• Attract and train medical residents from a diverse set of medical schools and residency programs who have demonstrated excellent humanistic, academic and scholarly skills.
• Train learners who are competent to care for patients in all stages of cancer and blood disorders. Fellows will provide consultation on risk reduction, prevention, and adjuvant, curative, and palliative uses of chemotherapy. The fellows will learn to develop evidence-based, patient-centered and tailored treatment plans appropriate to the individual goals of the patient.
• Instruct learners in the ability to investigate and evaluate the care of their patients, appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and continuously improve patient care based on constant self-evaluation and life-long learning.
• Develop interpersonal and communication skills of the fellows that result in the effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families, and health professionals.
• Instill a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities and an adherence to ethical principles.
• Create awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care, and the ability to call effectively on other resources in the system to provide optimal health care.

Accreditation

Continued ACGME accreditation with no citations