Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship

The curriculum will be comprised of following major elements:

• Inpatient rehabilitation service
• Inpatient consult service
• Outpatient rehabilitation
• Required rotations
• Electives and opportunities

Sample 12-Month Schedule

Didactics

Numerous didactics are available including institutional Core Curriculum, Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds, Chief’s Rounds with Chairman of the department, Palliative Care and Cancer Rehab Journal Clubs, and ongoing informal discussion of cancer rehabilitation topics by the PM&R section faculty.

Fellows are expected to practice 50 hours in a standard work week.

Fellows are on call once a month on weekend for inpatient service. In addition, they may be asked to complete consults as needed during the weekend. Fellows do not carry a pager on weekend and faculty are paged for any concerns.

Fellows will give one Grand Rounds lecture for Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine.

Fellows will participate in assigned lectures, rounds including Chairman's Rounds and both Palliative Care and Cancer Rehabilitation journal clubs.

The section of Cancer Rehabilitation Medicine within the Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine (PRIM) has a very active research program. Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in number of institutional, departmental and sectional research opportunities. Institutional workshops are available on:

• Writing and publishing research articles
• Grant writing classes
• Scientific writing
• PubMed basics
• EndNote Basic and Advanced

Our department and section have a significant research infrastructure and support in place, including identification of research ideas, formulating and submitting protocols for institutional review board (IRB), preparation of data base and relevant analysis, etc.

Stipends are commensurate with the applicant's experience and previous training.  Please see the MD Anderson Graduate Medical Education (GME) page for details of benefits.

Applicants must meet one of the following educational qualifications.

• Applicants must have completed an accredited Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program in United States or Canada.
• Graduates of medical schools in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
• Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada who have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational 
         Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) prior to appointment.

2025-2026

• Currently accepting PDF Applications July 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024. 
• Download and email your completed application with your supporting documentation (listed below) to mda_rehab_fellowship@mdanderson.org.

Supporting documentation (All items must be received prior to scheduling an interview): 

• M.D. degree or equivalent
• U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or a J-1 VISA. MD Anderson Cancer Center does not offer H-1B VISAS for GME Trainees
• Submit a current ECFMG Certification (if you completed medical school outside the United States)
• Submit a copy of your USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 if applicable, or Comlex scores
  
• Submit a current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  
• Professional Headshot
• 3 Letters of Recommendation (LORs), one letter from the Residency Program Director, two letters from an attending physician, and/or
         teaching faculty. The writers of your LORs must send the letters directly to mda_rehab_fellowship@mdanderson.org.

After initial screening, if accepted, the following documents will be required:

• Official medical school transcript
• Certificates from all completed internship, residency, or fellowship training programs
• Letter of good standing from current program director (uploaded and original)
• USMLE/COMLEX exam transcript (score reports are not acceptable)
• ECFMG certificate, if applicable
• Translations of documents not in English, if applicable
• Credential evaluation for foreign medical school transcript(s), if applicable

Do you use ERAS for the application process?
No, our institution is currently working to identify a new online application system.  

Do all listed documents have to be uploaded in order for the application to be reviewed by faculty?
No, only the completed Application, CV, Letter of Good Standing (for current residents) and three Letters of Recommendation are required in order for your application to be reviewed.

How many positions are there in the MD Anderson Cancer Medicine Fellowship?
Two fellow positions are offered each academic year.

MD Anderson Cancer Center is located in the Texas Medical Center, in Houston, Texas, which boasts:

• The finest in medical education and treatment;  
• Numerous parks, including Hermann Park which has an outdoor theater and large zoo; 
• An academic and cultural arena that includes Baylor College of Medicine, Rice and St. Thomas
        Universities, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Arts; 
• Close proximity to Houston's noted symphony orchestra, opera, theater and ballet.

Other sites of various activities available within a few minutes' drive include Moody Gardens, Sam Houston Race Park, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, SplashTown Waterpark, Downtown Aquarium, Space Center Houston, Lone Star Flight Museum, San Jacinto Battlefield, NRG Stadium, Minute Maid Park, Toyota Center and the George R. Brown Convention Center. The cost of living is moderate and housing is very reasonable. For more information, visit our About Houston page.