Oncology Residency |
| The Oncology Residency program at The Animal Medical Center is designed for candidates wishing to become Board-Certified in oncology by the ACVIM. The residency is a 24-month clinical training program. |
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| The Oncology service has a three-part mission of teaching, clinical service and oncology research and it serves as a referral center for cancer patients. The group consists of two interns, two or three residents, and one staff member who is board certified in internal medicine and oncology. The oncology resident is also well supported by the departments of Medicine, Surgery and Pathology. |
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| An active oncology caseload provides the residents with exposure to a wide variety of neoplastic and paraneoplastic conditions. The Animal Medical Center is located within three blocks of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York Hospital/Cornell Medical School. The oncology unit has several collaborative projects with these and other hospitals in the New York area. This cooperation between the oncology unit and the surrounding medical community makes the Oncology Residency an exciting experience in comparative medicine. The center has a fourth-generation CT scanner and a Cobalt Radiation Therapy room on the premises. |
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| Other features of the residency program are the numerous lectures, conferences, seminars and rounds with speakers from the staff of The Animal Meidcal Center as well as from the surrounding medical community The oncology resident also has access to the neighboring human medical centers for conferences and rounds with physicians. Over the past several years, the majority of individuals who have completed AMC residency training have gone on to Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. |
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| The Oncology Residency is demanding and residents are expected to work long hours. It is expected that oncology residents will execute a research project and publish at least one article for submission to a professional journal. Appointment to the 2nd year of the residency is dependent upon successful completion of the 1st year and approval of the staff. |
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| Other details can be obtained by referring to the description of The Animal Medical Center's intern program which appears elsewhere on this web site. |
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| AAVC Match Book information, agreement forms, application forms and rank forms are available by clicking here |
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