Overview

Hematology and Oncology are likely to be among the most dynamic subspecialties of Internal Medicine in the next few decades based on continuing advances in laboratory, clinical and public health research. The Division of Hematology/Oncology in the Department of Medicine at Columbia prepares its fellows to be creative and productive contributors as researchers and clinicians. Our program combines broad-based clinical training with opportunities to work with world-class investigators in a collegial environment. Fellows may select options leading to either single or dual board eligibility with either 12 or 18 months, respectively, of direct patient care activity, and an equivalent duration of research training in laboratory, clinical or public health research.  A Masters of Public Health degree in public health or in clinical research can be earned concurrently.  Some of the highlights of our program are summarized below.

Clinical Training

Our clinical training program features diversified patient care experiences in a dynamic hematology and oncology inpatient, consult, and outpatient environment. Fellows are very much the center of our clinical investigation activities, which include single and multi-institution protocols sponsored by the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Southwest Oncology Group, among others. The Continuity Clinic constitutes a core feature of the fellows' experience; this program allows fellows to work with the same patients over the span of their entire fellowship.

Research Training

In their second and third year, fellows have their choice of participating in a wide range of research activities within the Division, the Cancer Center and the Medical Center at large.  Fellows may select laboratory research, clinical research, or epidemiology & population science in the Mailman School of Public Health.  Fellows may pursue one of several options for focused laboratory research training which will offer them intensive exposure to the concepts and methods of modern biomedical investigation, thereby allowing them to become productive in the laboratory as quickly as possible.  Fellows selecting clinical or public health investigation often take focused course work in epidemiology, clinical trial design, and biostatistics and have the option of obtaining a Masters of Public Health degree.  Fellows become engaged in clinical investigation at the Medical Center, working closely with one or more clinical investigators within the Division.  All fellows team up with a mentor who can guide them through their fellowship experience so that they can become productive and self-sufficient researchers in their chosen area.

Faculty

The Division is comprised of over 30 faculty members with diverse clinical and research interests. The faculty's wide-ranging research activities often lead to collaboration with other faculty across the Medical Center. View faculty listing.

Facilities

The clinical activities of the Division are based in the recently remodeled Herbert Irving Pavilion and the New York Presbyterian Hospital. The research activities of the Division are conducted in several laboratory buildings throughout the Medical Center campus. All laboratories are well equipped with the instrumentation and facilities required for modern biomedical research. Map of Columbia University Medical Center

Location

The City of New York is a university community with a cosmopolitan flavor. New York offers fine bookstores and art galleries, excellent restaurants, and exceptional music and theatre. Facilities for year-round physical recreation are abundant.

The University

Columbia University is a private Ivy League institution with a national and international reputation for excellence in scholarship. From its founding in 1754, the University has played a significant role in American academic life and its graduates have distinguished themselves in many fields. Columbia is a leading institution in New York as well as nationally in terms of number of Nobel laureates, number of Howard Hughes scholars, and ranking in biomedical grants relative to other institutions.