The division's clinical focus is on optimal multidisciplinary care of patients with cancer and hematologic malignancies. The division conducts an active inpatient and ambulatory care program and acts as the major referral center for cancer and hematologic diseases in western Pennsylvania, southeastern Ohio, and northern West Virginia. Students, residents, interns, and fellows actively participate in the division's clinical and research activities.
Important programs emphasize supportive care, behavioral medicine, and pain control.
Interns are responsible for primary care of the patient under the supervision of the resident, fellow, and attending physician. During the inpatient unit rotation, residents supervise patient care and may participate in ongoing clinical research projects. Second-year residents may elect one month on the Adult Stem Cell Transplant Unit under the supervision of a fellow and attending physician. Residents participate in the weekly Interdisciplinary Tumor Board and UPCI Grand Rounds. All residents can also spend extensive time in UPCI's outpatient hematology and oncology clinics and multidisciplinary, disease-oriented clinics.