A Fellow in Her Fourth Year
Before becoming a fourth-year Cardiology Fellow at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Jacqueline Maiers, MD, completed medical school, residency and a cardiology fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine.
Dr. Maiers came to Cincinnati primarily for the opportunity to train in Preventive Cardiology with Elaine Urbina, MD, a member of the faculty at Cincinnati Children's whose work on the world-renown Bogalusa Heart Study is helping to shape the emerging field of preventive care. "Because I am her fellow, Dr. Urbina and I meet together once a week for an hour where we go over articles or topics in preventive cardiology. It is incredible for me to have this kind of access every week and to be mentored by such an impressive woman in the field."
Dr. Maiers is also able to refine her knowledge of congenital heart disease, her area of focus during the first three years of fellowship, by attending a half-day clinic with Robert Spicer, MD, one of the directors of the Cardiology Fellowship program and a skilled clinician.
"It's becoming increasingly common to do a fourth year of fellowship," says Dr. Maiers. "To work in academia it's important to have several specialized areas to claim as your own." The combination of clinical care, research and individualized training has been a huge benefit of the fourth year experience for Dr. Maiers.
Dr. Maiers is also enrolled in an epidemiology course at the University of Cincinnati. Should she choose to add a Masters in Public Health to her growing list of accomplishments, Dr. Maiers will have accumulated hours toward the degree during her fellowship.
The additional year spent studying and working in preventive cardiology and congenital heart disease will broaden the scope of Dr. Maiers's future practice and continue to inform the research she will do throughout her career.
