Program Directors
Palliative Medicine: Erin Scott, MD and Bethany Lockwood, MD
Medical Oncology: Beth Christian, MD and Edmund Folefac, MBChB
About the Program
Through an ACGME Advancing Innovation in Residency Education (AIRE) program coordinated by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, we are offering a unique combined fellowship in Medical Oncology and Palliative Medicine. This fellowship is a two-year training program which offers trainees dual board-eligibility in oncology and palliative medicine in accordance with the American Board of Internal Medicine standards. The program offers intensive clinical training and protected research time.
Goals
The goal of this combined program is to foster the development of oncologists who want to be experts in both palliative and cancer care. By identifying clinical rotations where both oncology and palliative medicine competencies can be learned and integrating the educational training in the two specialties, the time commitment required for consecutive training in currently accredited training programs is reduced by 1 year.
Application Process
Eligibility criteria for application to the program include the following:- MD or DO
- Hold U.S. citizenship, permanent residency or current ECFMG certificate
- Completed three years of U.S. internal medicine residency or combined medicine/pediatric residency training that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
We are eager to interview highly qualified applicants for our program. Applications are accepted only through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). Paper applications will not be reviewed. The application will be accessible through the Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Program in a designated separate track, Oncology and Palliative Medicine.
The application will require the following materials:- Complete CV
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation (one must be from a hematology and/or medical oncology and/or palliative medicine faculty member)
- Proof of citizenship
- Medical school transcripts
- USMLE board score reports, Steps 1 and 2
- ECFMG certificate (if applicable)
The deadline to apply for 2025-2026 positions is August 5, 2024.
- Interviews will be conducted September-October.
- All positions in our program are filled through the NRMP match.
Applicants are accepted into the program on the basis of merit.
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