In the course of completing the Lankenau Hospital Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellowship Program, residents will have the opportunity to gain competence or expertise in the performance and (where applicable) interpretation of the following:

• Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
• Measurement of the complete blood count
• Administration of chemotherapeutic agents and biological response modifiers
• Management and care if indwelling venous access catheters
• Therapeutic phlebotomy
• Therapeutic thoracentesis and paracentesis
• Serial measurement of palpable tumor masses
• Correlation of clinical information with cytology, histology and imaging techniques

Additionally, residents will have formal instruction, clinical experience or opportunities to acquire knowledge in the following:

• Morphology, physiology and biochemistry of blood, marrow, lymphatic tissue and the spleen
• Basic molecular and pathophysiologic mechanisms, diagnosis and therapy of diseases of the blood
• Etiology, epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, pathology, staging and management of neoplastic disorders
• Immune markers, immunphenotyping, cytochemical studies and ctyogenic and DNA analysis of neoplastic disorders
• Molecular mechanisms of neoplasia
• Chemotherapeutic drugs, biologic products and growth factors and their mechanisms of action
• Multiagent chemotherapy protocols and combined modality therapy in the treatment of neoplastic disorders
• Principles and application of surgery and radiation therapy in the treatment of neoplastic disorders
• Management of the neutropenic and/or immunocompromised patient
• Effects of systemic disorders, infections, solid tumors and drugs on the blood, blood-forming organs and lymphatic tissues
• Allogenic and autologous bone marrow transplantation and the nature and management of post transplant complications
• Indications and application of imaging techniques in patients with blood and neoplastic diseases
• Pathophysiology and patterns of solid tumor metastases
• Principles of gynecologic oncology
• Pain management in the cancer patient
• Rehabilitation and psychosocial management of patients
• Hospice and home care for the cancer patient

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