Hematology/Oncology Fellowship

General Application Information

The Hematology/Oncology Fellowship participates in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), and all applications are submitted through ERAS, the Electronic Residency Application Service.

Application Requirements: Hematology/Oncology Fellowship

• Possess an MD or DO degree
• Be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, permanent resident or holder of a J-1 training visa per institutional policies
• Have successfully completed an ACGME-accredited internal medicine residency training program

Application Requirements: Hematology Track

• Possess an MD or DO degree, or a doctoral degree in a related discipline
• Be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, permanent resident or holder of a J-1 training visa per institutional policies
• Have successfully completed an ACGME-accredited internal medicine residency training program
• Have a commitment to a career focused on benign hematology, with a specific interest in hemostasis and thrombosis

What to Submit

Applicants will need to submit the following information through ERAS:

• ERAS application
• CV
• Three letters of recommendation (one from the residency program director)
• Medical school transcript
• USMLE scores
• Personal statement

The core faculty in the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship and the Hematology Track are full-time academic physicians committed to patient care, teaching and laboratory and clinical research.

Many allied faculty at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and affiliated institutions participate in training the fellows.

Faculty research interests include endocrine oncology, transplant immunology, LGL leukemia, bleeding and clotting disorders, bone metastases, tumor biology and population science.

About Hershey

Interested in learning more about living and working in Hershey, PA? See details here:

• About the Hershey area
• Benefit and stipend information
• GME policies
• Wellness resources
• More about Penn State Health and its locations
• Application and visa requirements
• Housing options

Mailing Address

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Division of Hematology/Oncology
500 University Dr., Mailcode CH46
Hershey, PA 17033-0850

Sections involved in the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship include:

• Biostatistics Course
• Continuity Clinic
• Gynecologic Oncology and Genetics
• Hematology Consultation Service
• Hematology Lab
• Inpatient Oncology and Consultation Service
• Lebanon VA Hospital
• Outpatient Clinic
• Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
• Palliative Care
• Radiation Therapy
• Stem Cell Transplant

The Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) is a twice-a-year chart review that serves as the ACGME-required Practice-Based Learning improvement project. Learn more about QOPI here.

Didactic learning includes the following:

• ACGME Core Competency Lecture Series
• Cancer Institute Interdisciplinary Conference
• Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds
• Medicine Grand Rounds
• Schwartz Center Rounds

Fellows’ noon conferences are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays on the following topics:

• Basic Science Core
• Biostatistics Core
• Pharmacology Core
• Ethics and Communications Core
• Case Presentations
• Journal Club

Evaluations of the fellows will be completed using the following methods:

• Individual semi-annual reviews
• Multisource (360-degree) evaluations
• Self-assessments
• Systematic annual program review

All new fellows will do marrows on the inpatient services supervised by senior fellows until they have demonstrated competence.

Logs will be kept of all procedures.

Each new fellow will arrange with day hospital mid-levels to do marrows with them. The fellows will keep a log of these. Each new fellow will do a minimum of five marrows in that setting. Whenever the mid-levels assess the fellow as competent (at any point after doing five), a faculty member will then observe the fellow doing a marrow. Documentation of their competence will be sent to the program coordinator.

Once judged competent, the fellow will then be able to do marrows independently.

Remedial training will be available, as needed.

Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center accept ongoing nominations for the Exceptional Moments in Teaching award.

The award, given monthly by the Office for a Respectful Learning Environment, accepts nominations from College of Medicine students who are invited to submit narratives about faculty members, residents, fellows, nurses or any other educators who challenge them and provide an exceptional learning experience. See more about the award here.

Previous nominees from the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship are listed here. Click the + next to a nominee name to read their nominator’s comments.