FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW IN HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

The Hematology Oncology Fellowship program at UT Southwestern prepares physicians for careers in academic or clinical hematology/oncology by providing rigorous and comprehensive training in the full spectrum of adult hematologic and oncologic disorders.  The Fellowship is a full three-year program.

Training takes place at Parkland Hospital, The Dallas VA Medical Center and Zale Lipshy University Hospital (see Affiliated Hospitals).  Fellows are also responsible for ongoing care of outpatients at Parkland Hospital in five continuity clinics (benign and malignant hematology, breast, thoracic, and gastrointestinal genitourinary oncology), which are led by faculty with expertise in each area.
Basic and clinical research is an integral part of the training program.  Bringing the best of medical science to clinical practice is a major goal at UT Southwestern, and a broad range of research opportunities are available.  Fellows anticipating a career in laboratory-based academic medicine pursue 24 months of full-time clinical rotations followed by one to three years of laboratory research.   Highly qualified applicants may be eligible for the Physician Scientist Training Program.  Fellows interested in a clinical or clinical research career pursue 24 months of full-time clinical rotations followed by 12 months of clinical work that includes 4 months of time exclusively devoted to research.
The educational program (see Hematology Oncology Weekly Teaching Conferences) also includes an introductory biweekly series throughout the summer months, weekly case conferences in combined modality treatment of malignancies and hematology and hemato-pathology, and a conference highlighting faculty and fellow research.

Stipends and Benefits
Health insurance
Paid medical liability insurance
Two weeks paid vacation per year
Allowance for one trip annually to a scientific meeting
Access to computerized information services
Photocopy/printing allowance
Laboratory coats

Annual Salary:
First Year:       $46,593
Second Year:  $47,903
Third Year:     $49,195

Pay is based on salaries in the Southern sector of the U.S.A.

Parkland Hospital Employment Agreement

Rotation Learning Objectives:

Basic Research

Blood Bank Transfusion Medicine

Clinical Research

Cyto/Flow Elective

Gynecology Oncology Elective

HematoPathology Elective

Parkland Ambulatory Clinic Rotation

Parkland Consult Rotation

Parkland Ward Rotation

Radiation Oncology Rotation

Veterans Administration Medical Center Rotation

Zale Bone Marrow Transplant

Zale Inpatient

We are no longer accepting applications for Fellowship Year 2008.  We will review applications for Year 2009 beginning December 1, 2007 via the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS).   The application deadline is December 31, 2007.  Interviews begin in February 2008.

Please Contact Program Coordinator if you need further assistance.