Training Program in Hematology and Oncology in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Program Goals and Objectives :: The Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Training Program is designed to provide clinical and research training in the fields of hematology and medical oncology to highly qualified graduates of internal medicine training programs.
The goals and objectives of this training program are to provide in depth exposure to and gain expertise in all aspects of medical oncology and/or hematology. Upon completion of the requirements of the program, individuals will have met ABIM requirements for board eligibility, will have a broad understanding of the clinical aspects of these subspecialties, will be expert clinicians, will have gained experience in aspects of both clinical research and basic or translational research, and will have published in peer reviewed journals and/or presented their own research results at national society meetings. Upon completion, physicians will be competent to practice medicine without direct supervision, in these areas.
Program Description :: The hematology and medical oncology fellowship is an ACGME accredited program. Two and 3-year training programs in hematology and/or medical oncology are available, leading to eligibility to sit for the Hematology and/or Medical Oncology ABIM board examinations. Emphasis in the first year is on clinical training in both medical oncology and hematology. In the second and third years, research career development is emphasized. A single board certification requires 12 months of clinical training in a 24 month period; dual board certification requires 18 months clinical training in 36 months. Throughout the 2-3 year program, a continuous outpatient continuity clinic is maintained one ½ day a week. Additional clinics can be added based upon the trainee’s clinical and subspecialty research interest in years two and three.
The Fellowship Training Program is an integrated program between 3 hospitals: University Hospital Case Medical Center, The Louis Stokes Cleveland Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, and MetroHealth Medical Center. Clinical outpatient rotations occur at each institution. Inpatient rotations include hematology and oncology consultation, hematology and oncology service management, and stem cell and hematologic malignancy service.
