HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM
Program Description
This is an integrated program among two major teaching medical centers affiliated with the UCLA School of Medicine. The UCLA/San Fernando Valley 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, patient care, as well as research. The formal affiliation between the Divisions of Hematology/Oncology at the UCLA/San Fernando Valley 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 7 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. Common hematologic problems such as polycythemia, ITP, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, DIC and myelodysplastic syndromes are frequently managed by the trainee. Rotations may be arranged for clinical training related to management of congenital disorders, hemoglobinopathies, and hereditary coagulation disorders.
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 include 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.
There are a number of clinical and laboratory research projects conducted by faculty members of the Division of Hematology/Oncology. There are active clinical trials programs at both institutions, including national cooperative trials. Ongoing research programs by faculty members include: Hematologic malignancies and NSC lung cancer – L. Pinter-Brown, MD; Breast cancer and hematologic 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 and S. Lim, MD; Multiple Myeloma – R. Vescio, MD; Prostate cancer – D. Agus, MD; Hepatoma, GI malignancies – L. Powell, MD; Breast Cancer - Agustin Garcia, 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
· 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 postgraduate training:
ALL Applicants must have on file:
· 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:
Mark DeVany
Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Medicine (2B-182)
Olive View - UCLA Medical Center
14445 Olive View Drive
Sylmar,
CA 91342
T: (818) 364-3205
F: (818) 364-4573
E:
hemonc@uclasfvp.org
Application Procedure
Beginning this year we will be applications will only be accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Please request letters of recommendation from individuals who are familiar with your professional activities during the past two years. All materials should be uploaded to ERAS by December 31, 2005. If you have any questions please contact:
Nancy Feldman, MD
Program Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Room 2B182
14445 Olive View Drive
Sylmar, CA 91342
(818) 364-3205
ERAS - Fellowships - (Program ACGME Number: 1550511308)
Page last updated on October 21, 2005