Fellowships
HMRI Post-Doctoral Research
Fellow (Fixed Term) Centre for Health Research & Psycho-oncology
The Centre for Health Research & Psycho-oncology (CHeRP)
is a successful
behavioural research unit. CHeRP is seeking
to appoint a post-doctoral fellow to contribute to CHeRP’s
current program of work into the behavioural aspects of cancer.
The successful applicant will have a PhD in behavioural science,
social science or public health and be establishing a record
of achievement in population health research. Experience in cancer
control or psycho-oncology research would be advantageous. This
position is available full-time on a 3-year fixed term basis
(Academic Level B $65,064-$77,261), based at The University of
Newcastle, NSW. Information about CHeRP can be found
at http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/cherp/index.html.
For more information on the position, contact Professor
Afaf Girgis by telephone (02) 4924 6399 or email Ms Genevieve
Comiskey at cherp@newcastle.edu.au.
UICC — INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST
CANCER
UICC Trish Greene International Cancer Nursing Training Workshop.
This Fellowship is generously supported by an educational grant from the Oncology Nursing Society and the Oncology Nursing Society Foundation
Target candidates: Registered nurses in resource-constrained countries
Duration: 3 – 5 days
Available: 5 - 15 per year
Average value: US$ 2,000/3,000 for each faculty member
Application closing date: None, applications accepted at any time
Notification of result: Generally within 60 days of registration
Objectives
- Facilitate a 3 to 5 day teaching and training workshop by an international faculty of up to 3 experts for groups of up to 30 appropriately qualified nurses
- Provide an opportunity for qualified nurses to augment their professional knowledge and to experience cancer nursing skills as practiced in the receiving host organisation
Please consult our website, www.uicc.org. For guidelines and application forms, click on "international cancer fellowships" then on "which fellowship" followed by "cancer nurses." Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at fellows@uicc.org
UICC International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowships for Faculty (Reverse
ICRETT)
Website: http://www.uicc.org/index.php?id=959 (for
full details)
Duration: 1 week
Available: 10-20 per year
Average value: US$2,000 per faculty member
Applications: accepted any time
Notification of Result: Generally within 60 days of registration
Contact (for specific questions):
Brita M. Baker
Head, Cancer Knowledge Transfer
International Union Against Cancer (UICC)
3 rue Conseil Général
1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: (4122) 809 18 40
Fax: (4122) 809 18 10
Dana-Farber/Brigham
and Women's Cancer Center
The Psychosocial Oncology Program at Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute is recruiting full-time PGY V fellows
in Psychiatry to service the clinical needs of a growing
academic psychosocial oncology service based at Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
(Fellowship period: July - June)
Responsibilities will include clinical services to
cancer patients and their families, consultation and
follow-up with inpatients, development of collaborative
relationships with oncology subspecialty practices,
and other disciplines. Mentored research and teaching
opportunities are available. Clinical opportunities
in palliative care are also offered. The fellow will
be supervised by Psychosocial Oncology Program faculty.
Interested candidates should send a curriculum vita
and a letter describing their clinical interests. Send
to or e-mail:
John Peteet,
M.D.
Division of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street, SW411
Boston, MA 02115
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Psycho-Oncology
The LIFE (Ladies Professional Golf Association In the Fight
to Eradicate Breast Cancer) Center at the Cancer Institute of
New Jersey, UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School currently
has one opening for a full-time postdoctoral research fellow
in
psycho-oncology. The LIFE Fellow will be dedicated to the development
and conduct of basic and/or applied behavioral science and inter-disciplinary
research that furthers the goals of the LIFE Center: understanding
biopsychosocial processes that increase young women's risk for
breast cancer, developing innovative risk-reduction strategies,
evaluating the efficacy of those interventions, and exporting
effective risk-reduction programs to the broader community.
The LIFE Fellow will participate in all aspects of project development,
implementation, evaluation and dissemination, including collaborating
with a multi-disciplinary research team, writing grants and protocols,
supervising research assistants, managing data, conducting analyses,
preparing manuscripts and presenting findings. The LIFE Fellow
will also have the opportunity to provide related clinical psychological
services under supervision.
Qualified candidates will have completed a doctoral degree in
psychology, or related field. Initial commitment will be for one
year with potential second year appointment. UMDNJ offers a competitive
salary and comprehensive benefits package, and is an Affirmative
Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Please send letter describing
interests and relevant experience, CV, and three references to:
Linda J. Patrick-Miller, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Behavioral Sciences
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street, 3039
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Telephone: (732) 235-8078
Facsimile: (732) 235-8808
E-mail: patmiller@umdnj.edu
Clinical Fellowship in Psycho-Oncology
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center offers two-year clinical fellowships
designed to provide training in the recognition and management
of common psychiatric syndromes in cancer patients. The first
year emphasizes clinical care; the second year includes opportunities
to participate in clinical investigation. Applicants must have
completed one of two tracks: an MD with residency training in
psychiatry or medicine or a PhD or PsyD in clinical psychology
with at least one year experience beyond internship in a medical
setting. The clinical fellowship at MSKCC is a CL Psychiatry
training
program accredited by the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine.
For information, contact:
William Breitbart, M.D.,
Training Program Director and Chief, Psychiatry Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue, Box #421
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 646-888-0020
Fax: 212-888-2356
E-mail: breitbaw@mskcc.org
MSKCC
Website
Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellowships in Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center invites applications for faculty
positions in cancer prevention and control and postdoctoral research
positions in psychological and behavioral aspects of cancer and
AIDS.
Faculty position(s) Qualifications include doctoral degree in
psychology, public health, or other behavioral sciences with interest/expertise
in cancer prevention and control. Postdoctoral fellowship, strong
publication record, and demonstrated success in obtaining peer-reviewed
research funding preferred. Successful candidates will be expected
to design and implement innovative programs of research in cancer
prevention and control, mentor pre- and postdoctoral research
trainees, and participate in departmental didactic curriculum
in psycho-oncology research.
Postdoctoral research fellowships provide 2-year mentored training
in the areas of: smoking cessation and prevention; enhancing adherence
to cancer screening and risk reduction life-style recommendation;
psychosocial interventions for cancer and AIDS patients and their
families; behavioral medicine approaches to symptom management
in cancer and AIDS; assessment of quality of life in cancer and
AIDS; neuropsychology and pediatric psycho-oncology. Ph.D. in
psychology or other behavioral sciences and prior experience in
clinical research medical settings preferred. Fellows will actively
participate in all aspects of project development, grant writing,
supervision of data collection, liaison with multidisciplinary
co-investigators, data analyses, and dissemination of findings
via oral presentations and manuscript preparation.
Send cover letter, CV, and three references to:
Jamie Ostroff, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Clinical Fellowship in Pain and Palliative Care
The Pain and Palliative Care Service in the Department of Neurology
at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) is seeking BE/BC
physicians for a pain and palliative care fellowship. This is
a 1-2 year position which offers comprehensive training in pain
management and palliative care. Fellows will participate in clinical
investigations of neuro-oncologic pain syndromes, the pharmacology
of opioid analgesics, and quality of life.
For information, contact:
Dr. Richard Payne, MD
Chief, Pain & Palliative Care Service
Department of Neurology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Ave., Box 52
New York, N.Y. 10021
Fellowship in Pain and Palliative Care
The Palliative Care Division of a new Department of Pain Medicine
and Palliative Care is seeking BE/BC physicians for a fellowship
in Pain and Palliative Care. This is a 1-2 year training opportunity
that offers participation in an interdisciplinary team providing
care for patients with diverse diagnoses in both inpatient and
outpatient settings. Resources include service opportunities in
multiple hospitals, a closely allied program in nonmalignant pain
management, an 18-bed inpatient pain and palliative care unit,
and a well-established hospice. Clinical training will emphasize
assessment, expertise in the treatment of pain and other symptoms,
integration of multimodality therapies to address other quality-of-life
concerns, and comprehensive management of end-of-life issues.
Fellows will also participate in the clinical investigations and
educational initiatives developed through the Department's Institute
for Research and Education in Pain and Palliative Care.
For information, contact:
Russell K. Portenoy, MD
Chairman, Dept. of Pain and Palliative Medicine
Beth Israel Medical Center
First Ave. at 16th Street, New York, NY 10003
Palliative Care Physician
Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology and the H. Lee Moffitt
Cancer Center & Research Institute at the University of South
Florida
Nursing Fellowship in Pain and Palliative Care
The Pain
and Palliative Care Service in the Department of Neurology and
the Department of Nursing at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
offer a Nursing Fellowship in cancer pain management and palliative
care. This one-year fellowship provides a stipend of $40,000 (housing
is not provided) and offers comprehensive training in a multidisciplinary
approach to cancer-pain evaluation and treatment and palliative
care. Nursing Fellows will participate in inpatient and outpatient
pain assessment, the use of opioid drugs by conventional and novel
routes, cognitive and behavioral approaches to pain control, and
supportive care. Candidates must have a current New York State
license, be master's prepared and have a two-year oncology background.
To request an application, contact:
Nessa Coyle, RN, MS, FAAN
Director, Supportive Care Program
Pain and Palliative Care Service,
Department of Neurology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Telephone: (212) 639-7918
Facsimile: (212) 717-3081
Fellowship in Consultation Psychiatry
Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont
This is a one-year, full-time fellowship in consultation psychiatry
at Fletcher Allen Health Care, the largest hospital in Vermont.
It is offered to qualified physicians at the PGY-5 level and requires
that the candidate has satisfactorily completed residency training
in psychiatry and is eligible for medical licensure in Vermont.
Fletcher Allen Health Care is the Academic Medical Center of the
University of Vermont College of Medicine. There is no on-call
requirement.
The Psychiatric Consultation Service (PCS) consults to all medical
and surgical services in the hospital. We perform about 600 new
consultations each year. There is also a large outpatient component
to the service with particular emphasis on patients with concurrent
non-psychiatric illness, those with HIV/AIDS, and those with
terminal
illnesses. The fellow is welcome to become an active participant
in psychiatric consultation to one or more other services and
to establish their own outpatient clinic—all under the
supervision of the PCS director.
Interested individuals should send a letter of inquiry, curriculum
vitae, and three or more letters of recommendation to:
Terry Rabinowitz, M.D., Director
Psychiatric Consultation Service
Fletcher Allen Health Care-Patrick 4
111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401-1473
(802) 847-3271
E-mail: Terry.Rabinowitz@vtmednet.org
