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Training

Education Conferences

Throughout fellowship, fellows participate in educational activities within our division, within UNC, and within the pediatric hematology-oncology community at large:

  • The pediatric hematology-oncology faculty provides a weekly fellow education conference.
  • Biweekly board review lead by the fellows with faculty participation
  • Fellows present patients and review clinical trials in a weekly tumor board with pathology, radiology, and surgical subspecialties.
  • Monthly Classical Hematology Conference and Morbidity, Mortality, Improvement Conference
  • During their research years, fellows are encouraged to present at Pediatric Grand Rounds and the UNC Day of Scholarship.
  • We encourage all of our fellows to attend national meetings and present research findings or quality-improvement projects.

Procedures & On-call Schedules

Throughout their training fellows receive continuous feedback and exposure to essential pediatric hematology-oncology skills:

  • Lumbar punctures
  • Intrathecal chemotherapy administration
  • Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
  • Bone marrow harvesting for transplantation
  • Enrollment on clinical trials
  • Effective communication

Weekend and holiday call is divided between the first-, second-, and third-year fellows. Fellows covering the inpatient services take call from home 1-2 weeknights per week.

Combined Internal Medicine-pediatrics Training

Applicants trained in both internal medicine and pediatrics can apply for a four-year combined fellowship. Graduates with dual training are uniquely equipped to manage care transitions for young adults, offer lifelong care to patients with chronic disorders, and provide long-term follow-up for childhood cancer survivors.

After completing their first year of pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship, fellows in the combined medicine-pediatric program transition the UNC Department of Internal Medicine for another year of clinical training. During their third and fourth years, fellows work with a mentor in pediatrics or internal medicine to complete a research project that fulfills the eligibility requirements of both subspecialty boards.

If you are interested in combined training, please contact Patrick Thompson, MD and register for the pediatric hematology-oncology match in ERAS.