Official 2012-2013 Heme/Onc fellowship application cycle

[akoult]

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IV from Fox Chase/Temple

 

[Tedebear]

Programs that have sent IVs/Rejections so far. Up to August 2, 2012.

UTSW
ECU
VCU
Columbia
Penn state
BIDMC
UCSF
NCI/NIH
Moffitt/USF
Uchicago
U Mich
UC Davis
UNC
University of SC
Fox Chase/Temple

 

[miki511cn]

Thanks Tedebear for helping the list!

 

[miki511cn]

Hi, akoult: you are the star of the year! Big cong!!!!

 

[whitecoatjimmy]

Invite, U of Iowa

 

[Blackcomb]

Invitation from Jefferson.

Good luck everybody!

 

[SwineLake98]

Invite from Stanford!

 

[akoult]

U Iowa.

 

[tele man]

Tufts today

 

[zedx]

Another for FoxChase/Temple

 

[blabbyblab]

So far Iowa and Fox Chase, was hoping to hear from NCI but :/

 

[PEG20K]

Has anyone had interview invites from UCSF yet or is it just rejections so far?

 

[anemic]

Invite tufts Michigan NIH Thomas Jefferson and Columbia.... Do the programs review the apps in batches or is not hearing from a program when others have a negative sign that they've passed over u and waiting for others to turn down invites? Good luck everyone hopefully more programs let us know soon

 

[Whitney]

Anyone know why some programs send out IV invites in the first week and others take several weeks? Are the processes really that different at different places?

 

[feelfox]

Anyone know why some programs send out IV invites in the first week and others take several weeks? Are the processes really that different at different places?

I think those who send out Ives already spend 2 weeks reviewing applications.

 

[JohnnieBlue]

Only interview is from Fox Chase so far, but it's my home institution. Would love to go there, but would like to have some other invites to increase my odds.

 

[feelfox]

I know this is heme/onc forum. I am also applying for hem/onc this year. As things are not going so well, I am asking for some advice.

I am an IMG. Ph.D from a state university in US. I do have a few first and second author articles from PhD and postdoctoral period, but not cancer related (microbiology). Residency trained from a university affiliated community program, and good USMLE scores.

I know that I need to strengthen my background. I did inpt rotation in a good academic program, got a good LoR, and output rotation with an attending who is well known in his field. That attending is from a big name cancer institute. His LoR has not been uploaded yet. My other two LoR are from program director and an hem/ onc attending in my hospital.

So far I have applied to 60 programs, 40 programs in mid July and 20 programs a few days ago. I have 1 interview. I am not sure how things will go for me this year, also not sure whether things would change once my last LoR is uploaded (maybe a little late anyway).

I am thinking to apply to transfusion medicine as backup. It can be tight since most transfusion pg deadline is 9/1.

I am wondering 1) how much transfusion medicine can boost my background if I want to try hem/onc again in the future? 2) if I have interview for transfusion medicine, should I tell program I am also applying to heme/onc as well? 3) I am a hospitalist in my residency hospital. Should I do some solid research ( in stead of just clinical rotation) as I will have some free time meanwhile?

Thx.

 

[gutonc]

I know this is heme/onc forum. I am also applying for hem/onc this year. As things are not going so well, I am asking for some advice.

I am an IMG. Ph.D from a state university in US. I do have a few first and second author articles from PhD and postdoctoral period, but not cancer related (microbiology). Residency trained from a university affiliated community program, and good USMLE scores.

I know that I need to strengthen my background. I did inpt rotation in a good academic program, got a good LoR, and output rotation with an attending who is well known in his field. That attending is from a big name cancer institute. His LoR has not been uploaded yet. My other two LoR are from program director and an hem/ onc attending in my hospital.

So far I have applied to 60 programs, 40 programs in mid July and 20 programs a few days ago. I have 1 interview. I am not sure how things will go for me this year, also not sure whether things would change once my last LoR is uploaded (maybe a little late anyway).

I am thinking to apply to transfusion medicine as backup. It can be tight since most transfusion pg deadline is 9/1.

I am wondering 1) how much transfusion medicine can boost my background if I want to try hem/onc again in the future? 2) if I have interview for transfusion medicine, should I tell program I am also applying to heme/onc as well? 3) I am a hospitalist in my residency hospital. Should I do some solid research ( in stead of just clinical rotation) as I will have some free time meanwhile?

Thx.

It is seriously way too early to panic. My program won't meet to review apps for another 10 days. I'm sure we're not the only ones.

Of the 60 apps you have out, if you don't have 59 rejections in addition to your one interview, you're doing OK. As for the transfusion fellowship question, I think those things (transfusion, BMT) don't really make much of a difference except possibly at the site where you do the fellowship.

Frankly, on the off chance you wind up not matching, I'd work as a hospitalist for a year or two, make some money and then re-apply. Keep your hands dirty in the lab if you can as well.

 

[feelfox]

Thx guconc. You are really nice. I received another interview. For programs we see in this forum that have sent out interviews, I know I am not their candidate pool, so I am ok not hearing from them. Not sure once the 4th LoR is uploaded, it will help me or not.

Gutonc, my other question is whether palliative care is good to boost background? Or the best way to increase my chance is to get my hands dirty in the lab? How about clinical research? When I was rotating with the attending in that cancer center, there are lots of clinical research/trial ongoing, but most offten it is the NP who see pt on weekly base and report to PIs. Attendings only see pt once every chemo cycle.

 

[Elfik]

HI, congratulations to all who got IVs!

 

[Successmatch]

Hi,
Got my first interview from univ of tennesee. Anyone knows about the program?

 

[zedx]

so, question for you guys. My research adviser finally uploaded their recommendation letter yesterday; pretty big person in the field, etc. Would it be a bad idea to call programs to let them know in hopes of having the selection committee consider this rec? thnx.

 

[whitecoatjimmy]

Invite from University of Colorado

 

[argentina09]

Invite University of Kentucky, any info about this program? Thank you!🙂

 

[happyslav]

Thomas Jefferson's website says they interview 40 and enroll 5 fellows... What do you think this means about my chances if I got an interview early on? Pretty good right?

 

[gutonc]

Thomas Jefferson's website says they interview 40 and enroll 5 fellows... What do you think this means about my chances if I got an interview early on? Pretty good right?

I would say it puts your chances at 5/40 (12.5%) on a strictly probabilistic basis.

 

[whitecoatjimmy]

Thomas Jefferson's website says they interview 40 and enroll 5 fellows... What do you think this means about my chances if I got an interview early on? Pretty good right?

I would say it puts your chances at 5/40 (12.5%) on a strictly probabilistic basis.

SDN needs to get "Like" or "+1" buttons. I would've liked the $#@! outta this. 👍

 

[miki511cn]

UTSW
ECU
VCU
Columbia
Penn state
BIDMC
UCSF
NCI/NIH
Moffitt/USF
Uchicago
U Mich
UC Davis
UNC
University of SC
Fox Chase/Temple
Tufts
Jefferson
Uni. Iowa
Standford
Univ of colorado
Univ of Kentucky
Univ of Tennesse
Univ of Rochester
St. Louis University
Vanderbilt
Vermont
Ohio State University
Geogetown
yale
University of Oklahoma
UIC
Advocate Lutheran

 

[fischer]

UTSW
ECU
VCU
Columbia
Penn state
BIDMC
UCSF
NCI/NIH
Moffitt/USF
U Chicago
U Mich
UC Davis
UNC
University of SC
Fox Chase/Temple
Tufts
Jefferson
U Iowa
Standford
Univ of Colorado
Univ of Kentucky
Univ of Tennesse
Univ of Rochester
St. Louis University
Vermont

 

[7483]

Generic notification by Duke that application is reviewed and IV will be sent at end of August.

 

[whitecoatjimmy]

Invite by phone U of Michigan today

 

[happyslav]

SLU and Jefferson IVs so far...

The message center has been very quiet this week :-(

 

[Tedebear]

Only one interview so far.

Is it just me or are the interview invites completely random? Superstars are getting interviews but the rest of us are hit or miss.

Gutonc, how many interviews do you recommend interviewing for a successful heme/onc match? I am not really a travel person ie airplanes, taxis, hotels etc but I will go to as many as needed (or if lucky to get more interviews) to match somewhere.

Or a better question might be. What do previous applicants land on their rank list. I wonder if most applicants get their top three. Thanks guys.

 

[argentina09]

I know Tedebear, feelSame way here, only one interview and 5 rejections so far. Wondering if more interviews Will come. I guess at this point thinking of going to all the interviews to increaseThe chances of the match...
All the best!
Ps// where is ur interview at?

Thank u

Is it just me or are the interview invites completely random? Superstars are getting interviews but the rest of us are hit or miss.

Gutonc, how many interviews do you recommend interviewing for a successful heme/onc match? I am not really a travel person ie airplanes, taxis, hotels etc but I will go to as many as needed (or if lucky to get more interviews) to match somewhere.

Or a better question might be. What do previous applicants land on their rank list. I wonder if most applicants get their top three. Thanks guys.[/QUOTE]

 

[argentina09]

Rejection from university of Oklahoma today.

I know Tedebear, feelSame way here, only one interview and 5 rejections so far. Wondering if more interviews Will come. I guess at this point thinking of going to all the interviews to increaseThe chances of the match...
All the best!
Ps// where is ur interview at?

Thank u

 

[happyslav]

from VCU. I was pretty good about not applying to the programs I had absolutely no chance at. So I didn't apply to Dana Farber, UCSF, MD Anderson, Sloan Kettering, etc. Actually, I never, never thought I would get an interview at Jefferson.

So, I think the reason I don't have any rejections is because I applied to more modest programs than most.

 

[hotcoffee]

Rejection from Ohio state university

 

[whitecoatjimmy]

UTSW
ECU
VCU
Columbia
Penn state
BIDMC
UCSF
NCI/NIH
Moffitt/USF
U Chicago
UC Davis
UNC
University of SC
Fox Chase/Temple
Tufts
Jefferson
Stanford
Univ of Colorado
Univ of Iowa
Univ of Kentucky
Univ of Michigan
Univ of Tennesse
Univ of Rochester
St. Louis University
Vanderbilt
Vermont
Ohio State University

 

[eastlake]

rejection from univ of oklahoma
iv from univ of SC

 

[pipes118]

yale just sent out interviews

 

[anemic]

Georgetown invite

 

[vinnyjch]

IMG
1 interview from advocate lutheran.
6 rejections so far.

 

[gls5377]

invite to VCU and Jefferson. No rejections yet but I am concerned about the slowness of this process. I suspected more action by early august given the shortened timeline.

I know about VCU : great BMT program and they do about 150 transplants per year more then UNC and just less than DUKE. Great clinical program and two clinics per week one at VA and one at VCU and you own those patients. Great experience.


anyways im wondering about jeffersons program. anyone out there have some insight?

 

[4life]

IV from UIC
Rej from VCU and USF/Moffitt

Hoping/praying for more. Good luck to all

 

[genecancer]

Anyone know why some programs send out IV invites in the first week and others take several weeks? Are the processes really that different at different places?

The whole process is quite random, from what I have seen so far.
Even the same program can send out IVs in batches. I got an IV from a program on 24th July, and my friend got an IV from them on the 1st August. Guess what? My friend's credentials are better than mine . I still dont even know why I applied there since I did not consider myself good enough for such top tier places....till I saw the IV on the 24th.
Morale of the story: like Gutonc said, as long as you do not have a rejection yet from a program, DO NOT GIVE UP. I hope I learnt a lesson from that experience.

 

[miki511cn]

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[whitecoatjimmy]

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Emory just downloaded my letters on 8/6 (loaded a few days after my original application). They were the last one to do so. My wife is applying to Cards and one of the Texas programs still has not downloaded her app.

I think the action is slowly starting to pick up, and I would imagine we'll see more movement next week. That's not speculation at all, of course 😉

 

[Successmatch]

IV from Baylor

 

[4life]

Has anyone heard from University of Alabama Medical Center Program? The program hasn't downloaded my application or documents yets, applied to them with rest on Sept 2nd. Wondering if that is the same with others? Of the programs I applied to, this is the only program that hasn't downloaded my application yet.

 

[happyslav]

Yep, same here. UAB has not downloaded my application. Actually, there are maybe 5 programs that haven't downloaded anything yet. Several New York programs.