Fellowship Application

The program accepts eight trainees per year for a minimum of three years of combined training in Hematology and Medical Oncology. All applications for the 2020 Training Program in Hematology/Medical Oncology will be electronically processed through the ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) website. Interviews are granted by invitation in September and October. Selection for the program is made through the NRMP (National Resident Matching Program); you can read more about this program at their website. The Sections of Medical Oncology and Hematology actively support Yale University policies and programs for affirmative action. The Fellowship Program is fully committed to recruitment and development of minority group members and women.

Submission to the Hematology/Medical Oncology fellowship through ERAS begins in July with an application deadline for the end of August. Please refer to the ERAS website for their opening date for filing application materials.

Required application materials for our program are as follows: Common Application Form (CAF),Statement of Personal Goals, minimum of three (3) letters of recommendation (at least one must be from either the Residency Program Director or Internal Medicine Department Chair), ECFMG certification (applicable to graduates of Foreign Medical schools), and a Color Photo, Medical School and USMLE Transcripts.

Questions regarding the application process can be directed to Lucilina Gilkes (lucilina.gilkes@yale.edu).

There is a wealth of information for the fellowship applicant, both pre and post application and match, regarding the Graduate Medical Education (GME) program here at Yale, as well as information about Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University, and New Haven.