Anyone opinion about this fellowship?
Phase I clinical trial MD Anderson
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Will they take you without completing a H/O fellowship? If so, it's probably like all the other 1 yr non-accredited fellowships (blood banking, transplant, sickle cell, etc)...they're looking for a scut monkey. You will definitely get something out of it (and MDACC would be a great place to learn about Phase 1) but don't count on it translating into a fellowship spot, either at MDACC or elsewhere.
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That's not what I said at all.
One other thing that I forgot to mention was that it would give you some USCE if you don't already have it, which would be very helpful if you wind up applying for accredited training in the US.
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US clinical experience. A prerequisite to getting into almost any decent training program in the US.
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The OP is a foreign-trained oncologist looking for a back door into the US system without completing a US residency. Unless s/he completely rocks that year, it is likely to be a dead end from a clinical standpoint.
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Go to the interview. Find out for yourself. Your options are fairly limited at this point.
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How was the interview?
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What would you consider the value of this fellowship for someone who has finished an ACGME accredited Hem/onc fellowship? Many programs are establishing phase I programs , would this give you a competitive edge to start somewhere as junior faculty in this area?
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You're the one who applied and interviewed. You tell us.
When I was completing my residency I interviewed for this fellowship for my gap year. I was pretty much sold on doing it and was accepted but decided to pass bc I needed to make some money for heme onc fellowship interviews and life. I think it would be great. Great clinical research experience, very structured program, and good leadership. Very cutting edge stuff as well. I was not worried about matching but having it on your resume would give you an additional advantage I think from whatever end you are on, from not matching to matching or increasing your number of interviews. The interview was intense as I met with 9 faculty and it went all day. I met some other fellows but they seemed incredibly busy. You spend your week with 2 research days per week and 3 clinic days and a heavy didactic schedule. You have 20 days off for the year, which was also concerned about in my gap year since I needed to interview for the 3 yr fellowship and wanted some vacation time. Hope this was helpful.
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Dude...enough. Time to be a grown up and make a decision.
Did they offer it to you? Do you have anything better to do this year? Take it.
If you've got a better offer doing something else...do that instead.
If you're expecting this to be a back door into a H/O fellowship at MDACC, forget it. It might work, but the odds are against you.
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The "new way" to back door into a fellowship is to enter a PhD program through UT Houston/MD Anderson. PhD programs there are FULL of foreign MDs.
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PhD programs at a ton of mid/low-tier state universities are full of foreign MDs. This is nothing new. Half of my PhD class (at one of those mid/low-tier state schools) was foreign MDs, the rest of us were MD/PhD candidates.
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I never noticed this before having worked in academia for many years, but I did notice a shift around the late 2000s. So the "standard" in academia especially at major medical centers ,seems to be slowly shifting to MD/PhDs being the primary educational requirement for "entry".
Guess it's a good thing I'm interested in both degrees too.
I am very interested in pursuing a Phase 1 fellowship but in the grey zone on what the career path will be after doing this fellowship. Will it be only academia or pharma? What are the options left in case of failure at landing an academia job? will it harm if I were to come back to clinical practice at the VA or in private?
My Goals at this time: get more info on career AFTER Phase 1 Fellowship vs after MBA/ MPH with my Heme-Onc background.
My current status: practicing Hematology-Oncology for 6 years at a VA Hospital (not affiliated with a University).
My Background: None in research. All clinical.
Thanks in advance to all.
My Goals at this time: get more info on career AFTER Phase 1 Fellowship vs after MBA/ MPH with my Heme-Onc background.
My current status: practicing Hematology-Oncology for 6 years at a VA Hospital (not affiliated with a University).
My Background: None in research. All clinical.
Thanks in advance to all.
