Curriculum
First Year
First-year fellows are immersed in clinical hematology-oncology.
A typical first-year schedule includes:
- Inpatient: 16 weeks
- BMT: 12 weeks
- Consult Service: 6 weeks
- Outpatient Hematology and Oncology Clinic: 6 weeks
- Research: 2 weeks (1 week in Fall, 1 week in Spring)
- Radiation oncology, transfusion medicine, pathology, palliative care: 6 weeks
We set aside time during the first year for fellows to find research mentors and develop research questions.
Second Year
Fellows spend the second year refining their research questions, learning research methodology, and gathering data.
- Fellows have the opportunity to apply for research support through the UNC Lineberger Cancer Center or NIH-funded T32 training grants in a variety of disciplines, including hematology, clinical pharmacology, and immunotherapy.
- Interested fellows can receive tuition assistance to pursue graduate degrees and certificates from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
- Second-year fellows spend one half-day each week in the outpatient clinic, seeing new and established hematology-oncology patients with their faculty preceptor.
Third Year
During the third year, fellows prepare for the next stage of their careers: completing research projects; preparing manuscripts; interviewing for faculty positions or secondary training; and mastering clinical skills.
- Third-year fellows continue a half-day of clinic each week.
- Third-year fellows can elect additional inpatient or outpatient clinical rotations.