Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM

Program Description 2008-2009

Setting

This is an integrated program between two major teaching medical centers affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The UCLA-Olive View Program is composed of the Los Angeles County/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, 15 miles north of UCLA's Westwood campus. The second facility is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, one of the largest community medical centers in the United States, located in Los Angeles about 8 miles east of UCLA's Westwood campus. The full time faculty members at each institution have UCLA faculty appointments and are active in teaching and patient care, as well as research. The formal affiliation between the Divisions of Hematology/Oncology at the UCLA-Olive View Program and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was established in 1984.

Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Training Program

This is a fully integrated program with shared rotations and joint conferences. There are currently 8 fellows in this combined program. The combined program has 10 full-time faculty and more than 40 volunteer clinical faculty.

Fellowship training is available for 2 or 3 years. The training program is integrated between Hematology and Oncology, and board certification in either or both subspecialties can be pursued. Three to ten months of each clinical year is spent at each of the two institutions. For those in the three-year program, up to one year may be spent in a research setting. Through this integrated program, fellows are exposed to a diverse patient population with educational opportunities in general Hematology/Oncology, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, hematopathology, blood banking, radiation oncology, pediatric oncology, gynecologic oncology, hospice, and the private practice of Hematology/Oncology. Trainees may expect to have primary responsibility for patients with a wide variety of primary hematologic neoplasms (Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, CML, CLL, Multiple Myeloma, acute leukemias) as well as common and more unusual solid tumors. The trainee frequently manages common hematologic problems such as polycythemia, ITP, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, DIC and myelodysplastic syndromes. Rotations may be arranged for clinical training related to management of congenital disorders, hemoglobinopathies, and hereditary coagulation disorders. Fellows will also have continuity in their outpatient clinic for the entire duration of the training program.

Our training program has been designed to provide fellows a diversity of clinical experiences in a variety of hospital and community settings. Fellows will have rotations at Cedars-Sinai (non-profit private tertiary care community hospital) and Olive View-UCLA (county). These institutions will provide experiences in a wide range of cultural and socioeconomic patient groups. Opportunities also exist for participation in the educational and research programs of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA.

Research Program

Research is required and may involve the molecular and cellular biology of hematopoiesis, leukemia, Myeloma, and various cancers, as well as clinical studies in Hematology/Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplantation or any topic of the trainee’s choice. All fellows will have a faculty mentor to assist in the development and completion of their research project. Each fellow will have designated research rotations to develop, submit proposals to the IRB, data collection, and write-up their results.

There are a number of ongoing clinical and laboratory research projects conducted by faculty members of the Division of Hematology/Oncology. There are active clinical trials programs at both institutions. Ongoing areas of interest by faculty members include: Breast Cancer and Gynecologic malignancies – N. Feldman, MD; Differentiation of hematopoietic cells/molecular mechanisms of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors - H.P. Koeffler, MD; Hematopoietic stem cell/bone marrow transplantation - M. Lill, MD, S. Lim, MD and A. Steinberg, MD; Multiple Myeloma - R. Vescio, MD; Prostate cancer - D. Agus, MD and M. Gross, MD; Hepatoma, quality improvement – L. Powell, MD, PhD; Hematologic malignancies – J. Miller, MD; Hepatocellular and carcinoid tumors– S. Lim, MD; Statistical Study Design – A. Lopez, MD.

Application Requirements

To be considered for an interview:

ALL Applicants must have on file:

Completed ERAS Application

Current CV

2 Letters of Recommendation

Letter from Residency Program Director verifying satisfactory performance in current or former residency program

Copy of USMLE Score, Part 1, 2, and 3

Copy of Medical license, if available

Applicants from Non-USA/Canada medical schools must also have on file:

California Board Letter ("Applicant Status Letter") or California Medical License

ECFMG Certificate or License or Fifth Pathway

* At the present time, we are unable to accept applicants with J-Visas.

To begin Post-graduate training:

All items listed in "To Be Considered for an Interview" section above, as applicable

Primary Source Verification of graduation from medical school

Primary Source Verification of completion of Residency Training

Primary Source Verification of current California Medical License (to be completed by GME Office)

BLS / ACLS / PALS / NALS Certification, as applicable

Copy of DEA Certificate

Naturalized citizens must present a copy of the Certificate of Naturalization or a valid US Passport (prior to issuance of contract)

Triplicate Prescription

Non-US Citizens must also have on file (prior to issuance of contract):

Work authorization, Visa, or Alien Registration Card (Green Card)

Contact Information:

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions:

Bill Heath

Fellowship Coordinator

Graduate Medical Education (2B182)

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

14445 Olive View Dr.

Sylmar, CA 91342

T: (818) 364-4388

F: (818) 364-4573

E: bheath@dhs.lacounty.gov