Research Training
During their first year of the Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Hematology and Oncology Fellowship, fellows investigate opportunities for basic or translational research in hematology, cancer biology or a clinical research program within University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center. In order to attain dual board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), fellows are required to do 18 months of research and scholarly activity during their fellowship. Our disease team-based rotations grant fellows early access to administrative time, with more continuity, with completion of inpatient rotations for most fellows by their 3rd year to permit extended, dedicated time to scholarly work.
Developing a Research Plan
Program and division directors work with each first-year hematology and oncology fellow to identify areas of interest, and potential clinical and research mentors and draft a research plan. Fellows are encouraged to use these research plans as a basis for applications to the following:
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Methods in Molecular Biology
- American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Vail Clinical Trials Workshop
- ASH Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI)
Fellows are encouraged to present their research results at national meetings, including ASCO, ASH and ASBMT as well as other conferences.
Areas of Research Expertise
A variety of ongoing research within the Division of Hematology and Oncology and in other divisions and centers is available to hematology-oncology fellows. Specific areas of research expertise include:
- Benign hematology
- Developmental therapeutics - learn more on Case.edu
- Health systems research (HSR) - learn more on Case.edu
Multidisciplinary Subspecialty Programs
Multidisciplinary subspecialty programs at Seidman Center facilitate research and clinical care across many different diseases:
- Benign Hematologic Disorders Program
- Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Cancer Program
- Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
- Breast Health Program
- Early-Phase Clinical Trials Program
- Gastrointestinal Oncology Program
- Gynecologic Oncology Program
- Head & Neck Cancer Program
- Hematologic Malignancies Program
- Liver Cancer Program
- Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Cancer Program
- Radiation Oncology Program
Quality and Outcomes Research and Palliative Care
Quality and outcomes research and palliative care are represented within the Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Program and have served as excellent bases for fellow research in the past. Learn more detailed information about the research focus of the faculty.