Mission Statement

The mission of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (R-CINJ) is to prepare and train future clinician scientists who will advance our field in the effort to cure children with cancer and blood disorders.

At R-CINJ, our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.
 

Our program will develop leadership skills, clinical acumen, scholarship excellence, skill in systems-based practice and commitment to professionalism, diversity, and inclusion. The training includes acquisition of patient care expertise, practice in an evidence-based environment and achievement of foundational knowledge of scholarly activity and research.

Fellows will participate in community family education programs (example: survivorship education night), work with our parent support group to provide medical information and leadership and will have the opportunity to work at our affiliated summer camps for children with cancer and blood disorders as camp physicians and counselors.