Career Center

MD or DO required.

Applicants must have completed one or more of the following:

a) Residency training in Internal Medicine or Medicine/Pediatrics
b) Fellowship training in adult or pediatric Hematology (with or without Oncology)

Applicants must be committed to participating in a busy clinical service and to dedicating additional time to scholarly activities.

Fellows will follow patients longitudinally in the Hematology clinic at BMC and will attend the twice monthly multi-disciplinary clinic in SCD with physicians from Hematology, Nephrology, Pulmonology and Primary Care. They will participate in the acute management of non-complicated vasoocclusive events in the Hematology/Oncology clinic infusion center. They will provide direct consultation on all patients with sickle cell disease admitted to the inpatient service of Boston Medical Center. Formal education in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and gene therapy and its use in SCD will be provided. Fellows will participate in ongoing industry and NIH sponsored clinical trials under the mentorship of Drs. Jean-Antoine Ribeil of Hematology/Oncology and Elizabeth Klings of Pulmonary/Critical Care. It is an expectation of the fellowship that trainees conduct mentored clinical, basic science or translational research. Prior to the beginning of the fellowship, a mentor will be selected and a research project (s) will be identified under the mentor's guidance. Fellows will be expected to participate in the education of medical students, residents and other fellows on topics related to SCD through formal small group education sessions and one on one clinical training.

Application Process: Interested candidates should submit a personal statement, 3 letters of reference (one of which should be from their Program Director) and a copy of their Curriculum Vitae prior to April 1, 2023 to:

Casaundra Knight
Administrative Director, Hematology and Medical Oncology

820 Harrison Ave, FGH 1004 Boston, MA 02118

casaundra.knight@bmc.org

Please note all newly hired staff and faculty will need to be in compliance with Boston University's COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University's response to COVID-19, please visit the COVID-19 Resources site.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.