Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program
Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program
Overview
Thank you for your interest in the Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, NY.
Jacobi hospital is located in one of the most culturally diverse borough in US. Our fellowship program provides a broad clinical training in hematology and oncology through the care of a diverse patient population, including patients from Asia, Africa, Middle East, Central America, and the Caribbean.
The training program is designed to develop excellence in clinical skills while providing opportunities for the trainee to explore scholarly activities through resources available at Jacobi Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
The program accepts two fellows each year. Trainees who complete the three-year program should satisfy all requirements for eligibility for the American Board of Internal Medicine certifying examinations in both Hematology and Medical Oncology.
Fellows participate in ambulatory clinics at Jacobi (both hematology and oncology) throughout the three years. In addition, fellows provide inpatient consultative services for hematology and oncology.
Educational conferences include core curriculum didactics, interesting case conference, tumor board, Hematology grand rounds, Distinguished lecture series (Oncology Grand rounds), hemato-pathology conference, board review, and journal club.
Elective rotations take place during the second and third year at Jacobi Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital (bone marrow transplant), and Montefiore Medical Center (Blood banking, Coagulopathy clinic, leukemia/lymphoma). Subspecialty rotations available at Jacobi Medical Center include breast cancer, gyn oncology, and thoracic oncology.
Research blocks are available during the second and third year. Each fellow is expected to engage in at least one clinical or laboratory research project during their training.
Educational Goals
Fellows demonstrate competence in the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, cancer staging, and management of patients with hematologic and neoplastic disorders leading to board certification in medical oncology
Fellows demonstrate competence in the evaluation and treatment of patients with benign hematologic disorders leading to board certification in hematology
Fellows demonstrate an understanding of the methods, design and execution of a clinical research project leading to presentation and/or publication of their results
Sample Rotation Schedule
First Year
- Hematology clinic – one half-day per week
- Oncology clinic– Two half-days per week
- Inpatient hematology consult service – 5 months
- Inpatient oncology consult service – 5 months
- Elective – 2 months
- Vacation – 4 weeks/year
Second Year
- Hematology clinic – one half-day day per week (6 months)
- Oncology clinic – one half-day per week
- Inpatient hematology consult service – 3 months
- Inpatient oncology consult service – 3 months
- Leukemia Lymphoma (Montefiore) – 1 month
- Bone Marrow Transplant (Mount Sinai) – 1 month
- Research/Elective – 4 months
- Vacation – 4 weeks/year
Third Year
- Hematology clinic – one half-day per week (3 months)
- Oncology clinic – one half-day per week
- Inpatient hematology consult service – 2 months
- Inpatient oncology consult service – 2 months
- Leukemia Lymphoma (Montefiore) – 1 month
- Bone Marrow Transplant (Mount Sinai) – 1 month
- Research/Elective – 6 months
- Vacation – 4 weeks/year
Education Curriculum
- Tuesday 8:00 AM core lecture series – presented by faculty
- Wednesday 4:30 PM summer lecture (Montefiore)
- Wednesday 4.30 PM Distinguished Lecture Series/ Oncology Grand Rounds (AECOM)
- Thursday 8:00 AM fellow conference – interesting case, selected topic review, journal club and ASH/ASCO board review
- Thursday noon general oncology tumor board
- Thursday 2:00 PM hemato-pathology conference
- Friday 8:30 AM hematology grand rounds (Montefiore)
Clinical Research Training
During the first year of fellowship, each fellow is assigned a faculty advisor who helps the fellow focus research interests and assists in the selection of faculty mentors for the research phase of training.
The research mentor will meet with the fellow on a regular basis to provide oversight for research conduct, regulatory requirements, data collection, analysis and interpretation culminating in research presentation and manuscript presentation.
To assist the fellow in this process, each fellow will receive training in the conduct of clinical research as part of a formal elective rotation
Faculty
Lewis Steinberg, MD – Program Director Hematology/Oncology
Tarek Elrafei, MD – Division Chief Hematology/Oncology
Richard Gralla, MD – Director of Oncology Research
Abhishek Kumar, MD – Associate Program Director
Crystal Pepeljugoski, MD
Julia Mandelblat, MD
Adriana Malone, MD – Director BMT Program Mount Sinai
How To Apply
All applications are accepted exclusively through ERAS and the match will be exclusively through the NRMP program. We do not offer “pre-match”. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed until all documents are uploaded to ERAS. We suggest that you get all required documents in to ERAS as soon as possible in order to ensure that your file is reviewed as early in the season as possible
Required documents:
USMLE scores ( Step 1, Step 2 CK and CS, and Step 3)
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Personal statement
3-4 letters of recommendation
Medical school transcript
MSPE from your medical school
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Applicants from osteopathic medical schools (DO) from the US can submit COMLEX scores but they will also need to submit Step scores (1-3) for their file to be reviewed
We sponsor both J1 and H1B visas
Interview: September – October
This year, we will be conducting virtual interviews only.
Please do not call with questions or to ask the status of your application. If you are selected for an interview, you will be notified by email.