About this episode

This episode discusses the do's and don'ts of applying to hematology fellowship programs with insights from program directors.

This week, we are so excited to share the second episode of our Career Development Series episodes, developed in partnership with The American Society of Hematology, The ASH Trainee Council, and Hematopoiesis! For years, our listeners have reached out to our show asking for guidance to help navigate their careers. We are so excited to be partnering with an amazing organization like ASH to help make this happen! With fellowship application season around the corner, we thought that this was the perfect time to understand what program directors are looking for in their applicants. This time, we welcome Dr. Alice Ma, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Director at UNC, and Dr. Gerald Hsu, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Director at UCSF. Along with our guest hosts, Nick and Claire, we ask the tough questions that all of wish we could ask but never could. This is an episode you do not want to miss! ** This episode is created in partnership with The American Society of Hematology ( https://www.hematology.org/ ), The ASH Trainee Council ( https://www.hematology.org/education/trainees/fellows/trainee-council ), and Hematopoiesis (…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick, Claire

Guests: Dr. Alice Ma, Dr. Gerald Hsu

Topics covered

• Hematology fellowship
• Career development
• Application process
• Program directors
• Guidance for applicants

Keywords

• hematology
• fellowship
• application
• career development
• program directors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The American Society of Hematology, The ASH Trainee Council, Hematopoiesis, UNC, UCSF

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