Implementing international
training programs foroncology researchdevelopment
Kenneth S. Cohen, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Adult Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Program
Section of Hematology/Oncology
The University of Chicago

Introduction to research training• Geography of the University of Chicago• History of oncology research at theUniversity of Chicago• Description of our fellowship training• Global Health Programs

University of Chicago
Medical Center

Integrated university and medicalcenter campusesOncology research at the university

Genomic Data CommonsCenter for Data Intensive ScienceFirst Year Clinical/Research Training
Clinical rotations (ambulatory and inpatient)
Switch clinics
3 half day clinics
StartSummer

3 half day clinics

FallWinterSpring
2nd yrMeet with Faculty Advisor
Select and meet with research mentor

Orientation

Finalize ResearchPlans
Author an Abstract or Review Paper

Senior Fellow Training (2 years)
Protected Time = 18 months
Clinical Disease Specialty
Orientation

Second year

Third year

Final Research Seminar

Grant - YIA

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curricularPlan2-pageResearch/
curricularPlan

Mentorship Committee Meeting Every 6 Months

Specialized Training Programs• Essentials of Patient Oriented Research• Summer Program in Outcomes Research Training• MERITS Fellowship for education• Ethics Fellowship• Geriatric Medicine Fellowship• Masters Programs (selected options)– Masters in Science for Clinical Professionals– Bioinformatics– Arts and Humanities– Anthropology and SociologyIndividualized fellow training paths• Traditional lab based projects• Phase I trial experience with correlative research• Investigator initiated and pharma phase I/II/III trial
experience• Outcomes research– Young adult and survivorship– Economics and health policy– Geriatriac Oncology (SOCARE clinic)– Sociology/Anthropology– Healthcare disparities research• Hospitalist Scholars Program in Global HealthClinical Pharmacology andPharmacogenomics Training Program• Clinical Therapeutics in Oncology– 4 year program– Joins our comprehensive heme-onc program withClinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics– Dual certification• Clinical Therapeutics in Industry– 3-4 year program collaborative program– Specialized education and research programs atAbbvie in North Chicago– New training opportunity in international clinical
trial education

Center for Global Health (CGH)• Leadership– Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD, FACP, Professor of
Medicine and Director of the Center for ClinicalCancer Genetics• Mission– To collaborate with communities locally andglobally to democratize education, increase service
learning opportunities, and advance novel,transdisciplinary, and sustainable solutions toimprove health and well-being while reducing
global health disparities and inequalities

CGH Research Niche Areas• Health, environment, and vulnerable
populations• Genomics and chronic non-communicablediseases• Urban health services and systems delivery• Women’s and children’s health and wellbeing

Training opportunities for Univ ofChicago students and trainees

Benefits of international exchangeand research training• Trainee access to novel and unique training
resources• Two way exchange of clinical and research
practices– “Trainee as teacher”• Creation of long term collaborative foundations forresearch– Research reagents and techniques– Shared databases and heterogeneous tumor banks– International multi-institutional clinical trials– Formal training exchanges can foster long-term informal
exchanges between labs and clinical research teams

Relay for Life My Oncology DreamAward• Awardee embeds in research group for year
• Primary time spent on research pursuits• Additional educational resources open toawardee– Clinical research programs– Program director advice– All first year and senior fellow conferences– Graduate level conferences• Committee on Cancer Biology• Committee on Immunology

Research areas of first awardrecipients• Dr. Ken Hatogai, Department of GI Oncology,
National Cancer Center Hospital East
– “Overcoming resistance to immunotherapy basedon oncogene alteration in bladder cancer• Mentor: Dr. Thomas Gajewski• Dr. Eisaku Miyauchi, Department of Respiratory
Medicine, Tohoku University– “T cell receptor repertoire analysis in cancer tissues– Mentors• Dr. Yusuke Nakamura (lab)• Dr. Jyoti Patel (clinic)

Summary• Wide array of training resources• Mentors with experience in a variety of
research activities and training• Goal is to help train the next generation ofclinician researchers• We are interested in establishing international
collaborations