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Mentorship is a cornerstone for early career cardiologists. Faculty mentors provide valuable guidance during and after training that can lead to a successful academic career. Finding the right mentor is a challenge, however. The relationship may begin and end without clearly defined expectations and needs. Natalija Odanovic, MD, an interventional cardiology fellow, is the first author of a cross-sectional pilot study published June 17 in the American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice that aims to understand how these differences shape the experiences of cardiology fellows and their faculty mentors.
Early career advancement in academic medicine relies on mentorship. The MENTOR study collected data through an anonymous online survey that was distributed to 71 cardiology trainees and 216 faculty members. Among the 34 faculty respondents, more than half were current mentors.
May 12, 2021
Congratulations class of 2021
This year marks the second virtual graduation ceremony for our general and advanced trainees. Here, eight fellows from five different countries: Natalija Odanovic, MD, Samuel W. Reinhardt, MD, Maen Abou Ziki, MD, Ehimen Aneni MD, MPH, Katherine Clark, MD, Jennifer M. Kwan MD, PhD, and Virginia Singla, MD, recollect the significant and lasting experiences from their training in cardiovascular medicine. A virtual webinar tentatively scheduled for June 10, 2021 will be held to celebrate our 26 graduates.
Natalija Odanovic, MD
I was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, where I had a carefree and magical childhood. I went to medical school (for free!) at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine. I did my Internal Medicine Residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School where I had a wonderful time befriended many co-residents, learned a lot, and discovered my love for cardiology. Coming to Yale for fellowship was the perfect match for