Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship
Awarded Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation by US News and World Report
The Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship is a 1-year program designed to give fellows the flexibility to explore their career interests in academia, administration, clinical care and research related to cancer rehabilitation. The fellowship is offered at Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation, the first hospital ever accredited in cancer rehabilitation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Carolinas Rehabilitation has continued to lead the cancer rehabilitation field and will expose fellows to a deep yet broad curriculum that covers treatment and care management of oncology survivors, with a special focus on functional deficits secondary to cancer and its treatment and symptomatic intervention to improve quality of life.
Meet the Faculty
Our fellowship is a tremendous academic, clinical and operational experience that provides trainees the experiences necessary to develop a sustainable practice in cancer rehabilitation.
With a nationally and internationally renowned team of physicians who serve as faculty, our fellows have access to a breadth of experience and knowledge in the Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship program. View their bios.
Program Curriculum
Within this 1-year program, residents will gain the knowledge and understanding to meet the medical and rehabilitation needs of cancer patients. Fellows will have experience with patients in acute care, inpatient and outpatient settings.
Fellows will learn how to manage inpatient cancer rehabilitation services (including solid, liquid and benign pathologies); inpatient consultations; outpatient evaluations; supportive care services (including integrative medicine, oncological psychiatry, palliative care and survivorship); and oncological specialties (including solid tumor, benign and malignant hematology, radiation oncology and surgery). Fellows will also have ample opportunities to develop research and teaching skills to advance the field of cancer rehabilitation.
Rotations
Fellows will have multiple rotations exposing them to related fields of medicine that are a part of advancing cancer rehabilitation.
Salary and Benefits
In addition to the many educational and career benefits of the Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship program, fellows will receive financial benefits as well.
Application Criteria
Applications are accepted from participants through the Atrium Health website and by contacting Sandra Watson (Sandra.m.Watson@atriumhealth.org)