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Fellowship Training Program in Hematology and OncologyProgram DescriptionSince 1972, the Divisions of Hematology and Medical Oncology at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) have sponsored a combined Hematology/ Oncology Fellowship Program. This is a three-year accredited fellowship training program offered to eligible candidates by the Divisions of Hematology and Oncology. The program provides in-depth training in hematology, hematologic malignancies, solid tumor oncology and transfusion medicine; experience in the performance and/or interpretation of specialized diagnostic procedures in hematology and oncology; and an exposure to research in these areas. Clinical Responsibilities The Hematology/Oncology fellows' responsibilities include outpatient, inpatient and consultation services in oncology, hematology and hematologic malignancies. Fellows will be expected to perform the following functions under the direct supervision of the faculty of the Divisions of Hematology and Medical Oncology: Evaluation, management and follow-up for all referred consultations, inpatients and outpatients with hematologic and oncologic disorders. Evaluation, management and follow-up of the NJRHP patients. Participation in management of transfusion reactions and in overseeing appropriateness of transfusion indications. Participation in therapeutic apheresis. Assistance in case selection and presentation in the division's educational conferences. Tutorial role in the fourth-year RWJMS students' hematology and oncology elective. Participation in teaching of the clerkship course for the third-year RWJMS students. Participation in the teaching of clinical case discussion sessions of the hematology course for the second-year RWJMS students. Educational Activities
Daily Teaching Rounds/Management Rounds - Oncology Service Teaching Rounds/Management Rounds - Hematology Service Teaching Rounds/Management Rounds - Thrombosis Service Teaching Rounds/Management Rounds - Lymphoma/Leukemia Service Teaching Rounds/Management Rounds - Bone Marrow Transplantation Service Weekly Hemophilia Multidisciplinary Conference Radiation Oncology Conference Hematopathology Conference Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds Oncology Multidisciplinary Conference Thrombosis Multidisciplinary Conference GU - Cancer Management Conference GI/Liver Cancer Management Conference Team Breast Cancer Management Conference Hematologic Malignancies/Bone Marrow Transplant Conference Medical Grand Rounds Hematology/Oncology Board Review Biweekly Journal Club Hematology/Oncology Basic Topics Thoracic Oncology Conference Cancer Institute Research and Journal Club Monthly Hematology/Oncology Research Seminar Hematology/Oncology Fellow Seminar Transfusion Medicine Hematology/Oncology Didactic Conference Bimonthly Hematology/Oncology Conference Program ResourcesRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), New Brunswick, New Jersey is the major teaching hospital of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. It has 507 medical/surgical beds, accredited residency in all specialties and subspecialties, and serves as a tertiary care facility for the 2.8 million people living in central New Jersey. The hospital has an oncology floor with 32 beds, a hematologic malignancy floor with 20 beds and a designated Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit with 12 beds. The adjacent Clinical Academic Building and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey provide extensive ambulatory facilities for hematology and oncology outpatient care. Fellows have direct/primary responsibilities under faculty supervision for all hematology and oncology inpatients, outpatients and consultations of the fulltime faculty of the Divisions of Hematology and Medical Oncology. Special Programs The Peripheral Stem Cell and Marrow Transplant Program is located at RWJUH. Transplantation includes allogeneic and autologous marrow and peripheral stem cell. The New Jersey Regional Hemophilia Program (NJRHP), the program's main comprehensive and diagnostic treatment center for Hemophilia, is located at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Additionally, the NJRHP is the state's tertiary referral facility for all bleeding disorders. The program is one of the largest of its kind in the country and is widely recognized for its clinical and research activities. The Women with Bleeding Disorders Program provides comprehensive diagnostic and management services for gynecological and other bleeding disorders in women. The Transfusion Medicine Program is located at RWJUH. The apheresis service of the Transfusion Program serves central New Jersey. The Thrombosis Center provides tertiary diagnostic and management services for hypercoagulable states. The Regional Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program at RWJMS provides diagnostic and management services for patients with hemoglobinopathies. It is the site for the only transition clinic in the state of New Jersey. Research Laboratories During the entire three-year fellowship training program, the residents are encouraged to participate in clinical research activities of faculty members of the Divisions of Hematology and Medical Oncology. However, depending on the number of fellows and their clinical responsibilities during their third year of training, each subspecialty resident may be assigned to four-six months of "bench" research in a specific area/topic under designated faculty supervision in the Research Laboratories of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, special hematology and hemostasis laboratories and/or the Melvyn H. Motolinsky Laboratory for Hematology Research. The subspecialty residents are expected to discuss their research projects and results during their assigned fellow seminar at the end of their research rotation. At all times, subspecialty residents are actively encouraged to submit completed project abstracts for presentations at national meetings. The residents are provided close supervision and mentorship in the writing of manuscripts and all presentations. It is also the policy of the University that all residents and fellows demonstrate scholarly activity (publishing papers, presenting abstracts, submitting grant or protocol proposals, etc.) before they graduate. Program Eligibility RequirementsThe program receives over 300 applications per year for two to four available positions. Eligibility for applying for admission to the certification examination of the American Board of Internal Medicine at the start of the first year of fellowship (normally completion of three years accredited residency in internal medicine). Acceptance for the second and third years of the program is not automatic but is contingent on satisfactory performance during the first and second years, respectively. Fellowship ACGME Accreditation, Stipends and BenefitsThe hematology/oncology fellowship program was reaccredited in 2007 by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and was commended for its demonstrated substantial compliance with the ACGME's requirements for graduate medical education. This program received the maximum length between reaccrediations. The approximate date of the next ACGME site visit is May 2012 Approximate 2009 fellowship stipends, plus fringe benefits, are as follows: PGY 4: $59,159; PGY 5: $60,730; and PGY 6: $62,290. An increase to $60,934, $62,552, and $64,159, respectively, will occur at the pay period closest to September 1, 2009. Explore our Graduate Medical Education website for further information at rwjms2.umdnj.edu/gme . Applicant InstructionsThe fellowship program participates in ERAS®, the Electronic Residency Application Service, a program of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Application deadline is January 12, 2009. This program participates in the NRMP Match. Visas sponsored: J-1. Please contact Ms. Diane L. Palmer, Department of Medicine Fellowship Program Coordinator, with additional questions: palmerdl@umdnj.edu . |
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