This training program has quickly become one of the most highly sought after and selective in the nation. In the class that began in 2000, for example, nearly 240 physicians completed applications for the 14 available fellowships. The high caliber of the program is reflected in its fellows: all have completed top residency programs, a significant percentage have doctoral degrees, and many have received major grants from organizations such as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists, and the National Institutes of Health. Notably, three of every four of the program's alumni have remained in academic medicine -- a higher percentage than any other fellowship program in the United States -- ensuring that their knowledge and expertise will be shared by others.
