Official 2012-2013 Heme/Onc fellowship application cycle

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http://www.ascopost.com/issues/novem...ellowship.aspx


by the way, I agree that all of these program will prepare you for a successful academic hem/onc career, each has its own strong area(s) and there are rarely programs that are equally strong in all areas. I believe the "tiers" mentioned in the previous post are arbitrary.

Originally Posted by TKib

tier I: Dana Farber, MSKCC, MDACC.
tier 2: Fred Hutch, Hopkins, UCSF, Penn, Stanford
tier 3: Michigan, Mayo, Duke, Columbia, Chicago, OHSU
tier 4: Wash U, Northwestern, BID, Yale, Vanderbilt, UAB, UCLA, Hope, Cornell

I'm sure I'm forgetting some good ones.

Gotta love SDN. The only place where Hopkins can be considered "Tier 2" and Mayo "Tier 3."

Originally Posted by threecoins

http://www.ascopost.com/issues/novem...ellowship.aspx


by the way, I agree that all of these program will prepare you for a successful academic hem/onc career, each has its own strong area(s) and there are rarely programs that are equally strong in all areas. I believe the "tiers" mentioned in the previous post are arbitrary.

Thanks for the article, it was an interesting read. I really want to build a solid application. I need to build some contacts. I'm wondering if I should pursue a research project with more than 1 mentor.

Tiering fellowships is impossible, so many differences. I just need to find a place Sold>Malignant>>>>>Benign

After going through the process, I learned that its all a relative crapshoot. I applied from a top 75 university IM program, 250+ steps, chief resident, supposedly great letters, some lab research but overall weak research wise, no pubs. I got interviews at UC Davis, Yale, OHSU, Fox Chase, Jefferson, UMDNJ-RWJ and VCU. I absolutely thought I was going to land interviews from U of Maryland, UVA and Hershey but got no love despite my regional proximity. I was pleasantly surprised to get interviews from Yale and OHSU.

I didn't aim for the MSKCC/JHU/DFCI tier but I learned that the process is a relative crapshoot and that you can't take any rejections personally. Sometimes your application will jive with one program director and not with another and the reasons may be completely haphazard.

I also recommend to future applicants to not get swept up in the rat race of SDN. We would all love to put DFCI or JHU on our resume but those programs may not be the best fit for our individual situations. You have to really consider your career interests, geographic preferences and overall life goals. I felt the itch to rank the most academically prestigious program #1 even though they weren't a great fit for me. I probably wasn't a great fit for them either.

Congrats to all who matched! Can you post review of places for us applicants next year? Thanks!!

question: have you contacted or been contacted by the program you matched to yet after 12/5?

Originally Posted by eastlake

question: have you contacted or been contacted by the program you matched to yet after 12/5?

I received an email the day after. I think most programs would at least email?