USC Breast Fellowship, USA

June 4, 2010

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Job Description: The USC Breast Fellowship Program is a Society of Surgical Oncology-certified training program based at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. The mission of the USC Breast Fellowship Program is to provide general surgeons with a concentrated and comprehensive training experience to prepare them for their careers as dedicated breast surgeons. Among it many unique attributes, USC has the only USC-based breast fellowship program teaching oncoplastic surgery, a specialized surgical approach that combines the principles of cancer surgery with the techniques of plastic surgery to achieve optimal cosmetic and oncologic results. In addition, the USC Breast Fellowship Program stands alone as the only training program in the US teaching endoscopic breast surgery and intraoperative radiotherapy.

How To Apply: The USC Breast Fellowship Program is a participant of the Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Fellowship Matching Program. All applicants must apply through this matching program, which can be accessed at www.surgonc.org Three fellows are accepted each year. No fellows will be accepted outside of the SSO Matching Program.

Criteria For Applicants

A fellowship candidate must meet the following criteria:

* Completed training and hold an M.D. or equivalent degree
* Board eligible or board certified in Surgery, Plastic Surgery, or OB Gyn*

(*The qualifications of non-general surgery-trained applicants will be assessed on the basis of of their ability to complete the USC Breast Fellowship Program within 1 year.)

Application Materials

Each applicant should submit the following items directly to the USC Breast Fellowship Program.

* Completed SSO Breast Fellowship Application

Click here to download SSO breast Fellowship Application

* Three letters of recommendation, including 1 from the applicant’s Training Program Director and 2 from clinicians who are best able to judge the applicant’s character and abilities
* A current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
* A personal statement
* A recent color photograph (passport size and quality, ~ 2” X 2”)

Mail all items to:
USC Breast Fellowship Program,
c/o Sangeeta Parekh
1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 430
Los Angeles, CA 90033

For questions, please contact the Program Coordinator Sangeeta Parekh by e-mail at sangeetp@surgery.usc.edu or by phone at 323-442-5727.

Time Sensitive: All applications, CV’s, personal statements, and photos must be received by August 15, 2010 to be considered for an interviews for the 2011-2012 fellowship class. In addition, ALL letters of recommendation must by received by USC by August 30, 2010.

At USC, we pride ourselves on selecting and training surgeons who desire to be leaders in breast cancer research and the evolution of breast surgical care nationally and globally.

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