This is an opportunity to apply for a breast surgical oncology fellowship position for the 2020-2021 academic year starting August 1st 2020.
We will be SSO approved starting with our 2021-2022 fellow. So, although you will not technically graduate from an SSO approved program, you will receive SSO fellowship caliber training. Below is more information about our program.
The Cancer Institute at Advocate Christ Medical Center offers a one-year fellowship in Breast Oncology for surgeons who seek advanced training in this field. Our Cancer Institute has been NAPBC accredited since 2015 and COC accredited since the 1990s. The first fellow started in 2012, and we also train PGY2 surgery residents who rotate from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Advocate Christ Medical Center is a 788-bed tertiary care hospital that is part of the twenty-seven hospital Advocate Aurora Health Care System. The cancer institute sees over 2,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients annually with approximately 400-500 patients treated for breast cancer. We maintain a unique survivorship environment with on-site Gilda’s Club and American Cancer Society offices. Additionally, there is a high volume of benign breast disease that requires surgical intervention. Over 17,000 screening mammograms, 5,000 diagnostic mammograms and 3,000 diagnostic ultrasounds are performed annually. Our center is actively involved in national clinical trials.
The fellow is encouraged to develop a research project with the intent of submitting an abstract to the annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Upon successful completion of the fellowship, the fellow can expect to obtain a thorough and in-depth understanding of the comprehensive management for breast cancer patients and those with benign breast disease. ACMC currently has three full-time dedicated breast surgeons, with the fellow actively involved and mentored throughout all aspects of their training by both senior members and other colleagues involved with the Breast Cancer Program.
To this end, participation is required at our weekly multidisciplinary team breast tumor board (every Tuesday) as well as our multidisciplinary breast oncology clinic (every Friday). The clinic is staffed by our team of breast-oncology specialists, comprised of medical, surgical and radiation oncology, breast oncology nurses, patient navigators, clinical research nurses and three trained genetic counselors. There are 6 breast surgery and 6 off-service rotations, including: plastic surgery, pathology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, breast imaging, genetics/survivorship/rehabilitation. (All surgical rotations take place at ACMC)
Other essential components of the fellowship include:
All applicants must successfully complete a residency in general surgery and be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Illinois. Must be a US citizen or green card holder since we are unable to sponsor visas.
A surgeon who completes this training program should be prepared to enter either the community or academic environment as a valuable addition to this important discipline.
If you are interested in applying to our fellowship, please send your CV, personal statement and cover letter with current location and work situation to [email protected]
Feb 05, 2020
Oak Lawn, Illinois
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