciate your interest in our program and look forward to meeting you!
Sincerely,
Terrence D. Welch, MD
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Associate Professor of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Gregory A. Dadekian, MD
Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Kerrilynn C. Hennessey, MD
Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth