Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA Dept. of Pediatrics

 Hematology/Oncology

Conferences and Meetings

View current conference schedule (download Microsoft Word file)

During the three years of training the fellow is required to attend and participate in a variety of Pediatric and Subspecialty conferences. In addition to the weekly Division clinical rounds and teaching conference, these include:

  • Pediatric Tumor Boards (hematologic, solid
        & neuro-oncologic)
  • Board Review
  • Journal Club
  • Pediatric Grand Rounds
  • Jonsson Cancer Center Research Conferences
  • Pediatric Academic Conference (includes ethics,
        biostatistics and research)
  • Psychosocial rounds
  • Sarcoma Multidisciplinary Conference
  • Neuro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Conference

A variety of basic physiology, basic biochemistry and clinical pediatric conferences are also available on a voluntary basis.

Types:

There are 23 educational conferences and meetings for the fellows at various levels of training. The conferences are:

1. Peds Core Curriculum

2. Fellows Board Review

3. Division Rounds

4. Tumor Boards

5. Didactic Conference

6. Journal Club

7. Hematopathology

8. Cancer Ctr Res Conference

9. Performance Improvement Conference

10. Clinical Care Conference

11. Peds BMT Conference

12. Adult BMT Conference

13. Sarcoma Conference

14. First Year Fellows meeting with the Chief/Program Director

15. All Fellows meet with Chief/Program Director

16. Psychosocial Rounds

17. NeuroOnc/Multidisciplinary Conference

18. Clinical/Clinical Research

19. Performance Improvement Committee

20. Professionalism workshop-biweekly (10-weeks)*

21. BMT lecture

22. Late Effects Conference

23. Pediatric Grand Rounds

View current conference schedule (download Microsoft Word file)

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