Children’s Healthcare Of Atlanta

First-year fellows with the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta spend nearly the entire year in various clinical rotations as described below. Second- and third-year fellows primarily spend their time in various research and educational activities. Additionally, each fellow maintains a continuity clinic one day per week for the entire three years.

Here is a snapshot of the Fellowship program:

Clinical Rotations—First Year

• Inpatient hematology/oncology (three months)
• Blood and marrow transplant—inpatient/outpatient (two months)
• Clinic/consult (two months)
• Outpatient hematology (two months)
• Neuro-oncology—inpatient/outpatient (one month)
• Laboratory rotation: radiation oncology, hematopathology, flow cytometry, cytogenetics, blood banking and special coagulation (one month)
• Research exploration (one month)

Research—Second/Third Year

Second- and third-year fellows are offered a variety of opportunities in clinical, translational and basic research. These opportunities are available at the Aflac Cancer Center, within specific divisions of the Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. The research opportunities are done in collaboration with faculty at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory School of Public Health, the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fellows interested in clinical research are encouraged to apply for Emory's Master's of Science in clinical Research (MSCR) program. We have an individualized scholarship oversight/mentoring committee for each fellow, to guide them through their fellowship research experience.

On-Call Schedule

On-call takes place from home. Fellows return to the hospital for sick or new patients:

• First year: 12 weeks/year (average one night/week and one weekend/month)
• Second year: 10 weeks/year (average one night/one and a half weeks and one weekend/five weeks)
• Third year: Eight weekends/year and one weeknight call every other week

Didactic Schedule

A variety of educational meetings are offered. A sample schedule is listed below. Additionally, structured teaching, ethics and research overview courses are offered throughout the year.

Additional Benefits of the Program

Fellows receive three weeks of vacation each year. Each fellow has an educational stipend, which may be used for meetings, journals or other educational expenses. Senior fellows attend additional scientific meetings, based upon research presentations.