a PDF version of the Full Hematology Oncology Curriculum

Fellow Year 2+3:
Second and third year fellows rotate on Inpatient Oncology service 1‐2 months during the year. They
should be familiar with basic disease pathology and physiology. During their second and third years
fellows should now be focusing appropriate treatment strategies and management of acute toxicities
either from the disease or the therapies themselves.
Knowledge
At this level of training, fellows need to develop a deeper knowledge of the areas of listed below. They
should already be familiar with most diagnoses being evaluated. They will explore the recent literature
to deepen their level of understanding of interesting cases. Within the areas of knowledge fellows
should identify and actively pursue areas they do not know as well for improvement.
Skills
Fellows in the second and third years of fellowship must perfect their skills. The most important may be
for the senior fellow to function as a junior attending in many ways and be able to run service in an
independent manner, although still under the supervision of the attending on service. They should be
able to provide reasonable diagnostic and therapeutic plans in most consultations except in the most
complex cases.
Areas of Knowledge
Will be learned throughout the three years of fellowship.
Basic Principles of Oncology Diagnosis and Management
1. Basic science and pathogenesis of specific tumor type
a. Risk factors
2. Epidemiology of specific tumor types
a. Geographic variations
b. Gender differences
3. Pathophysiology
a. Understanding the molecular and evolving physiologic traits of specific tumor types
4. Introduction to chemotherapy
a. Indications
b. Pharmacokinetics
c. Side effect profiles
d. Drug interactions
e. Contraindications
f. Dose adjustments
5. Introduction to targeted/immunotherapy
a. Indications
b. Pharmacokinetics
c. Side effect profiles
d. Drug interactions
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