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Pediatric Oncology Fellowship

Program ID

  • Program Name: Pediatric Oncology Fellowship

  • Program Description: The program curriculum use the American Academy of Pediatrics Oncology curriculum as a guide. Training is centered primarily on CCHE with formal collaboration with DF/BC.
  • The program comprises a three-track option with the express purpose of increasing the number and skill level of pediatric oncologists as well as pediatric oncology sub-specialists in Egypt and the region.

    The collaboration initiative is a joint effort between CCHF 57357 and DF/BC. The program is made up of three tracks:

    • Track 1: is a 36-month fellowship in general pediatric oncology.
    • Track 2: is a 12-month sub-specialty option for pediatric oncologists to develop expertise in a variety of pediatric oncology subspecialties.
    • Track 3: is a 24-month subspecialty focus that would be available to other non-pediatric oncology specialists to develop expertise in a variety of pediatric oncology related subspecialties.

  • Collaboration Dana-Farber Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.
  • Degree /Certificate: Training Certificate from the CCHF 57357 and DF/BC.

  • Duration: Program duration is 36 months inclusive of vacation time (3 weeks per year in the first two years).

  • Location: Based at CCHE Cairo, 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 Applicant.

  • Short list: 9 Applicant.

  • 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

    • Visitors: 2021 visits From 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, training the fellows how to make a clinical presentation on any case, the fellows presented cases and discuss with the committee about its treatment plan.

    • 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 selection process results and select the new patch 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 for revising all the fellows’ activities.
        • Revising all the projects of the fellows from 2015 to 2020.
      • Visit Outcome:
        • Following the fellows’ activates.
        • Revising all the projects' progress for 6 Patches.

  • Participant Projects Sheet: *in appendix 1

  • Publication Project: *in appendix 1

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

Publication Project

Pediatric Oncology Fellowship Research Projects

Published Projects

Fellow NameClassProject titleJournal NamePublication
link
Impact Factor
Hisham Moneib2014Day +100 Platelet Count Predicts Survival After Allogeneic
Hematopoietic
Stem-Cell Transplantation in
Children with Hematologic Malignancies.
(Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and leukemia) 2019https://www.clinical-lymphoma-myeloma-
leukemia.com/article/
S21 52-2650(18)30585-8/fulltext
2.29
Noura Mahmoud2014Outcome of Childhood Acute
Megakaryoblastic Leukemia:
Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 Experience.
(Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and leukemia) 2018https://www.clinical-lymphoma-myeloma-
leukemia.com/article/
S21 52-2650(18)30585-8/fulltext
Ahmed Emad2015Outcome of
Children Treated
for Infantile
Hepatic Hemangioendothelioma.
(Pediatric Hematology Oncology. 2019)https://journals.lww.com/jpho-online/
Abstract/2020/03000/
Outcome_of_Children_Treated_
for_Infantile_Hepatic.7.aspx
0.947
Ahmed Mahdy2015Incidence, risk factors, and outcome
of blood stream infections
during the first 100 days post‐pediatric allogeneic
and autologous hematopoietic
stem cell transplantations
(Pediatric transplantation, 2019)https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
doi/full/10.1111/petr.13610
1.25
Mariam Elsherif2015MECOM gene overexpression in pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemiaACTA ONCOLOGICAhttps://doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2022.20256114.2
ProgramsStart dateEnd dateNo. of
attendees
Affiliation
Year 2014
Pediatric Oncology Fellowship cohort 11-Nov-14Jul-174Dana Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (DFBC)
Year 2015
Pediatric Oncology Fellowship cohort 21-Dec-15Jul-186Dana Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (DFBC)
Year 2016
Pediatric Oncology Fellowship cohort 31-Dec-16Jul-196Dana Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (DFBC)
Year 2017
Pediatric Oncology Fellowship cohort 41-Dec-17Jul-206Dana Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (DFBC)
Year 2018
Pediatric Oncology Fellowship cohort 51-Dec-18Jul-216Dana Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (DFBC)
Year 2019
Pediatric Oncology Fellowship cohort 61-Dec-19Ongoing4Dana Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (DFBC)
Year 2020
Pediatric Oncology Fellowship cohort 71-Dec-20Ongoing4Dana Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (DFBC)
Year 2021
Pediatric Oncology Fellowship cohort 81-Dec-21Ongoing4Dana Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (DFBC)

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