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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Fellowship · Nashville, TN

Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Director Richard Ho

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Class size
3
Visas
None
PGY-4 salary
$82k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • No visa sponsorship. Only applicants who need no visa can train here.

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record of 3 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Joshua MercerDuke University Hospital6 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Mackenzie McDougalSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University1 paper
Started 20254 on record of 3 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Kelli ClemonsECU Health Medical Center1 paper
  • Quinn OwenEast Tennessee State Univ, James H Quillen Coll of Med1 paper
  • Alexis BrantleyLouisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
  • Sara ManningMcGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Started 20242 on record of 3 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Jennifer BrewerVanderbilt University Medical Center1 paper
  • Paige StansellSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University1 paper · 1 case report

Training

Graduates on record most often went on to blood banking/transfusion medicine.

Months at each site

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center36 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship3
  • Combined MedPeds Hem/Onc Fellowship1
  • Fellowship1
  • Hospice And Palliative Medicine Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center9
  • University of Virginia Medical Center2
  • Ascension St. Vincent Hospital1
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center1
  • Cook Children's Medical Center1
  • Emory University School of Medicine1

Research

33% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

3 of 9, 7 papers between them

  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research

People

Leadership

  • Richard HoProgram Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
  • Scott BorinsteinAssociate Program Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
  • Debra FriedmanDirector, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

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  • Adolescent MedicinePositions: 3
  • Developmental-Behavioral PediatricsPositions: 3
  • Neonatal-Perinatal MedicinePositions: 15
  • Pediatric CardiologyPositions: 9
  • Pediatric Critical Care MedicinePositions: 12
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics)Positions: 9
  • Pediatric EndocrinologyPositions: 4
  • Pediatric GastroenterologyPositions: 7
  • Pediatric Hospital MedicinePositions: 4
  • Pediatric Infectious DiseasesPositions: 6
  • Pediatric NephrologyPositions: 3
  • Pediatric PulmonologyPositions: 3
  • Pediatric RheumatologyPositions: 3
  • PediatricsPositions: 94
  • Sports Medicine (Pediatrics)Positions: 2

Place

Summers reach 90°, winters fall to 30°. About 5 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

457k people live within 20 minutes of Vanderbilt University Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,660 a month within 10 miles of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Earthquakes
  • River flooding
  • Tornadoes
  • Strong wind