Pediatric Oncology

Program ID

• Program Name: Pediatric Oncology Fellowship
• Program Description: The program curriculum uses the American Academy of Pediatrics Oncology curriculum as a guide. Training is centered primarily on CCHE and formal collaboration with DF/BC.
• Collaboration: Dana-Farber Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.
• Degree /Certificate: Training Certificate from the CCHF 57357 and DF/BC.
• Duration: The program lasts 36 months, including vacation time (3 weeks per year in the first two years).
• Location: Based at 57357, Egypt, with a rotation to DFBC in Boston, MA, USA. Other affiliated hospitals or institutions in the USA may also participate in the program.
• Mode of Delivery: On-site live training.
• Program Content Model: Course content is set using the American Academy of Pediatric Oncology curriculum guidelines.

2020-2021 Review

• • Number of Applicants: 12 Applicants.

• • Shortlist: 9 Applicants.

• • Selection Process Outcome “No. of participants”: 4 Fellows.

• • No. of External Candidates: 0

• Participants Scientific Activities:
  • Weekly Lectures.
  • Study team meetings CCHE.
  • Combined clinics CCHE (50%).
  • Mortality and morbidity rounds CCHE.
  • Visiting lecturers.
  • Monthly video conferencing of difficult cases at both institutions.
  • DFBC tumor board and other appropriate joint tutorial sessions.
  • Assignments.
• International Visits
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  Visitors: 2021 visits From the Boston team. (3 visits)

  • • 1st Visit: April 2021, “Dr. Leslie Liehman, Dr. Liliana Gomrinova & Dr. Mark Keirn.”
      • Visit Duration: 4 days (4th & 7th January 2020)
      • Visit Goal:
        • Clinical rounds.
        • Research project follow-up.
        • Committee meeting.
        • PNOC Meeting.
        • Case presentations.
      • Visit Outcome: revising research projects and training the fellows on how to make a clinical presentation on any case. The fellows presented cases and discussed the treatment plan with the committee.
  
  
  • • 2nd Visit: July 2021 “Dr. Leslie Lehman, Dr. Liliana Gomrinova & Dr. Mark Keirn”
      • Visit Duration: 4 days (4th to 7th July 2021)
      • Visit Goals:
        • Fellow’s assessment and evaluation.
        • Written final exam for fellows 2018.
        • OSCE exam for fellows 2018.
        • Interviewing new applicants.
        • Finalize the selection process results and select the new patch for 2021.
        • Project discussions.
      • Visit Outcome:
        • Patch 2021 selection.
        • Final exam for fellows 2018.
        • Projects tracking.
        • Followup fellows activities.
  
  

  3rd Visit: “Dr. Mark Kiern, DR Lei sly Lehman, and Dr. Liliana Joumnerova.”

  • • Visit Duration: 4 days (31st of October, 2021 to 3rd of November, 2021)
    • Visit Goals:
      • Committee meetings are held to revise all the fellows’ activities.
      • Revising all the fellows' projects from 2015 to 2020.
    • Visit Outcome:
      • Following the fellows’ activities.
      • Revising all the projects' progress for 6 Patches.
• Participant Projects Sheet: *in Appendix 1
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• Publication Project: *in Appendix 1
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• Pass Rate (No. of successful candidates/Total no of candidates): 100%

Publication Project

Pediatric Oncology Fellowship Research Projects

Published Projects

Pass Rate (No. of successful candidates / Total no of candidates): 100%