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Program Director: Elin Sigurdson, MD, PhD, FACS
Program Co-Director: Richard J. Bleicher, MD, FACS

The Fox Chase Cancer Center is an NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Center includes a 100 bed hospital devoted entirely to cancer patients, an outpatient building which includes a facility for clinical to cancer prevention and research, and a research institute. A new Women's Cancer facility is in the planning stages. The Fox Chase Cancer Center has fellowship programs in Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, and an SSO approved General Surgical Oncology fellowship. Residents from Temple University School of Medicine also rotate at the Center.

The one-year Breast Fellowship Program accepts one (1) trainee annually and accepted its first Fellow in 2004. The program is designed to prepare the trainee for a leadership role in multidisciplinary breast cancer care in an academic or community setting. Trainees will participate in a multidisciplinary breast evaluation clinic and rotate on surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, and reconstructive surgery. A rotation with a nationally recognized breast cancer risk assessment and management program will provide the trainee with an understanding of genetics and risk counseling. Members of the Fox Chase Cancer Center are active participants in multiple clinical trials groups, and the Fellow will participate in recruitment and follow-up of trial subjects. Didactic teaching on topics of current interest occurs at a regular monthly multidisciplinary educational conference.

Fellows are expected to complete at least one original academic project to submit for national presentation and one review article or book chapter. Resources to assist in academic work include clinical breast cancer databases and a biospecimen repository. Prospective candidates from the United States must have successfully completed a residency in general surgery. Applicants from other countries must have passed the USMLE I, II, III, FMGEMS, TOEFL, or FLEX exams and be able to secure a Pennsylvania Medical License.

Contact information:

For application:

To apply for the Fox Chase Cancer Center Breast Fellowship Program, please send the following items to Shelly Smith (address below)

1. SSO Breast Fellowship Application PDF
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2. Current Curriculum Vitae
3. Personal Statement
4. Letters of Recommendation (minimum 3)

Request information from:

Shelly L. Smith
Administrative Manager-Fellowship Coordinator
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue, C-308
Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497
Telephone: 215-728-3097
Fax: 215-728-2773
E-mail: Shelly.Smith@fccc.edu