Trainees will be expected to actively participate in clinical rounds, grand rounds, conferences, seminars and journal clubs. Trainees will also be expected to attend a 74 hour program on core oncology knowledge during one of their training years. There is an active research program in the oncology services of U.W.O. both clinical and basic. A trainee will be required to design an acceptable clinical trial during training. Clinical research activities include therapeutic trials in breast, lung, hematological and genitourinary malignancies as well as sarcoma.
Projects are ongoing in preventative oncology.
Basic research activities include projects in tumor cell kinetics, markers of tumor differentiation, drug resistance, molecular biology of metastatic and imaging and application of monoclonal antibodies to the preceeding. Involvement in laboratory or clinical research is encouraged to the extent of the trainees' interest and abilities. This may lead to a degree at the Master's level under the appropriate circumstances.