Fellowship training

Fellowship Training, University of British Columbia
Subspecialty training Program in Pediatric Oncology, Hematology & BMT

The Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and BMT offers a high-quality training program to provide trainees with skills in all aspects of clinical oncology, hematology and research. We are preparing the future pediatric oncologists/hematologists who will represent the clinical work force, educators, and investigators during the first quarter of the 21st century.

The training program is fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. At present the core training is two years with an optional third year in clinical or laboratory research dependent on available funding. Recently the Royal College has officially approved conversion of pediatric oncology and hematology training in Canada to a three-year program, and this will be implemented within the next two years.

The division consults on approximately 130 new oncology and 200 new hematology patients per year; undertakes autologous and allogeneic transplantation on approximately 30 patients per year; and has close to 7,000 outpatient visits per year. There is a dedicated inpatient oncology ward with 17 beds, including five transplant rooms. The rotation consists of eight months of inpatient service, two months in Ambulatory Clinics, six months in Hematopathology, one month each in Adult Hematology, Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Adult Lymphoma, and Pediatric Radiation Therapy, and a four-month period of research projects and electives.

A short- and a long-term research project is identified early in the course of training, and should be pursued throughout the course of training. There is two months vacation given over the two-year program.

Candidates are required to have completed a minimum of three core years in General Pediatrics, but preferably four years. Trainees are funded to attend an educational conference in the first year. The conference funding for the second year is available through the Department of Pediatrics if the trainee is presenting an abstract. One Children's Oncology Group meeting is funded in the two years.

The major objective of this program is to fully equip trainees for a career at tertiary centres that care for patients with pediatric malignancies and blood disorders. Trainees are expected to sit the Royal College Examination in Hematology.

The program offers comprehensive training in the clinical and laboratory skills related to this subspecialty. Trainees are expected to develop a critical and analytical approach to clinical problems based on a solid foundation in the basic sciences, together with a comprehensive knowledge of clinical and laboratory hematology and oncology. For those candidates wishing to develop a research career, a second major objective is the development of specific basic and clinical research skills. A third objective is the development of teaching skills with particular emphasis on the ability to deliver well-organized critical and scientific topics.

At the end of their training, it is expected that the trainee would be a competent and independent consultant in clinical pediatric oncology, hematology and BMT and able to counsel parents, patients and others in all aspects of oncology and hematology. As well, they should have acquired the critical analytical skills, and an inquiring mind to further pursue expertise in research, education and improving standards of clinical care for the new century.

BC Children’s Hospital Residency Training Committee

Dr. David Dix, Training Program Director - Pediatric Oncology/Hematology
Dr. Paul Rogers, Head, Pediatric Oncology/Hematology
Dr. Caron Strahlendorf, Staff and "ex-fellow", Pediatric Oncology/Hematology
Dr. Kirk Schultz, Research
Dr. Louis Wadsworth, Pediatric Hematopathology
Dr. Peter Tsang, Division of Hematology, Internal Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital
Dr. Karen Goddard, Radiation/Oncology, BC Cancer Agency, Trainees

Any candidates interested in applying to the program should contact:

David B. Dix MBChB, FRCPC, FAAP
Program Director
Division of Oncology/Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant
Clinical Assistant Professor
UBC and BC Children's Hospital
4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC
V6H 3V4, Canada
e-mail: ddix@cw.bc.ca
Phone: 604-875-2000 ext 7643

Page updated December 2005

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