The Department of Medicine places special emphasis on the development of
fellowship programs. In response to the needs of our trainees, most
divisions have developed distinct clinical and research tracks to provide
focused excellence within the diversity of the academic medical center.
Clinical rotations encompass two or occasionally three medical centers to
provide extensive clinical resources and faculty expertise. The large
number of research training programs provides the flexibility and experience
needed for the development of academic physician-scientists.
Comprehensive clinical and research conferences are held within every division,
adding to department-wide activities such as Grand Rounds, Morbidity and Mortality
Conferences and departmental research forums. The School of Medicine
provides extensive health services library facilities, basic science graduate
courses and opportunities for collaborative research.
Following is a brief introduction to our programs; we encourage interested
applicants to contact Divisions for more detailed information. Please follow the links on the underlined Divisions for more
in-depth information on their fellowship programs.
Cardiovascular Medicine
University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC), and the Cleveland Veterans Administration
Medical Center (VAMC) offer a fully integrated training program of three or
four years duration designed to prepare each trainee for a career in academic
cardiovascular medicine. The hospitals are the major teaching affiliates
of Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine. CWRU is
renowned for its innovations in medical education. The fellowship offers
additional opportunities for subspecialization within cardiology in the areas
of interventional cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. Three trainees
are accepted into the first year of the program. The prerequisite for
entering this program is three years of training in general internal medicine
in an accredited institution. Appointments are made annually through
the National Residents Matching Program.
The VAMC and UHC are within easy walking distance of each other and are on
the campus of the CWRU School of Medicine. All trainees will spend nearly
equal periods of time at each hospital. Outlined below are the major
features of each of the years of the fellowship.
FIRST YEAR:
The first year is designed to develop a foundation for clinical cognitive
cardiology. Expertise in the clinical assessment of patients with cardiac
disease is emphasized. Clinical rotations are closely monitored to ensure
that a logical and algorithmic approach to cardiology is developed by each
fellow.
Each of the trainees rotate as fellows in charge of the Cardiac Intensive
Care Unit (CICU). Recently, we have added a one month cardiac catheterization
experience in the first year, which is to precede the assigned CICU months
and serves to make fellows comfortable with the appropriate indications for
interventional procedures in acutely ill patients. When possible, one
month of echocardiography is also scheduled to precede the first CICU month.
The trainees also rotate as fellows in charge of the cardiology consultation
services and non-invasive cardiac laboratories. Non-invasive activities
include stress testing, nuclear cardiology, transesophageal echocardiography,
stress echocardiography and dobutamine echocardiography.
The rotations on the clinical cardiology consult services at the VAMC and
at UHC offer a mix of primary and tertiary cardiology. The faculty prides
itself on expertise in the art of the cardiac exam. The supervision
of the CWRU residents and medical students on the consultation services remains
a key responsibility of the fellow. The rotations on the cardiology
consult services include traditional in-depth training in the interpretation
of
electrocardiograms and Holter monitoring tracings.
A one month block of research is scheduled in the first year. This
allows time to identify a mentor and to plan your future investigative efforts.
Most of that time is spent with background reading in order to build a strong
foundation for your future research project, and for subsequently writing
a competitive application for research fellowship support.
SECOND YEAR:
The focus of the second year is a well rounded experience in invasive and
interventional cardiology. An emphasis on cardiac physiology with integration
of state-of-the-art technology rounds out the experience in invasive cardiology.
A rotation in cardiac electrophysiology results in a balanced understanding
of the diagnosis and treatment of complex cardiac rhythm disturbances.
The electrophysiology section, is a national leader and remains on the cutting
edge of research and technology.
A one month ambulatory experience in pediatric cardiology at the Rainbow
Babies and Childrens Hospital exposes the fellows to a broad range of congenital
heart disturbances with a superb pediatric cardiology faculty. The emphasis
is on the physical examintion and the follow-up of adult patients with congenital
heart disease.
In addition, a one month research block is scheduled in the second year of
fellowship. Data collection and completion of a grant proposal are the
main objectives during this time period.
THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS:
It is generally expected that all fellows will pursue two full
years of research as part of their four-year fellowship training
program. In some cases, research training may precede
clinical training for those who already have a well defined
area of research interest and a mentor. All fellows will identify
preceptors with whom they will collaborate and it is expected
that they will submit post-doctoral research fellowship grant
applications with the assistance of their preceptor. Opportunities
in basic research are available in the Division of Cardiovascular
Medicine, in the basic science departments of the School of
Medicine, (Physiology and Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering,
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) as well as in
other divisions of the Department of Medicine. Opportunities
for both basic and clinical investigation are offered.
Opportunities are also available to obtain a PhD in several
of
the basic sciences, and applications from those with the desire to pursue
this course are particularly competitive. During each of the third and
fourth years the fellow will rotate on two clinical months, so as to maintain
their clinical expertise and complete a total of 24 months of clinical training.
OUTPATIENT EXPERIENCES:
Throughout all four years of the program, all trainees spend one-half day
per week in the Cardiology Clinic either at UHC, or the VAMC. Time also
is allotted for participation in the Pacemaker Clinic at each medical center.
Faculty and fellows work side by side in new ambulatory facilities.
VACATION:
One full month of vacation is scheduled each year. Most fellows attend
one major cardiology conference each year as well.
CONFERENCES:
The Core Cardiology Curriculum takes place each Friday morning. This
conference focuses on cardiovascular clinical pharmacology and on the basic
pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease. A clinical case conference
invigorates both faculty and fellows each Thursday morning. Challenging
case discussions often result in intellectual fisticuffs. On Wednesday afternoons,
at the weekly Cardiology Grand Rounds hosted by Dr. Waldo, national leaders
and local faculty keep the cutting edge of medicine sharp. Additional
conferences are held by the electrophysiology, echocardiography, and invasive
sections in the course of each month. An informal research conference
is also held on a biweekly basis to present work in progress.
FACULTY:
The Cardiovascular Medicine faculty is made up of 22 full-time
members who contribute to the patient care, research, and teaching
activities of the division. All faculty have full-time
appointments at Case Western Reserve University. Many
faculty have joint appointments in Physiology and Biophysics,
and Biomedical Engineering. Investigative strength exists
in several areas, including cardiac electrophysiology, neurohumoral
control of the circulation, vascular biology (at both the cellular
and molecular level), and the function of the coronary circulation.
Current research involves both human and basic investigation.
Additionally, within the basic science departments in the School
of Medicine, there are nationally renowned investigators in
the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Genetics, Molecular
Biology, Biochemistry, and Biomedical Engineering, who can serve
as preceptors for our fellows during their research training.
The Department of Medicine ranks among the top 10 departments
in the United States in NIH funding. There are a number
of NIH training grants which are used for the research training
of our fellows interested in areas of basic investigation.
We are proud of the clinical, research, and educational activities offered
to our fellows. The experience our fellows acquire over four years in
our program will prepare them for successful careers in academic cardiology.
(For more information, visit the Adult Cardiovascular
Diseases Training Program page)
Contact:
Brian Hoit, M.D.
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University Hospitals of Cleveland
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: (216) 844-3855
Endocrinology
offers two tracks for fellowship training. Applicants interested in
an academic career should elect a three-year program, consisting of one year
of clinical training and two years in laboratory research under the direction
of a preceptor. This research training is complemented by participation
in seminars, formal data presentation and interactions with members of the
basic science departments. Endocrine research is ongoing in the Departments
of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Physiology, and Biophysics.
Training also includes instruction in preparation of grant applications.
A two-year program designed to prepare the fellow for a career as a clinical
endocrinologist is also offered. The program has three training sites-University
Hospitals of Cleveland, the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center and
Metro-Health Medical Center, Fellows receive training in the management of
clinical problems in all areas of endocrinology and metabolism. This
training involves inpatient consultation services and outpatient clinics,
and includes experiences in pediatric endocrinology and reproductive endocrinology.
Contact:
Faramarz Ismail-Beigi, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief
Division of Clinical and Molecular Endocrinology
Biomedical Research Building
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: (216) 368-6129
Gastroenterology
provides clinical and research training in an integrated program. The
goal of the three-year program is for trainees to acquire the knowledge and
skills of clinical practice and research in gastroenterology and hepatology.
Both University Hospitals of Cleveland and the VA Medical Center have recently
updated their endoscopy units equipped to provide a full range of endoscopic
procedures for diagnosis and therapy of gastroenterological problems.
Additional facilities for biliary endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, esophageal
and anorectal motility, pancreatic and gastric function tests and expired
air breath analysis are available in the Digestive Disease Centers at both
hospitals.
Supervised experience in the development of skills needed to perform and
interpret each of these procedures is afforded by the full-and part-time faculty.
In addition, the Transplantation Services provides an opportunity for active
management of critically ill patients. The research experience spans
the three-year program. An area of special interest is the investigation
of the immunologic basis of inflammatory bowel disease. Fellows choose
a faculty mentor and a specific research project (either in the basic sciences
or clinical research) during the first year.
(For more information, visit the Clinical
Fellowship in Gastroenterology page)
Contact:
Greg Cooper, M.D.
Interim Chief
Division of Gastroenterology
University Hospitals of Cleveland
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: (216) 844-3121
General Internal Medicine
The Division of General Internal Medicine does not currently have a formal fellowship, although potential fellowship slots are available. The many resources of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, the Cleveland V.A. Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, and the Case School of Medicine can all be utilized to fashion a tailored one-year fellowship for trainees who have completed their residency in internal medicine and wish to acquire additional skills for a career in academic medicine. Examples include the Clinical Research Scholars Program, potentially leading to a Master’s in Clinical Science, the Health Services Research Center at the VA Medical Center and its affiliated fellowship program in Quality Improvement, coursework and/or Master’s programs in Epidemiology or Health Service Research in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Medical School, and additional clinical experiences in an urban primary care practice, an ambulatory clinic at University Hospitals, or the Urgent Care Center or ambulatory Firm clinics at the VA. The following are the web links for the VA Quality Scholars Program:
http://www.va.gov/oaa/specialfellows/programs/SF_NQSF_default.asp?p=9
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cecs/fellowships/vaqs.html
Contact:
Rajesh Chandra, M.D.
Chief
Division of General Internal Medicine
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
11100 Euclid Avenue/Mailstop MPV6033
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: (216) 844-7422
Geriatric Medicine
Geriatric Medicine offers a one-year fellowship. The one-year program offers research experiences, but with a strong clinical emphasis. The clinical component provides a diversity of inpatient, outpatient and long-term care experiences with components in comprehensive geriatric assessment, Alzheimer’s disease, geriatric psychiatry, rehabilitation and long-term care.
Basic and clinical aging research areas include neuroscience, macromolecular biochemistry, immunochemistry, clinical pharmacology, pulmonary physiology, endocrinology, neurobehavior and neuropathology. For more information click on the link below:
http://www.uhhospitals.org/tabid/4379/Default.aspx
Contact:
Peter DeGolia, M.D.
Director, Center for Geriatric Medicine
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
11100 Euclid Avenue/Mailstop HAN6095
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: (216) 983-5890
Hematology/Oncology
Fellowship Training Program in Hematology/Oncology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Chief, Alvin Schmaier, M.D.
OVERVIEW
The Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Training Program is a 3-year training program
designed to educate promising graduates of internal medicine training programs
interested in an academically oriented program of training in the clinical,
clinical research and laboratory research aspects of medical oncology and
hematology. It is expected that many graduates of this fellowship training
program will develop academic careers and that others will pursue leadership
roles in clinical medicine and clinical research.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Most candidates will elect the 3-year program, resulting in eligibility to
sit for the Medical Oncology and Hematology ABIM board examinations. Emphasis
in the first year will be on clinical training in both medical oncology and
hematology. In the second and third years, emphasis will be on developing
a scholarly approach to a specific component of the field of medical oncology
and hematology with a goal of developing special expertise in an area designated
by the fellow and culminating in scholarly output, be it a review article,
clinical protocol, research proposal or publication of an original scholarly
contribution. Both lab-based and clinical research focus are encouraged.
The clinical program will consist of a minimum of 18 months of clinical practice
activities. There may be an opportunity to participate in an additional 3
to 5 months of clinical oriented activities including rotations or electives
if they do not interfere with the individual program. Throughout the 3-year
program, outpatient clinical activities will be pursued ½ day a week
in the first year and additional clinics will be scheduled in areas of special
interest in the second and third years. These longitudinal outpatient programs
are of increasing importance given the impact of the outpatient orientation
of clinical oncology.
DETAILS OF THE FIRST YEAR PROGRAM
The Fellowship Training Program is an integrated program between 3 hospitals:
University Hospitals of Cleveland, The Veteran's Administration Medical Center
of Cleveland and MetroHealth Medical Center. Clinical outpatient rotations
are available at each institution. One-month clinical rotations on the consult
service are a component of the first-year program. At each hospital, hematology
and oncology consults as well as coagulation consults are received and reviewed.
Therapy is implemented under the direction of an attending physician. The
fellow is expected to review the patient history and clinical data and to
devise a treatment plan in conjunction with the attending physician. Primary
data evaluating hematology, hematopathology, and pathology specimens are all
reviewed by the clinical fellow in the course of this treatment decision.
Inpatient services focusing on medical oncology represent
an additional month of activity at MetroHealth Medical Center and University
Hospitals of Cleveland. In these rotations, the fellow assists the attending
physician and a group of medical interns and residents in the care of patients.
Patients on these services typically are admitted for chemotherapy, diagnostic
procedures and complications of therapy and represent some of the most challenging
components of our specialty. An additional inpatient program, the Bone Marrow
Transplant Service of University Hospitals of Cleveland, represents a unique
aspect of the clinical program. Patients undergoing autologous and allogeneic
bone marrow transplantation and reinfusion of peripheral blood progenitor
cells comprise the bulk of patients on this unit. Patients with acute leukemia
or undergoing high-dose therapy for lymphomas are also included on this service.
Management of neutropenic complications and of aggressive illnesses such as
Burkitt's lymphoma and blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemia represent
the special emphasis of this service. Additional clinical months in the first
year include training in coagulation disorders and the use and management
of the blood bank. Four weeks of vacation is offered annually.
SECOND YEAR PROGRAM
Two to 6 months of the second year represents additional clinical training
on inpatient services while the outpatient program continues. The remaining
5 to 9 months are devoted to the development of an individual program for
each fellow. These individual programs represent a critical component to the
training of the fellow at CWRU. Initiative is expected during the mid-part
of the first year to develop the concept of a clinical program and to identify
a mentor with the help of the Division Director so that a formulated plan
for the individual program can be develop by April of the first year. It is
expected that by the end of April, a 3-page proposal will be submitted to
the Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology outlining this plan. Each
fellow will be encouraged to choose between clinical research or laboratory
based research program. The clinical research should be in the area of developmental
therapeutics and should include clinical protocol development and the use
of novel therapeutics under the confines of the Developmental Therapeutics
Program of the Cancer Center and the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program.
Numerous outstanding laboratory research programs with faculty members are
available. Topics include colon cancer biology and treatment, gene therapy,
cancer genetics, angiogenesis, experimental marrow transplantation, new drug
development, pharmacology, tumor metabolism, DNA repair carcinogenesis, and
transgenic approaches to human cancer.
In the third year, the development of the fellow's
individual program will direct the activities of the third year. The longitudinal
clinical will continue, as well as a minimum of 2 months of clinical inpatient
activity. Research laboratory based fellows will be encouraged to apply for
individual support during the second year to support a research program in
the third and subsequent years. Clinical research oriented fellows will have
developed a clinical protocol and be involved in clinical trials and will
participate actively in the third year in these programs. Fellows with a special
clinical interest will be allowed to focus on this interest both in the inpatient
and outpatient settings. For instance, concentrated time in the Bone Marrow
Transplant Program will be an available option.
ABIM BOARD REVIEW
It is important for our fellows to be trained in a comprehensive program of
the specialty of hematology/oncology. Much of this will come from individual
learning and reading and patient based instruction. Didactic sessions are
held as outlined below. In addition, the fellows run a yearly board review
course based on the MKSIP Program for review of board certifying examinations.
These are organized and run by the fellows themselves and provide an excellent
opportunity to review and clarify important topics in this specialty.
DIDACTIC SESSIONS
A number of didactic sessions are sponsored by the Division of Hematology/Oncology
at the three contributing institutions. A Tumor Board is held at each institution
on a weekly basis to review recent cases and to design therapeutics with the
intent of providing a multidisciplinary approach to difficult clinical issues.
A Monday morning Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
reviews current cases on service and reviews complications, current protocols
and difficult therapeutic decisions.
The Friday morning Hematology/Oncology Conference at University Hospitals
of Cleveland is a didactic session led twice monthly by the fellows who present
30-minute reviews of pertinent topics in hematology/oncology. One week a month
is devoted to a Journal Club review of recent literature and one week a month
to the review of interesting cases of leukemia and lymphoma.
The Cancer Center Blood Club Conference is held at 4:15 p.m. on Friday afternoons.
This is a longstanding tradition of a seminar by an expert in the field either
from the CWRU faculty or from an outside institution. This represents an opportunity
to learn about cutting edge clinical and basic research activities in our
specialty.
A summer seminar series is held July through September
of each year to acquaint fellows to common issues that present problems in
clinical management. A faculty member reviews these common situations with
the fellows in response to questions and case scenarios. Sessions on clinical
trials design and statistical considerations are held as well.
A morphology conference is held weekly to review blood smear and bone marrow
aspirates for clinical pathological correlation with disease and allows the
fellows the opportunity to develop expertise in hematopathology.
A new CWRU program leading to a Master's Degree in
clinical science will be available. All fellows are encouraged to participate
in a 2 month didactic session in year 2 and to consider the Master's program.
Training in clinical trial design, statistics, epidemiology and clinical trial
development augment the individual program of fellows pursuing the clinical
research track.
Alvin Schmaier,
M.D.
Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
If you are interested in applying for a Fellowship in our Program, please
fill out the application forms linked here. Fellowship
Application
Contacts:
Joseph Bokar, M.D.
Program Director
10900 Euclid Avenue
WRB 2nd Floor
Cleveland OH 44106-7248
Phone: (216) 368-1177
Fax: (216) 368-1166
Amy Washabaugh
Program Administrator
10900 Euclid Avenue
BRB 3rd floor West
Cleveland OH 44106-4937
Phone: (216) 368-1172
Fax: (216) 368-1166
The Division of Hematology/Oncology is part of the Comprehensive Cancer
Center at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland.
We are proud that our Cancer Center was recently re-funded for 5 years with
an outstanding score.
Infectious
Diseases and HIV Medicine offers an expanded two-track fellowship training
program. The three-year, NIH-supported program provides balanced in-depth
experience in clinical infectious diseases with the application of basic science
techniques to the understanding of pathogenic mechanisms of microbes and parasites
and the host-immune response to infectious agents.
Clinical training is emphasized during the first year of inpatient and ambulatory
experiences at University Hospitals, the Cleveland VA Medical Center and Metro-Health
Medical Center, and focuses on the management of sexually-transmissible diseases,
HIV infection, tuberculosis and diseases of travellers.
Research is concentrated in the second and third years of the program, under
the guidance of a faculty member or collaboratively with faculty in the basic
sciences. Collaborative research programs exist in Brazil, Egypt, Japan,
Kenya, Papua New Guinea, South Africa and Uganda. A two-year, clinically-oriented,
post-doctoral training program includes additional rotations in clinical epidemiology,
experience in the care of HIV-infected inpatients and outpatients, and clinical
research projects conducted in the U.S. or at an overseas site. The
NIH-sponsored Training Program for AIDS Research at the CWRU School of Medicine
provides three years of postdoctoral research training for qualified MD and
PhD candidates.
The faculty are affiliated with seven departments and are involved in interdisciplinary
research projects examining the biochemistry, epidemiology, immunology, molecular
biology and virology of AIDS and related disorders. An individual program
will be developed for each trainee, consisting of didactic educational curriculum,
participation in research seminars, conferences, journal clubs and a supervised
research project.
Contact:
Robert Salata, M.D.
Chief
Division of Infectious Diseases
Biomedical Research Building
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: (216) 844-1761
Nephrology and Hypertension training program
prepares fellows for successful competition in clinical practice
or in a research and academic career. This comprehensive,
flexible program combines an intensive clinical experience with
research training that emphasizes cell biology, molecular biology,
transplant immunology and clinical aspects of hypertension.
Clinical training includes general nephrology; fluid, acid-base
and electrolyte problems; hypertension; all modalities of dialysis
therapy and transplantation/immunology. Special emphasis
is placed on ambulatory care in all years (general nephrology,
hypertension and transplantation).
During laboratory training, fellows interact with faculty from the departments
of Medicine, Pathology and Physiology and Biophysics through seminars and
formal course work. Faculty members combine research excellence, clinical
commitment and educational enthusiasm while maintaining a congenial and supportive
approach.
Contact:
Lavinia Negrea, M.D.
Division of Nephrology
University Hospitals of Cleveland
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: (216) 844-8060
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
The Fellowship program is designed to teach physicians who
have successfully completed an Internal Medicine residency the
subspecialties of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.
The Fellowship program is accredited by the ACGME for 9 Fellows
(3 fellows/year). The program was last reviewed in 2003 and
received accreditation for 5 years with no citations. The program
is supported by the VAMC and UHC, as well as NIH funded training
grants. Under the direction of Rana Hejal, M.D., the philosophy
of the program is to produce excellent clinicians with a research
focus to succeed as leaders in academic medicine. The program
is designed according to the ACGME guidelines and is a three
year program leading to board eligibility in both Pulmonary
Medicine as well as Critical Care Medicine. The program has
an 18 month clinical component and an 18 month research component.
The first year of the program is clinical. The next 2 years
have 9 months of dedicated research time with 3 months of clinical
time scattered throughout the year. The clinical training is
dedicated to acquiring all cognitive and physical skills necessary
to be an excellent Pulmonary and Critical Care physician (Intensive
Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, arterial lines, central lines,
endotracheal intubation, hemodynamic monitoring, pulmonary artery
catheters, pulmonary function testing, cardiopulmonary exercise
testing, bronchoscopy, pleural biopsy, transthoracic fine needle
aspirate, closed-tube thoracostomy, thoracentesis, presentation
and public speaking skills). Fellows take electives throughout
their three years in the program including rotations in the
CICU, SICU, Thoracic Surgery, Trauma, and Chest Radiology. The
program encompasses both the VAMC and UHC. The entire Pulmonary
and Critical Care faculty mentors the trainees during their
clinical training. Bi-annual formal evaluation is given through
the program director and Division director.
To determine the fellows research focus, during the first year
of the fellowship all fellows meet frequently with Dr. Kern
to understand their areas of interest, and obtain guidance in
selecting a research mentor and lab. The fellows have the entire
division, Department and campus to draw upon to get the best
mentorship and training possible. Upon mutual agreement of the
fellow, Dr. Kern, and the identified mentor, research training
begins the second year of the fellowship. Fellows are required
to write a research proposal for divisional review prior to
initiation of their research time. In addition, the fellows
are required to give yearly research conferences to the division
to keep abreast of their research project. All fellows in a
research path are required to write an American Lung Association
Fellowship grant at the start of their third year as part of
their training. Abstract presentation at a national meeting
is required for completion of the program.
Upon completion of the fellowship a fourth research year is
possible, and is decided on a case-by-case basis. The offer
of a fourth year is dependent on success during the Fellow’s
research program, growth during the research project, and dedication
to an academic career.
In this training program, during the past two years our fellows
have been successful in obtaining entry level funding through
the American Heart Association, and the SmithKline Foundation.
In addition, we have been successful in identifying those individuals
that have an interest in academic medicine to retain in academic
positions.
Applications are accepted online through ERAS. Interviews normally
are done in late winter/early spring.
Recent Graduates from the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Program are listed below:
Trends in positions taken by graduating fellows:
| Year |
|
Current Position |
| 2001 |
|
|
| Akhil Bindra, M.D. |
|
Eastern Ohio Pulmonary
|
| |
|
Boardman, OH |
| Susan Kotake, M.D. |
|
Colorado Health Care Specialists |
| |
|
Denver, CO |
| |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
| Mariana Petrozzi, M.D. |
|
Asst. Professor, Case |
| Murthy Gollamudi, M.D. |
|
Ohio Health Group |
| |
|
Portsmouth, OH |
| Masroor Mustafa, M.D. |
|
Asst. Professor, Case |
| |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
| Eric Feucht, M.D. |
|
Instructor, Case |
| |
|
(2003-2004) |
| |
|
Bronson Hospital |
| |
|
Kalamazoo, MI |
| |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
| Frank Jacono, M.D. |
|
Instructor, Case |
| Loreto Sulit, M.D. |
|
Sleep Research Training Fellowship, Case |
Sleep, Neurobiology and Epidemiology Fellowship
The research training grant in Sleep Medicine Neurobiology and
Epidemiology at Case Western Reserve University produces research
investigators and graduate students who demonstrate expertise
in the design and implementation of studies which are directly
related to the neurophysiology and clinical epidemiology of
sleep. The program is supported by an NIH training grant (currently
under review). The program targets sleep and chronobiology,
a multidisciplinary field without a major home academic department
and recruits and prepares trainees for competitive research
careers in the field of sleep medicine. Recent and current trainees
address sleep’s impact on cardiovascular disease, the
forecasting of sleep stages in the neonate, the impact of sleep
on elementary school education, and novel methods to quantify
cardiopulmonary events in polysomnography. The program is managed
by Kingman P. Strohl, M.D. and a steering committee (Susan Redline,
M.D., Mark Scher, M.D., Joseph Nadeau, Ph.D.). This group approves
admission to the program and monitors trainees' progress using
formative and committee assessments. Emerging areas of interest
are functional genetics, the creation of a biologic map for
sleep and its disorders and clinical epidemiology. The program
also has expertise in critical evaluation of the educational
transfer of knowledge about sleep. The program utilizes research
programs in the School of Medicine, UHC, and the VAMC. Approximately
twenty-four faculty members serve as mentors, trainers, committee
members, or evaluators. The faculty represents ten CWRU programs,
each bringing to the program experience and training in research
related to sleep and/or circadian biology. The program has two
post-graduate trainees with additional resources to pursue advanced
training in clinical epidemiology as needed, two graduate Ph.D.
trainees, and two summer undergraduate students. The program
has the option for those with clinical doctoral degrees to enter
special Master’s Degree programs in Public Health (the
Clinical Research Scholars Program); to establish skills and
experience in translational research while working on a primary
research project. For all trainees the experience is supervised,
hands-on training, with exposure to ethical and legal issues
and career development. The degree-granting department determines
course work and promotion of graduate trainees, with a trainer/mentor
from the Sleep Medicine Training Program as one of the Ph.D.
committee members. All trainees maintain a portfolio of work
with self-assessments that forms part of their bi-annual evaluation
by the training committee. There are weekly seminars and an
annual retreat of the group with outside advisors, consultants
and faculty. Interactions occur among Medicine, Pediatrics,
Genetics, Engineering, Physiology and Biophysics, and Biostatistics
and Epidemiology and are a strong feature of this university-wide
program.
Trends in positions taken by graduating fellows:
| Year |
|
Current Position |
| 2002 |
|
|
| Mary Elizabeth Filon, M.S. |
|
R.A. U of Akron |
| Karem Principe, M.D. |
|
|
| |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
| Andrew Harterm, M.A. |
|
|
| Reena Mehra, M.D. |
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Instructor, Case |
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Contact:
Rana Hejal, M.D.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program Director
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University Hospitals of Cleveland
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: (216) 983-0871
Rheumatic Diseases
provides a fellowship consisting of two tracks - a two-year academic clinical
track that provides the physician with the necessary experience to develop
clinical skills and to practice clinical rheumatology, and a two-or three
year basic research track that provides a sound clinical experience and an
opportunity to develop skills in basic laboratory research in the field of
rheumatic disease. The division is one of 14 NIH Multipurpose Arthritis
Centers.
Both clinical and research fellows will have one year of inpatient consultation
experience at University Hospitals of Cleveland and the Cleveland VA Medical
Center, dividing their time between the two institutions. Fellows in
the clinical track spend additional time in their second year on an inpatient
consultation service. During the outpatient experience, fellows work
directly with the clinical faculty in their practices. Fellows will
have patients assigned to them for whom they are immediately responsible.
Each patient is also assigned to a faculty member to provide teaching and
supervision of the fellows.
Contact:
Ali Askari, M.D., Program Director
Charles Malemud, Ph.D., Associate Director
Carmelene Jefferson, Division Manager and Program Coordinator
Phone: (216) 844-2289
Fax: (216) 844-2288
email: Ali.Askari@uhhs.com
All fellows on the clinical and research tracks gain experience in the breadth
of rheumatic disorders while on ambulatory service. Fellows are given
the opportunity to participate in teaching the second-year medical school
basic science curriculum which is a seven-week multidisciplinary course on
the musculoskeletal system. A one-month pediatric rheumatology rotation
is required.
