Department of Pediatrics: Hematology-Oncology Resident Education

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Pediatric Hematology-Oncology is one of the core subspecialties for pediatric residents at UT Southwestern. All PL-1's will spend 4 weeks covering the inpatient hematology-oncology service, located on E-10 at Children's Medical Center Dallas. Each month, a supervising resident (either a PL-3 or a PL-2) and 2 or 3 PL-1's will be assigned to the pediatric hematology-oncology service.

The month spent on the hematology-oncology rotation can be a "tough" time for residents, as they learn to take care of often very complicated and sick patients, some of whom may be dying, but in retrospect, virtually all of these residents look back on their time on E-10 as a very rewarding experience.

The faculty in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology have consistently been praised by the residents for their devotion to education. With the institution of a "Night Float" system, a new educational curriculum for the residents is being implemented. Over the course of the 4-week rotation, several afternoons each week will provide enhanced learning opportunities, which may include lectures, pathology review, and bedside teaching, among others. Over the course of the 4 weeks, the curriculum will cover most, if not all, of the American Board of Pediatrics Content Specifications for "Disorders of the Blood and Neoplastic Disorders".

Pediatric residents may also elect, during their 2nd or 3rd year, to spend a month in the outpatient clinic at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD). This month allows the residents to learn about, and help to care for, children with a wide range of hematologic or oncologic conditions which they may never be exposed to in the inpatient setting. Over the course of the month, the residents will spend time in a number of clinics - general hematology, hemophilia, thrombosis, general oncology, neuro-oncology and stem cell transplantation. They are also invited to attend the many educational programs offered by the division - including weekly hemostasis and sickle cell team meetings, a weekly research seminar and tumor board.