Career Development Opportunities for Fellows
Clinical Conferences and Meetings
In addition to opportunities working in ambulatory clinic sessions and inpatient consult and hematologic malignancies services, fellows are offered a range of educational sessions to supplement their clinical training. They include:
Clinico-Pathologic Conference (tailored to each track)
Weekly case-based conference presentation, presented by first-year fellows. Detailed case-based discussion of clinicopathologic and therapeutic considerations and including discussion of landmark literature in the relevant disease type.
Topics in Hematology and Oncology
Weekly faculty- and fellow-led conference emphasizing a broad range of topic- and case-focused discussions relevant to hematology/oncology diagnostics and therapeutics. Conferences include “Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement” and “Molecular Tumor Board.”
Clinical Journal Club
Monthly fellow-led discussions presented by second and third year fellows featuring a prominent publication from contemporary hematology/oncology literature.
Professional Development Series
A number of topics are covered, including:
- Transitioning from fellowship to the rest of your life, part I: Building your narrative, seeking and sustaining mentorship, managing your time & your life
- Transitioning from fellowship to the rest of your life, part II: Identifying and obtaining grants and early career development awards
- Transitioning from fellowship to life, part III: Writing, speaking, and expanding your sphere of influence
- Skill development opportunities at Harvard and beyond
- Drug development
- Clinical trial development
- How to seek, pursue, and obtain gainful employment
- Financial planning
Art of Medicine
These sessions with first-year fellows use cases, small group discussion, reflections, and didactics to provide evidence-based education and skills development of compassionate communication as well as strategies to mitigate burnout and enhance sustainable work-life balance as a successful physician. Discussions cover a variety of psychosocial concerns that arise in the care of patients with hematologic, oncologic illness. Topics include: hospice care; breaking bad news; coping and support; spirituality; and self-care to achieve work-life balance.
Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds
Twice-a-month lectures focusing on clinical problems and major scientific advances in hematology and oncology. Experts in various fields, both clinical and basic science, are invited from institutions inside and outside of Boston to give cutting-edge talks.
Medical Grand Rounds
The Department of Medicine’s weekly
Medical Grand Rounds lectures cover a broad range of timely and clinically-important topics. Speakers are drawn from BIDMC, Harvard Medical School, and other regional and national institutions. Along with named lectureships, Medical Grand Rounds includes the BIDMC-Annals of Internal Medicine “Beyond the Guidelines” series, which uses a case-based approach to address questions related to new clinical guidelines.
Fellows’ Monthly Meeting
An informal monthly meeting of current fellows, where items for discussion include practice-based learning, systems-based practice and improvement, and transitioning from process to outcomes.
Career Development & Scholarship Advisory Council
Each Fellowship track will have a Career Development & Scholarship Advisory Council comprised of a Clinical advisor, Scholarship advisor, Fellowship Program Director and Associate Program Directors. The Advisory Council will review career development and scholarship efforts and identify areas for continued progress and growth with an eye to helping each fellow to achieve their predefined goals during fellowship training.
Faculty mentors will provide support to establish mentorship and collaboration with other colleagues as necessary to accomplish the fellow’s goals. Faculty mentors will also provide assistance with career development and employment planning, including: introduction to individuals at other institutions/organizations, interview preparation, “job talk” review, and contract review.
