Oncology
BMT
The BIDMC "BMT" rotation is a comprehensive inpatient rotation on the management of hematologic malignancies (leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, etc). The service consists of three interns, a second- or third-year BIDMC Heme/Onc fellow, and a Heme/Onc faculty member who specializes in hematologic malignancies; there is also a resident on the rotation during the first few months of the academic year. Interns cap at eight patients each, and the service tends to run very close to maximum capacity at all times. Housestaff are exposed to patients with acute (i.e. newly-diagnosed) leukemia, various oncologic emergencies, patients undergoing either allogeneic or autologous stem-cell transplantation, therapy- and disease-related complications, and palliative care. There is an hour-long teaching session in conjunction with the OMED housestaff every morning which is run by a faculty member of the Heme/Onc Division. Interns admit on a rotating basis and tend to be in the hospital from 7AM through 7PM Monday through Saturday (a "moonlighter" covers the service on Sundays); there are no dedicated "on call" days. Patients are located on the East Campus wards of 7 Feldberg, 7 Stoneman, and 11 Reisman.
OMED 
The OMED rotation is an inpatient rotation at BIDMC focusing on the management of solid tumor oncology. The service consists of two interns, one resident, and a BIDMC oncology faculty member. This tends to be one of the busier rotations in the program, and interns cap at ten patients each. Housestaff are exposed to various oncologic emergencies, solid tumor treatment, including disease-related complications, as well as pain management and palliative care. There is an hour-long teaching session in conjunction with the BMT housestaff every morning which is run by a faculty member of the Heme/Onc Division. Interns admit on a rotating basis and tend to be in the hospital from 7AM through 7PM six days per week (either Saturday or Sunday is off); there are no dedicated "on call" days. Patients are located on the East Campus wards of 7 Feldberg, 7 Stoneman, and 11 Reisman.
DFCI BMT
The DFCI "BMT" or bone marrow transplant rotation at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) is an inpatient rotation at the Brigham & Women's Hospital (BWH) that focuses specifically on patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation. The rotation consists of one BIDMC intern, one BWH intern, one BWH resident, as well as a fellow and faculty member from DFCI. Unlike the BIDMC BMT rotation, this service is comprised entirely of patients who are either undergoing stem cell transplant or who have already undergone transplant. Teaching on the rotation focuses on the basics of hematologic malignancies and stem cell transplantation. In addition, the complexities of stem-cell transplantation and its complications serve to provide housestaff with a broad exposure to infectious disease, gastroenterology, pulmonology, dermatology, neurology, and other aspects of general internal medicine. Interns admit on a rotating basis and tend to be in the hospital from 6AM through 7PM six days a week; there are no dedicated "on call" days.
DFCI Oncology
This rotation gives housestaff a comprehensive exposure to inpatient management of both solid and hematologic oncology. The rotation is run through the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and takes place on the oncology wards at the Brigham & Women's Hospital (BWH). Each team consists of one resident (from either BWH or BIDMC) and two interns (also from BWH and BIDMC). In addition, there will be two DFCI attendings per team, with one specialzing in solid tumor oncology and one specializing in hematologic malignancies. Interns cap at ten patients each and take overnight call every fourth night. Residents take call until 7PM on their interns' call nights and are covered by BWH overnight residents for the remainder of the call. There is a daily teaching session run by one of the DFCI faculty members, as well as radiology rounds several times per week. Housestaff are exposed to a wide variety of cases including oncologic emergencies, including disease-related complications, pain management, and palliative care. Interns average one day off per week with "golden" and "black" weekends; residents work six days per week and get a Saturday or Sunday off each week.
