The curriculum for the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program is set up in 36, 1 month blocks in hematology and oncology.
There are 18 months of required rotations.
Rotations:
2 months – Bone Marrow Transplant Service
3-4 months - Malignant Heme Service
4 months - OU Consult Service
4 months - VA Consult Service
1 month - Hematopathology
2 weeks - Radiation Oncology
2 weeks - Gynecologic Oncology
2 weeks - Blood bank
2 weeks - Benign Heme
Elective and research rotations will make up 18 months of the program.
Available electives:
- Benign Heme
- Blood Bank
- Breast
- Coagulation
- Cytogenetics
- GI
- GU
- Gyn/Onc
- Head/Neck
- Hemopathology
- Hemophilia
- Infusion Clinic
- Lung
- Lymphoma
- Malignant Heme
- Melanoma
- Molecular Pathology
- Neuro/Endo
- Palliative Care
- Peds Hem/Onc
- Rad/Onc
- Rare Tumor
- Sarcoma
- Sickle Cell
- Tumor Board
- Vascular
Our fellows rotate through a weekly hematology/oncology clinic at the VA Hospital (one half day continuity clinic for first 2 years). The fellows also staff a weekly subspecialty clinic at the Stephenson Cancer Center (one half day continuity clinic for 3 years, required to change module every 6 months, for total of 6 blocks). The 6 blocks will potentially cover: GI, Breast, Lung, Head/Neck, GU, Sarcoma, Neuro-Oncology, Hematologic Malignancies, Rare Tumors and Benign Hematologic Disorders.
The fellows will be trained to master various procedures, including: bone marrow biopsy and aspirate, bone marrow procurement, lumbar puncture, intrathecal chemotherapy administration, skin punch biopsies, interpretation of peripheral blood smears and bone marrow aspirates/biopsies.