Curriculum

Education that goes beyond clinical knowledge

The Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship curriculum is continuously updated and evolving to prepare fellows for the full scope of an academic career, including professional skills, wellness, and real-world practice challenges.

Monday ConferencesDisease-Specific ConferencesResearch Curriculum
  • Patient Case Discussions — by fellows, for fellows
  • Financial Literacy: Student loans, investing, salary negotiation
  • Resiliency, Coping & Psycho-Oncology
  • GoComm Communication Training (Delivering Bad News)
  • Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Series
  • Board Review
  • Genomics Training
  • Financial Toxicity in Oncology
  • Thursday: Hematology Core Curriculum (Benign)
  • Friday: Oncology Curriculum (Solid & Liquid Tumors)
  • Research in Progress (Fall & Spring)
  • Grant Writing Program (6 sessions, 12 faculty)

Weekly Multidisciplinary Tumor Boards

CLINICAL RESEARCH
  • Breast Oncology
  • Thoracic Oncology
  • Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology
  • Gynecologic (GYN)-Oncology
  • Hepatobiliary
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Genitourinary (GU) / Urologic Oncology
  • Head and Neck Tumor Board
HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES
  • Lymphoma Clinical Conference
  • Myeloma Multidisciplinary Conference
  • Leukemia / Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) Conference (bi-weekly)
  • Stem Cell Transplant Clinical Conference
  • Thrombosis Board
  • Coagulation Joint Conference (with Pathology)
DIVISION-WIDE & RESEARCH
  • Hematology & Oncology Grand Rounds
  • Precision Medicine Conference (monthly)
  • Meyer Cancer Center Research Seminars
  • Tri-Institutional Research Seminars (WCM, Rockefeller, MSK)
  • Translational Science Journal Club
  • Hem Onc Seminar Talks (HOST)

Orientation

Every incoming HemOnc fellow completes orientation covering Hematology & Oncology emergencies, peripheral blood examination, bone marrow biopsy technique, and bone marrow transplant (BMT) & cell therapy fundamentals, plus an overlap period with senior fellows to ease the transition into clinical training.