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Our curriculum aims to train clinician scientists dedicated to advancing gynecologic oncology. As a fellow, you’ll hone your skills in university and county hospital settings to provide patients exceptional care.
Curriculum Highlights
- Three-year (36-month) ACGME accredited training program
- 12 months of dedicated research time with an emphasis on translational and bench research.
- Variety of clinical pathology with unique and rare cases seen daily
- Experience at both university and county hospitals, with unique patient populations
- Opportunity to work with translational research faculty who focus on science and education. Experienced faculty help you develop an individualized and successful research thesis.
- Supportive faculty focused on resident and fellow educational experience and wellness.
Curriculum by Year
Your PGY - 5 consists of at least 90% research time (likely translational research).
Clinical focus: Palliative care and chronic pain management with longitudinal palliative care conferences.
Didactic clinical focus:
- Understand the mechanisms for chronic pain in patients with chronic gynecologic cancer.
- Improve communication (including cultural competency) when breaking bad news in the setting of family discord.
- Discuss the transition from curative or life-prolonging therapy to focus on comfort.
Clinical rotations: two one-month blocks, including surgical oncology and Riverside University Health System’s gynecologic oncology services.
Didactic clinical focus: Treatment and pathophysiology of ovarian and endometrial cancer.
Clinical rotations: two one-month blocks, including radiation oncology and Riverside University Health System’s gynecologic oncology services.
Didactic clinical focus: Treatment and pathophysiology of vulvar and vaginal cancers; gestational trophoblastic disease and neoplasia.
PGY Rotation Schedule by Month and Block
| Month | Block | PGY5 | PGY6 | PGY7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | 1 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic OR (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) |
| Aug | 2 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic OR (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) |
| Sep | 3 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic OR (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) |
| Oct | 4 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) |
| Nov | 5 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) |
| Dec | 6 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | Radiation Oncology (100% Outpatient) |
| Jan | 7 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | Complex General Surgical Oncology (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic OR (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) |
| Feb | 8 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) |
| Mar | 9 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | RUHS Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) |
| Apr | 10 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) |
| May | 11 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) |
| Jun | 12 | LLUMC Research Lab (90% Research, 10% Clinical) | LLUMC Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic OR (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) | RUHS Gyn Onc Tumor Clinic (75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient) |
- PGY 6 Fellows willspend one month at Riverside University Hospital Systems and one month on the General and Complex SurgicalOncology rotation.
- PGY 7 Fellows willspend one month at Riverside University Hospitals System and one month on the Radiation Oncology rotation