a PDF version of the Full Hematology Oncology Curriculum

9. Work with health care professionals, including those from other disciplines, to provide patient
focused care.
B. Medical Knowledge and Scholarship
Fellows will demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and cognate
(e.g. epidemiological and social behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge through
research and teaching.
UIC Hematology and Oncology fellows will:
1. Demonstrate an investigatory and analytic thinking approach to clinical situations.
2. Know and apply the basic and clinically supportive sciences which are appropriate to their
disciplines.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of how illness and injury effect function and quality‐of‐life and utilize
that information to improve patient care.
4. Demonstrate scholarship through a faculty‐mentored research or education project, and
disseminate the findings through appropriate channels.
5. Contribute to teaching of colleagues at University of Illinois at Chicago, and participate in
activities to improve their own teaching skills.
6. Demonstrate integrity, clarity, and insight in written and oral presentations.
7. Develop skills for disciplined and ongoing learning to stay up‐to‐date with medical knowledge.
8. Articulate the ethical, legal and social responsibilities of medical knowledge.
C. Practice Base Learning and Improvement
Fellows must be able to investigate and evaluate their patient care practices, appraise and assimilate
scientific evidence and improve their patient practices.
UIC Hematology and Oncology fellows will:
1. Analyze practice experience and perform practice‐based improvement activities using a
systematic methodology.
2. Locate, appraise and assimilate evidence from scientific studies related to their patient’s health
problems.
3. Obtain and use information about their own population of patients and the larger population
from which their patients are drawn from.
4. Use information technology to manage information, access on‐line medical information; and
support their own education.
5. Facilitate the learning of students and other healthcare professionals.
D. Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Fellows must be able to demonstrate interpersonal and communications skills that result in effective
information exchange and teaming with patients, their patients families, and professional associates.
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