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The Hepatopacreatobiliary (HPB) fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is a clinically oriented training program, providing broad exposure to all aspects of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery. The fellow spends nine months rotating on each of five clinical HPB services. The remaining three months are free of direct patient care obligations. It is expected that this time will be used to complete clinical research projects.
The HPB fellow sees new patients in the outpatient clinics, performs surgical procedures under the direction of the attending surgeon and is responsible for preoperative and postoperative patient care. The large volume of clinical material ensures that fellows perform a large number of major liver, biliary and pancreatic procedures. While on clinical rotations, the HPB fellow covers rotating emergency calls in conjunction with the surgical oncology fellows, helps supervise and instruct residents and medical students, participates actively in ward rounds, lectures, seminars, Journal Clubs, and research conferences.
The HPB fellow participates fully in all academic activities within the Department of Surgery. The surgical conferences of the department include a core course in surgical oncology that runs over the course of the entire year, a summer lecture series in clinical research methods and biostatistics, weekly departmental grand rounds and surgical oncology clinical conferences, as well as periodic journal clubs where controversial issues are discussed. In addition, the fellow is expected to attend and participate in weekly HPB Disease Management research and case conferences and service morbidity and mortality conference. Fellows have access to all conferences within the Center.
Currently, there are approximately 50 formal conferences and five to ten special lectures each week. Fellows will be expected discuss research interests prior to July 1 so that background reading and preparation can be completed early in the year. It is expected that each fellow will complete at least two clinically oriented research projects leading to publication by the end of the year.
Program Director
Deadline
May 1
Length of Program
1 year
Eligibility
Applicants must have completed their residency training in general surgery and be eligible to sit for the examination of the American Board of Surgery by the anticipated starting date. Foreign medical graduates with equivalent qualifications are also eligible to apply and must have completed all three of the USMLE examinations.
Preference is given to those that will have completed the first year of the Surgical Oncology Fellowship.
Number of Positions
1
How to Apply
A letter of interest in the fellowship, a copy of the applicant’s CV, and 3 letters of recommendation (one of which must be from the director of the residency program) should be sent by May 1 of the year prior to the anticipated starting date. Applicants are also encouraged to visit the Center. Selected applicants will be asked to come to New York for formal interviews.
Contact
William R. Jarnagin, MD
Address
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10065
E-mail
Phone
212-639-7601
