We accept one graduate of an accredited pediatric residency training program each year. Our program's 36-month curriculum and clinical rotation schedule are directed by faculty with expertise in the selected topics.
Year 1
First Year Clinical Rotation Schedule
| 4 weeks |
Outpatient clinic |
| 25 weeks |
Inpatient service |
| 2 weeks |
Hematopathology |
| 2 weeks |
Radiation Oncology |
| 4 weeks |
Neuro-Oncology |
| 4 weeks |
Bone marrow transplant at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (8%) |
| 2 weeks |
Blood bank coagulation (4%) |
| 2 weeks |
Research exploration - Akron Children's/Kent State University/NEOMED (4%) |
| 3 weeks |
Vacation |
During the first year of subspecialty training, we focus on clinical and basic science knowledge and pediatric hematology-oncology skills. As a member of a multidisciplinary team, you'll have the opportunity to acquire communication skills, teaching experience, self-learning practices, and teamwork/team-building skills.
One month of the first year will be allocated for transplant education at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center to expose you to a higher volume of transplant patients. You will also spend 2 weeks in the radiation oncology department at Cleveland Clinic Akron General as well as 2 weeks in Akron Children’s hematopathology lab and blood bank. This will allow you to gain an understanding of various radiation techniques as well as in the rationale, performance and interpretation of all aspects of hematology-oncology laboratory and transfusion medicine.
In addition to strong clinical training, you'll also receive instruction in effective teaching, specifically covering:
- Information delivery in clinical settings and classrooms
- Provision of feedback to learners
- Assessment of educational outcomes
- Development of teaching materials
Year 2
Second Year Clinical Rotation Schedule
| 40 weeks |
Research |
| 4 weeks |
Inpatient Service |
| 3 weeks |
Biostatistical and Epidemiology online course |
| 2 weeks |
Palliative Care |
The second and third years are primarily dedicated to research. You will select a project, identify a mentor and become established in a laboratory or begin the design of a clinical or translational research project.
Year 3
Third Year Clinical Rotation Schedule
| 8 weeks |
Inpatient service |
| 41 weeks |
Research at chosen site |
| 3 weeks |
Vacation |
The third year also consists of research as well as time on the inpatient hematology-oncology service. You will focus on completing a research project with the goal of a first-author publication in a peer-reviewed journal. You will also be expected to function at an attending level with minimal (but always available) direction from the hematology-oncology faculty.
You will participate in regular didactics, such as weekly interdisciplinary oncology conferences. Bi-monthly lectures cover the core topics for board certification and are presented in an 18-month cycle. Monthly didactics include an interdisciplinary hematology conference, Reflective Practice and Leadership, and monthly board review sessions. Divisional journal club is held every other month.
