Structured mentoring of fellows by research mentors and by Pediatric Hematology/Oncology staff enhances the training experience while monitoring career progress.
Our Fellow’s Weekly Department of Pediatrics Core Curriculum Seminar Series provides fellows with opportunities to:
- Enhance professional development
- Improve teaching skills
- Develop written and oral presentation skills
- Present their own research
- Explore research options
- Interact with faculty and other fellows
- Learn about responsible conduct of research
- Accelerate career development
Weekly Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Conference Series provides fellows with opportunities to:
- Keep up-to-date on latest clinical standards-of-care
- Learn to read and critique clinical and translational research papers
- Understand interdisciplinary practice
- Participate in Quality Improvement projects
- Participate in didactic lectures based on The American Board of Pediatrics board specifications.
Tumor Board
- Diagnose and stage new oncology patients
- Learn to enroll patients in clinical trials
- Learn to work in a multidisciplinary team by presenting cases.
- Treat recurrent disease
- Develop palliative care plans
Blood Club
- Present new patients
- Discuss latest research on bleeding and clotting disorders
- Review testing procedures and interpretation
- Meet with visiting professors
- Work in a multidisciplinary team
Case Presentations and Morbidity/Mortality Conferences
- Present a case with in depth discussion of diagnosis, genetics, and evidence based treatment options
- Learn how to improve patient care
- Identify areas of strength and weakness in patient care
- Improve multidisciplinary coordination of care