Official 2013-2014 Heme/Onc fellowship application cycle

[medonc]

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top of your list
RPCI
Georgetown

Middle of the pack
Univ. Rochester
Newark BIMC
Cooper

bottom of your list
howard univ

It really depends on what you're interested. RPCI and Georgetown have awesome drug development programs, but U Rochester has a quite strong heme malignancy (esp lymphoma) program.

Newark BIMC, Cooper and Howard are community programs, so wouldn't take seriously if you're academically aspired.

 

[Niviancer]

No. It means that you have 331 posts on SDN, 300 of them in this thread alone.

Yeah it's been the same 3 people =(

 

[medonc]

Hi - I need some help paring down my list of invites, will cancel ¾ since I’m running out of time away and resources. I’m a FMG on H1 with an interest in heme. Don’t really want to live in NY. Any opinions on what to skip?

Penn
MDACC
MSKCC
Vanderbilt
Pitt
Fox Chase
Mayo
Wash U
Cleveland Clinic
Case Western
Emory
Indiana
Roswell Park
Tufts
AE Montefiore NY
Beth Israel NY

Amazing list for an IMG on H1b. I wish I had had a list like this. I would drop BI in NY and Montefiore first. Pitt is a solid place, but BMT program is not quite settled.

 

[warfarin13]

Amazing list for an IMG on H1b. I wish I had had a list like this. I would drop BI in NY and Montefiore first. Pitt is a solid place, but BMT program is not quite settled.

Thanks medonc - thats what seemed the most reasonable to me as well. I really liked Pitt though, might cancel Roswell Park.

 

[DrVanNostran]

Yeah it's been the same 3 people =(

For my program which has been traditionally ~100% match rates in GI>Cards>H/O has roughly GI=/> H/O > Cards this year. My R2 class is H/O>GI>Cards.

 

[qv3755]

Yeah it's been the same 3 people =(

whos' the third wheel? argentina?

 

[qv3755]

Amazing list for an IMG on H1b. I wish I had had a list like this. I would drop BI in NY and Montefiore first. Pitt is a solid place, but BMT program is not quite settled.

yeah. BI in NY is a new program this year. Drop it along with Howard Univ. and another one of your choice (RPCI).

 

[argentina09]

whos' the third wheel? argentina?

you are the second qv3755...lol....I will be starting interviewing tomorrow, so I will give u a break lol

 

[gutonc]

That's an awesome list for H1 visa and it means that if you're an excellent candidate (IMG/H1 or not), you will land some excellent opportunities. Way to go! I would keep

Penn
MDACC
MSKCC
Wash U

and one back-up
Emory (since you don't want to live in NY)

Thanks for posting since this post will bring a lot of bright smiles and hope to lots of your IMG colleagues.

Pitt, Indy, Vandy and Mayo are all better than Emory.

 

[gutonc]

Since you clarified 3 or 4, ditch these.

Case Western
Tufts
AE Montefiore NY
Beth Israel NY

 

[letDdiceflyhigh]

BCM Vs UMinn

 

[Niviancer]

BCM Vs UMinn

UMinn is the better institution, especially in mal heme or transplant. BU has a very nice PD and seems to be protective of their fellows times, but research is not structured into the program the same as way more academic programs. The program is also much smaller as a whole.

 

[medonc]

Pitt, Indy, Vandy and Mayo are all better than Emory.

Pitt is definitely a superb program, but I've heard that their BMT program has been going downward. And I heard that there's a tension between academic group and private group. Do you think Pitt is still in good standing in malignant heme, Gutonc?

 

[qv3755]

BCM Vs UMinn

BCM is bigger but not better. I vote for Minnesota (especially in malignant heme and BMT).

 

[ETA]

Looking for opinions on how these programs stack up. Looking for all round training with focus on mal-heme / BMT. Appreciate all your input. Thanks.

NHLBI
Mayo
Cornell
BIDMC
OSU
Vandy
Pitt
Wisconsin
Emory
Iowa
Fox Chase
Utah
Indiana
Georgetown

 

[qv3755]

Looking for opinions on how these programs stack up. Looking for all round training with focus on mal-heme / BMT. Appreciate all your input. Thanks.

NHLBI
Mayo
Cornell
BIDMC
OSU
Vandy
Pitt
Wisconsin
Emory
Iowa
Fox Chase
Utah
Indiana
Georgetown

you won't get all around clinical training at NHLBI but you get to see some of the best allo-SCT there than anywhere in the world (probably as good as UW if not better). Mayo is pretty good all around but not too much experimental transplantation and immunology research. Other people do not like Fox Chase but I would rank it right up there as well. The rest are good but they're either on the way down or on the way up.. no program really stand out from the pack. BIDMC give you the Harvard name if you like that.

 

[qv3755]

For my program which has been traditionally ~100% match rates in GI>Cards>H/O has roughly GI=/> H/O > Cards this year. My R2 class is H/O>GI>Cards.

you need all the luck you can get next year buddy!. Hem/Onc is getting more and more competitive. Cards lost all the hype since intervention cardiology isn't what it used to be in term of what you can collect per PCI procedure and the life style sucks.

Talked to someone who just took Step 1 today and the average score is 227. Isn't that crazy or what? If I don't match this year.. I will have a hard time matching next year and the year after.

 

[qv3755]

you are the second qv3755...lol....I will be starting interviewing tomorrow, so I will give u a break lol

good luck tomorrow!

 

[apsth679]

why isn't cleveland clinic a NCI cancer center? seems odd

 

[DocIM]

you need all the luck you can get next year buddy!. Hem/Onc is getting more and more competitive. Cards lost all the hype since intervention cardiology isn't what it used to be in term of what you can collect per PCI procedure and the life style sucks.

Talked to someone who just took Step 1 today and the average score is 227. Isn't that crazy or what? If I don't match this year.. I will have a hard time matching next year and the year after.

GI>Cards>H/O at my institution. Don't know why but it still is that way at a lot of places I know.

There may be many reasons for score increases every year but that does not necessarily mean people are getting more intelligent every year! A lot of factors influence scores - better access to study resources, by way of the internet, for many people who may not have had that opportunity previously (esp those outside of the US), lot more people from all over the world taking it, better prep courses with a focus on effective test taking skills, etc etc

 

[qv3755]

why isn't cleveland clinic a NCI cancer center? seems odd

i wouldn't get too hung up on the NCI cancer center status. Cleveland clinic is a very busy place and you will get good training there. Wish I had an invite there. Just my 2 cents.

 

[hemeonc1]

How many interviews are you all going on?

So far I think I scheduled 10. There are still some more programs I haven't heard from that I hopefully get.

I was thinking of doing 8 or so. Too few?

 

[qv3755]

How many interviews are you all going on?

So far I think I scheduled 10. There are still some more programs I haven't heard from that I hopefully get.

I was thinking of doing 8 or so. Too few?

You're an AMG with IVs at places like John Hopkins, UCSF, etc.. I don't think you really need to go to 8 to match. You should go to as many places that you would like to see (to answer some questions for yourself) but if you already knew your top 3 choices (given your background), I would probably go to a maximum of 5 with 2 back up programs. Congrats!

 

[medonc]

i wouldn't get too hung up on the NCI cancer center status. Cleveland clinic is a very busy place and you will get good training there. Wish I had an invite there. Just my 2 cents.

Cleveland Clinic is part of Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. It's a multi-institution consortium. I heard it's a recent thing, but they are trying to expand cooperation.

 

[Niviancer]

How many interviews are you all going on?

So far I think I scheduled 10. There are still some more programs I haven't heard from that I hopefully get.

I was thinking of doing 8 or so. Too few?

I think 8-10 is sufficient.

 

[apsth679]

how many are you going on niviancer?

 

[Niviancer]

Probably 12-13 =) I'm playing it safe

 

[alphahelix]

UF-Jacksonville (med onc)
UTMB-Galveston (med onc)
Roger Williams Medical Center

Any inputs about these programs? Good luck everyone with your interviews

 

[letDdiceflyhigh]

UVA :4 Dates 1 In September ,3 In Oct

 

[Elchimi]

Anybody knows anything about U Arkansas, got an interview invite today.? So far I only have 9+1 interviews and not sure how many are still coming in. I'd like to go there and check it out. Any input, gutonc and the others?

 

[Niviancer]

Anybody knows anything about U Arkansas, got an interview invite today.? So far I only have 9+1 interviews and not sure how many are still coming in. I'd like to go there and check it out. Any input, gutonc and the others?

Since putting out the transplant literature over ten years ago, I don't think much else had surfaced. perhaps faculty losses?

Also Uva and UAMS today

 

[gutonc]

Anybody knows anything about U Arkansas, got an interview invite today.? So far I only have 9+1 interviews and not sure how many are still coming in. I'd like to go there and check it out. Any input, gutonc and the others?

I'm curious what 9+1 means. 10 would be my guess, but otherwise, why not just say "10"?

Anyhoo...no better place to be if you like brutalizing multiple myeloma patients with "Total Therapy" (their frontline PFS data is amazing, their OS data is no different than using sequential therapy).

Otherwise they got nuttin' that exciting. Not bad, just "meh".

 

[qv3755]

UVA :4 Dates 1 In September ,3 In Oct

yeah, me too. how's this program compare to WVU, anyone? Gutonc? I think UVA has a better med school but i'm not so sure about Hem/Onc training though.

 

[qv3755]

UF-Jacksonville (med onc)
UTMB-Galveston (med onc)
Roger Williams Medical Center

Any inputs about these programs? Good luck everyone with your interviews

UF Jacksonville is smaller than UTMB but it doesn't mean UTMB is better. UTMB has been hurting since Katrena and has not been recovered since.. don't know much about Roger Williams Medical Center but it does some small transplant stuff.. and it's also a Hem/Onc program so i'd pick it over the other 2.

 

[qv3755]

I can only go to two out of 3. which programs should I select?

how about MUSC vs. UVA vs. WVU vs. RPCI/Buffalo? which 3 out of 4 should I select?

 

[gutonc]

I can only go to two out of 3. which programs should I select?

how about MUSC vs. UVA vs. WVU vs. RPCI/Buffalo? which 3 out of 4 should I select?

UVA and RPCI. Flip a coin on the others, or choose MUSC for location.

 

[Elchimi]

MUSC is a great place, it's a growing program with lots of new young faculty and also strong researchers. the new director wants more ademia. Rapidly growing cancer center. Definitely underrated in this forum...

 

[shah456]

hello all

 

[11484655]

Hey guys, any thoughts on Minn vs Oregon, can only go to 1 at this point. Interested more in liquid tumors. thx.

 

[entanercept]

Hello Guys,
Can anyone tell me if prematches are offered for fellowship positions?
I know that for residency positions, prematches are no longer allowed,
Thanks.

 

[apsth679]

anyone know anything about the hospital affiliated with uthscsa? university hospital? Thanks.

 

[Niviancer]

I can only go to two out of 3. which programs should I select?

how about MUSC vs. UVA vs. WVU vs. RPCI/Buffalo? which 3 out of 4 should I select?

I'm quite interested in UVA. It appears they are investing heavily in their cancer center and research programs. I know VCU is the NCI center and has the transplant volume but is UVA on the uprise?

 

[apsth679]

I'm quite interested in UVA. It appears they are investing heavily in their cancer center and research programs. I know VCU is the NCI center and has the transplant volume but is UVA on the uprise?

UVA is a nci cancer center too

 

[gutonc]

Hey guys, any thoughts on Minn vs Oregon, can only go to 1 at this point. Interested more in liquid tumors. thx.

Both very strong in liquids. OHSU is also good in solids which UMinn is kind of weak in.

You could do much worse than choosing by location.

 

[qv3755]

UVA and RPCI. Flip a coin on the others, or choose MUSC for location.

how about UConn vs. UVA? and is it ok cancel IV 10 days prior?

 

[visari]

How do these programs compare to each other:
Ohio state - UIC - Emory - Pittsburgh - Cincinnati - Miami - Baylor ?

I'm interested in solids > liquids

 

[qv3755]

How do these programs compare to each other:
Ohio state - UIC - Emory - Pittsburgh - Cincinnati - Miami - Baylor ?

I'm interested in solids > liquids

Ohio state, Pittsburg and Baylor should be at the top of your list then emory, cinci, miami in that order if you like solids over liquids.

 

[medonc]

Both very strong in liquids. OHSU is also good in solids which UMinn is kind of weak in.

You could do much worse than choosing by location.

Well there was a rumor that Alan Sandler will leave OHSU. Also I heard a number of faculty has left. Are these affecting the program?

 

[medonc]

Ohio state, Pittsburg and Baylor should be at the top of your list then emory, cinci, miami in that order if you like solids over liquids.

I agree with OSU and Pitt but I think Emory is better than Baylor. I am biased though, 'cause I was trained there but Emory has really fantastic aerodigestive cancer and myeloma program and robust breast and GI program.

 

[medonc]

I'm quite interested in UVA. It appears they are investing heavily in their cancer center and research programs. I know VCU is the NCI center and has the transplant volume but is UVA on the uprise?

I interviewed there for a faculty position and I wasn't impressed. They do have a great basic science research program but clinical research is kind of lagging behind. They are trying to build clinical research operation but population is limited and there's a reputed private group in town (Martha Jefferson).