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Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
A pediatric hematologist/oncologist is a specialized physician with three interrelated characteristics. The first characteristic is that, the physician has been trained in the growth and development of normal children from adulthood and in the recognition and management of disease in the group. Second, a physician has been trained both in the science and clinical expression of hematological and oncological diseases, and lastly, the work of the physician combines his or her knowledge of general pediatrics, hematology, and oncology in a continuous process of study and service. The fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology is a large and well known program which has a considerable patient population, as well as, a strong laboratory and clinical research program. This program has an outstanding record for training subspecialists. Majority of the traineess are pediatricians who become clinician educators or clinician scientists who follow academic careers in clinical, epidemiological, translational, or laboratory based research. There are post doctoral research program which do not actively take part in the clinical service. Several excellent points about fellowship in pediatric hematology are illuminated in this article. The first year of the fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology program consists of clinical rotations in hematology, oncology, and clinical laboratories. The participants of this program take part in outpatients clinics in hematology and oncology one day or two half days per week. The fellows gain cohort of patients for whom he or she is the primary physician throughout the training program. Toward the end of the first year, the participant of the program chooses research training in either clinical research or laboratory based research. For those who want to pursue clinical research career are encouraged to acquire formal training in epidemiology, biostatistics, bioethics, or clinical pharmacology and results. Most often this training is achieved through a Master of Science program at The University of Pennsylvanias Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) or through the programs in the different schools at Pennsylvania. On the other hand, the fellow who wants to pursue a laboratory based research chooses a mentor and together they submit a research proposal to the Fellowship Committee. The following year, the fellow spends one day a week in outpatient continuity and laboratory researchers have an option to reduce this to every other week. The fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology is a large and famous program which runs for three years. This fellowship program provides opportunities to pediatricians who want to pursue their career and become certified board pediatric hematolist/oncologist.
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