The Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, a division of Providence Cancer Institute, offers a one-year immuno-oncology research fellowship as part of the three-year head and neck surgery fellowship.
Located within the Robert W. Franz Cancer Center in Portland, Ore., the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute is a leader in immuno-oncology, and home to a team of world-renowned scientists and physicians. With expertise in cancer immunotherapy, clinical and translational research, and training programs spanning the continuum of higher education, it provides a rich environment for immuno-oncology fellowship.
Program Hallmarks
The purpose of the immuno-oncology research fellowship is to provide structured education and training to facilitate expertise in clinical immunotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer, and to provide a foundation in research methodology that will equip the fellow for a successful academic career in immuno-oncology. Hallmarks of the program include:
Candidates for Fellowship
The immuno-oncology research fellowship will provide advanced, supplemental training in the field of immuno-oncology, and is not intended to replace accredited fellowship training in oncology. The fellowship is ideal for recent medical/surgical oncology fellowship graduates, or internal medicine/surgery residency graduates who wish to pursue formal subspecialty training in medical/surgical oncology fellowship after a one-year period of intensive immuno-oncology training and research. To be eligible, a fellow must have completed at least one year of residency training in a related field (e.g., medicine, surgery or pathology). Candidates should be proficient in general immunology, but are neither required nor expected to have previous formal training in tumor immunology.
Program Curriculum
The curriculum consists of the following components:
Expected Outcomes
At conclusion of the fellowship, the fellow will demonstrate depth of knowledge and exposure to a variety of domains in clinical immunotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer, as well as expertise in clinical and translational research methodologies. In collaboration with one or more faculty members, the fellow will lead formative research projects that will culminate in publication in a peer-reviewed journal and/or presentation at an international immuno-oncology meeting.