Curriculum & Rotations

The first year of the program is designed to introduce the fellow to the management of medical oncology patients, the development of procedural skills, and the initiation of a research project.

The second year of the program continues these goals and adds three months of electives designed to give the fellow further in-depth knowledge of specific areas necessary to the development of competency as a sub specialist in Medical Oncology.

The fellowship training program is divided into monthly rotations spent at Shands Jacksonville, the principle teaching hospital, and Baptist Medical Center, located in downtown Jacksonville. Electives and research projects are also available at both sites.

The goals and objectives of the medical oncology fellowship are achieved through the following methods:

1. Self-study: Fellows are expected to review the natural history and standard treatments for the patients under their care in basic reference textbooks and journals.

2. Rotation on the in-patient oncology service under the supervision of the clinical faculty at both Shands Jacksonville and Baptist Medical Center.

3. Attendance at scheduled weekly meetings and tumor boards:

• Monday: Didactic Teaching conference, Research Conference

• Tuesday: Breast Conference

• Wednesday: General Tumor Board

• Thursday: Thoracic Oncology Program Conference

• Friday: Case Conference

4. Electives:

• Bone Marrow Transplantation rotation at either Mayo Clinic Jacksonville or Shands at UF in Gainesville

• Hematopathology

• Gynecologic Oncology

• Radiation Oncology

• Hospice/Palliative Medicine

5. Twice weekly continuity clinics at Shands Jacksonville and Baptist Medical Center.

6. Attendance at local and national oncology related meetings.

7. Presentation at tumor boards, quarterly intra-city fellows' meetings, and local and national meetings.

8. Initiation and completion of a research project under the supervision of one of the clinical faculty.

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