Curriculum

Clinical Investigator Track

Fellows on this track will engage in clinical research in a disease modality area with an identified mentor. 

There will be focused, disease specific clinical responsibility and increased scholarly activity in years 2 and 3.  This track is designed for fellows intending to go into academic clinical practice.

Rising 2^nd year fellows will be assigned to a mentored track based on discussion with program leadership during initial year of fellowship and their overall career goals.

• Complete requirements for double- or single- ABIM boarding
• 2-4 half-day outpatient clinics per week
• 3-6 months of Benign Hematology clinic
• 2 consults months per year
• Highly encouraged: formal coursework/workshops in Biostatistics, Grant Writing, Bioinformatics, Conduct of Clinical Research, etc.  Opportunities for Master’s degree also exist.

Required For Graduation

• Individual well-defined research project(s)
• Abstract submissions and presentation(s) at national and international meetings
• First author manuscript submission
• Grant submissions (Wilmot, YIA, Pilot)
• Formal research proposal and update each year with deadlines for research milestones
• Research MedHub evaluation 2x/year
• Regular research in progress presentations to Division

Clinical Provider Track

Fellows on this track will focus their required scholarly work on quality improvement, outcomes research, and/or educational initiatives. 

Fellows in this track may choose to concentrate on the education of medical students, residents and other fellows but must have a specific and well-defined collaborative project. This track is designed for fellows intending to enter community practice.

• Complete requirements for double-ABIM boarding
• 4-5 half-day outpatient clinics per week
• 6 months of Benign Hematology clinic
• 2-3 consult months per year
• Highly encouraged: clinical electives in Pathology, Hematopathology, Blood Bank, Genetics, Rad Onc, IR etc

Required For Graduation

• Collaborative, well defined scholarly project
• Abstract submission and presentation at Wilmot Scientific Symposium or national meeting(s)
• Formal project proposal and update each year
• Project MedHub evaluation 2x/year
• 1 research presentation per year to Division