Colorectal Surgical Oncology Fellowship

Moffitt Cancer Center; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Moffitt Cancer Center offers a one-year Colorectal Surgical Oncology Fellowship for trained surgeons with a strong interest in the surgical care of colon and rectal cancers.

Candidates must be graduates of a US medical school, have completed a general surgery residency, and have completed or be completing an ACGME-accredited Colon and Rectal Surgery residency or Complex General Surgical Oncology fellowship.

Qualifications

• Graduates of a US medical school are required.
• Completion of a general surgery residency is required.
• Completion or in-progress of an ACGME-accredited Colon and Rectal Surgery residency or CGSO fellowship is required.
• Board certification or eligibility by the American Board of Surgery is required or eligible.

Responsibilities

• Provide preoperative evaluation and postoperative care for colorectal surgical oncology patients.
• Perform colorectal cancer surgeries under attending supervision with increasing independence.
• Participate in outpatient clinics, rounds, lectures, seminars, and journal clubs.
• Teach residents and medical students and supervise teaching activities.

Skills

Colorectal surgery

Surgical oncology

Resident supervision

Academic research

Education

US medical school graduate

General surgery residency completed

Colon and Rectal Surgery fellowship in progress/completed

ABMS board certification or eligibility

Job description

Moffitt Cancer Center offers one position in a one-year Colorectal Surgical Oncology Fellowship for trained surgeons with a strong interest in the surgical care of colon and rectal cancers. Candidates must be graduates of a US medical school, have completed a general surgery residency, and have completed or be completing an ACGME-accredited Colon and Rectal Surgery residency or Complex General Surgical Oncology fellowship. American Board of Surgery certification or eligibility is required, and candidates must be eligible for Florida medical licensure before the start date.

The 12-month curriculum is designed to build expertise in the multimodality management of colorectalcancer and operative techniques of colorectal cancer surgery: robotic and other minimally invasiveresection, cytoreductive surgery with intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and exenterative resections, with anexpected exposure to approximately 150 major operative cases. The fellow trains with Moffitt’s colorectaland peritoneal surface oncology faculty in the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology.

The fellow will work with faculty from the Colorectal and Peritoneal Surface Malignancy teams, typicallyon 2-month rotation blocks. The fellow carries responsibility for preoperative evaluation andpostoperative care of the service’s patients and operates under the direction of the attending surgeon,with independence that increases over the year. The Fellow takes part in outpatient clinics, rounds,lectures, seminars, journal club, and research conferences, and shares responsibility for supervising andteaching residents and medical students.

Contact Information

Program Administrator: Jamie Harrington

Email: [e-mail]

For more information about the fellowship, please visit our website.

Moffitt Colorectal Surgical Oncology Fellowship