Our Neuro-Oncology Fellowship offers a rich curriculum that covers all areas of neuro-oncology in a multidisciplinary setting as well as strong clinical and laboratory research opportunities.
Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Curriculum
The Neuro-Oncology Fellowship at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) in Columbus, Ohio, is a United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS)-accredited two-year program that provides excellent training for residents interested in a career in neuro-oncology. The program offers a rich curriculum that covers all areas of neuro-oncology in a multidisciplinary setting and offers very strong clinical and laboratory research opportunities.
The major strengths of the Program include a highly academic institutional environment and very strong specialty areas relevant to neuro-oncology practice and research. These include a very robust and highly successful Neurosurgery program, Neuro-oncology labs with high levels of constant NIH funding and an NCI designated Cancer Center providing state of the art facilities including Radiation Oncology and Neuroimaging. The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center/James Cancer Hospital Solove Research Institute currently boasts an exceptional rating from the NCI.
First Year:
The first year of training covers all areas of the curriculum required for UCNS certification. The second year offers an opportunity to focus on a clinical or laboratory research track. Fellows are exposed to an extensive variety of inpatient and outpatient neuro-oncology cases and can participate in formal multidisciplinary discussions at a weekly tumor board meeting. The outpatient training experience will be based in The James Neuro-Oncology Center, an integrated multidisciplinary center which brings together neuro-oncologists, neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists to deliver cutting edge clinical care and clinical research options to patients with neurological malignancies. The inpatient experience will be based in a state-of-the art 300-bed free-standing cancer center hospital and will cover inpatient primary brain tumor service and neuro-oncology consult service.
Second Year:
The second year of the Neuro-oncology fellowship will have a dedicated focus to research with the option of pursuing a clinical research or a basic laboratory research track. The clinical and research activity is centered at The James, which is the patient care component of the OSUCCC. The James is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top hospitals in the nation for cancer care. It is the largest cancer hospital in the Midwest and the third largest in the nation. Fellows also rotate through Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which has a very active pediatric neuro-oncology program, inclusive of fellowship training.
How to Apply
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Fellowship Requirements:
- Good standing (Board Certification or Board Eligibility) with the American Board of Medical Specialties in one of the following:
- Neurology or Child Neurology
- Neurological Surgery
- Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology
- Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
- Radiation Oncology Equivalent certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- State of Ohio Medical License (training license may also suffice)
- Residency Training in the above specialty areas must be in the United States.
- This fellowship cannot support foreign medical graduates on a J-1 Visa
Fellowship Documents needed to apply:
- CV
- Personal Statement
- Letters of Recommendation
- MD Diploma
- PhD Diploma (if applicable)
