Cancer Survivorship Clinical MD Fellow

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Dependent care assistance

Moving allowance

Retirement plan

Onsite gym

Flexible savings accounts

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Long-term disability

Group life insurance

Job summary

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee seeks a clinical fellow for the Cancer Survivorship program to improve quality of life for young adult survivors of childhood cancer.

You will receive formal training on late effects of therapy and learn to deliver evidence-based care while performing risk-based evaluations. The fellowship is one year, starting July 1 by preference, with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Applicants should have medicine/pediatrics training.
• Fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology is preferred.
• Exceptional applicants trained in general pediatrics, internal medicine or family medicine are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Perform risk-based clinical evaluations to identify at-risk survivors.
• Deliver evidence-based health care to survivors of childhood cancer.
• Engage in mentoring on outcomes research methodology.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary pediatric subspecialties team.

Skills

Clinical evaluation

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Research methods

Mentoring

Education

Medicine/pediatrics training

Fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology

ECFMG certification for international applicants

Job description

As a clinical fellow in our Cancer Survivorship program, you will improve the quality of life for young adult survivors of childhood cancer while working in one of the largest cancer survivorship programs in the world. We provide advanced, specialized training on the spectrum of late effects of cancer therapy. You will learn to recognize at-risk cancer survivors by performing risk-based clinical evaluations and to deliver evidence-based health care to survivors of childhood cancer. Our program offers formalized mentoring on outcomes research methodology.

Our fellows are part of a cohort of clinical providers across numerous pediatric subspecialties, including:

• Hematology/oncology
• Pharmaceutical Services
• Psychology and Psychosocial Services
• Infectious Diseases
• Epidemiology
• Endocrinology
• Bone Marrow Transplantation

Fellowships are for one year. A fellowship can begin at any time, but a July 1-June 30 schedule is preferred. The fellowship has the potential to be extended for an additional year upon request.

Eligibility

Applicants with medicine/pediatrics training who have completed fellowship training in pediatric hematology/oncology are preferred. However, exceptional applicants trained in general pediatrics, internal medicine and family medicine are also encouraged to apply.

International applicants must be ECFMG certified.

Fellows receive a professional development allowance, research allowance, a personal computer for use during the fellowship, tuition assistance, dependent care assistance, moving allowance, an employer-contributed retirement savings plan, an onsite health and fitness facility, flexible health and dependent care savings accounts, medical, dental and vision insurance (cost shared), and disability, long term disability, and group life insurance. Memphis offers a relaxed, affordable lifestyle with excellent cultural and recreational amenities.

About St. Jude

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is located in Memphis, Tennessee and is one of the world’s premier research and treatment centers for pediatric catastrophic illness. The hospital has a primary emphasis in treating youth with cancer, sickle cell disease, other hematologic conditions, infectious diseases, and pediatric neurological diseases. We have an international patient population, which allows fellows to enhance their skills in working with diverse populations. St. Jude is consistently ranked by the U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric cancer hospital, with a strong commitment to patient-family centered care. St. Jude is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is consistently ranked on Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work" list.

St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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