We are a clinically well-rounded program, and as a pediatric hematology/oncology fellow at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, you will quickly develop an extensive personal panel of patients to follow throughout your training. These patients will come to know you as their primary provider. Under the close guidance of our faculty, fellows provide comprehensive, personalized care to patients from diagnosis, through treatment, and in off-therapy follow-up.

Upon completion of training at Brown, each graduate has:

• An expansive foundation of knowledge regarding epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of cancer and blood disorders in children and young adults.
• Comprehensive clinical skills in diagnosing and managing acute and chronic issues in pediatric hematology/oncology patients.
• The ability to independently determine treatment protocols for new and relapsed pediatric oncology diagnoses.
• Extensive experience in caring holistically for both patients and families through a new cancer diagnosis, consent for treatment, and end-of-life conversations.
• The ability to provide comprehensive longitudinal care to patients with hemoglobinopathies, hemophilia, bone marrow failure syndromes, and other severe bleeding or clotting disorders.
• Experience in the field of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, including transplant indications, identification of transplant candidates, acute management of inpatient transplant patients, and long-term care of post-transplant complications.
• Ability to critically review medical literature with an understanding of clinical trial design and interpretation of primary research, allowing for direct application to patient care.
• A focused knowledge base in a selected area of scholarly interest.
• The ability to process and present both basic science and clinical data to peers and colleagues in the setting of small or large group conferences as well as regional and national meetings.
• The ability to confidently and effectively coordinate and lead patient care

Our team is broadly divided into four subspecialty teams.  Between the Hematologic Malignancies Program and the Solid and Central Nervous System Tumor Program, we care for 60-70 new oncologic diagnoses per year.  Our Cancer Survivorship Program cares for over 400 children and young adults in the region who are survivors of childhood cancer.  Our robust Hematology Program serves 150 patients with sickle cell disease and thalassemia, over 100 families with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders and a large number of new hematology consultations yearly.  In addition, trainees can work with experts in established Cancer Predisposition and Fertility Preservation Programs.  Training in Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy is provided via partnership with Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital.

The fellowship experience at Brown University is designed to provide supervised autonomy. The size of the program facilitates close, one-on-one clinical training and mentorship experiences with each faculty member in the division.

Fellows are mentored through individualized scholarly activity projects which can be basic, translational, clinical or population health focused in the second and third year of training.  Laboratory experiences are available to fellows through a close collaboration with the Cancer Biology Program at Brown University.  All fellows have formal education in Quality Improvement and Core Knowledge in Scholarly Activity.  The latter includes opportunities for coursework in Research Design, Biostatistics, a certificate program through the Brown University School of Public Health or participation in the Hassenfeld Scholars Program.