Program Details

Years 1 and 2

The first two years of fellowship training consist primarily of clinical rotations, the majority of which take place in outpatient settings. Core rotations include the following: 

• Leukemia
• Lymphoma
• Plasma Cell Dyscrasias
• Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy 
• Gastrointestinal and Thoracic Oncology
• Breast, Gynecologic, and Head and Neck Oncology
• Melanoma, Sarcoma, and Neurologic Oncology
• Phase I Therapeutics
• Palliative Care
• Inpatient Benign Hematology Consultation
• Outpatient Benign Hematology
• Hematopathology
• Laboratory Medicine: Including Coagulation, Transfusion Medicine, Cell Therapy 
• Elective (4 weeks in year 1, 8 weeks in year 2)

Year 3

In the third year, fellows spend the majority of their time on mentored scholarly activity. This may include projects in clinical research, health services research, translational or laboratory-based research, community engagement and outreach, medical education, or other initiatives tailored to the individual fellow’s career objectives. 

Continuity Clinic: Fellows will embed in mentored continuity clinics lasting 6–12 months throughout their training. 

Didactic Program

• Year 1, Foundations of Hematologic and Oncologic Care: The first-year didactic program is dedicated to core lectures providing a broad base of knowledge of hematologic and oncologic diseases and subjects essential to the care of patients with these diseases.
• Year 2, Foundations of Scholarship: The second year signals a shift to scholarly activity, with didactics consisting of formal presentations in investigational methods alongside team-taught journal clubs covering clinically oriented and basic science research.
• Year 3, Modeling Professionalism: In the final year of training, fellows anticipate their shift to independent practice and the role of the lifelong educator and learner. In lieu of formal didactic presentations, third-year fellows will prepare review courses for their junior co-fellows in preparation for their in-training examinations.
• Three-Year Curricula: In addition, throughout their training, fellows will participate in longitudinal curricula in social determinants of health and communication in cancer care, as well as an annual medical writing workshop series.

Educational Conferences