Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology Fellowship

The Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology Fellowship Program is a specialized training offered in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for physicians who are interested in the study of aerodigestive malignancies, with an opportunity to work in lung cancer, head and neck cancer, or both.

Trainees will gain experience in multidisciplinary clinical care and decision-making in these areas as well as the design and analysis of clinical research. Trainees also have the option of pursuing basic and/or translational research projects in laboratories involved in the Thoracic or Head and Neck Programs. The experience is targeted to facilitating development of an academic career with a subspecialty focus in Thoracic and/or Head and Neck Medical Oncology.

Application Requirements

• Application – Complete attached form and emailit to Bich Tran at btran@mdanderson.org (phone: 713-794-4272)
• Applicants must have an M.D. degree or equivalent
• Applicants must be a U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or a J-1 VISA. MD Anderson Cancer Center does not offer H-1B VISAS  for GME Trainees
• A copy of current ECFMG Certification, if you completed medical school outside the United States
• A copy of your USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 if applicable, or Comlex scores
• A current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Three Letters of Recommendation, one letter from the Residency Program Director, two letters from an attending physician, and/or teaching faculty
• A 500–1000 word essay of a research proposal with one hypothesis about aerodigestive tumors

Application Deadline

• Application begins on August 1 and ends on November 15
• The fellowship program begins on July 1 and ends on June 30