The Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program at the John Wayne Cancer Institute is the first in California, and one of only eight in the U.S., to be accredited for complex surgical oncology by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
In recent decades, the treatment of patients diagnosed with cancer has become more successful, but also more complex. As a result, the degree of specialized training now required for surgical oncologists has also become increasingly important.
This training was initially pioneered by surgical educators such as JWCI’s Dr. Donald Morton many years ago before formal fellowships existed. When the Society of Surgical Oncology standardized a system of evaluation for fellowship programs, the program at JWCI was one of the first to be recognized.
The fellows graduating this year from the Complex General Surgical Oncology Program at JWCI’s will be the first class to be board-eligible.
The program’s objective is to establish a strong foundation for a career in academic surgical oncology by preparing the graduate trainee to assume independent research and clinical cancer care. In addition, experienced JWCI specialists help graduate trainees develop clinical and operative skills in surgical oncology, with an emphasis on complex surgical procedures.
The JWCI is located at the Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica.
Visit: jwci.org.
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