Neuro-Oncology Clinical MD Fellow

As a fellow in our Neuro‑Oncology program, you will deepen your understanding of the biology and etiology of pediatric brain tumors while gaining clinical experience within one of North America’s largest brain tumor centres. This program blends clinical training with exposure to innovative therapeutic approaches being developed at St. Jude, designed to prepare you for leadership in neuro‑oncology.

Responsibilities

• Manage diverse clinical cases: Gain experience caring for a broad spectrum of patients in a high‑volume clinical setting.
• Collaborate across specialties: Integrate expertise from pediatric neurology, neurosurgery, neuropathology, neuroradiology, oncology, and radiation oncology to provide comprehensive care for children with primary brain tumors and therapy‑related neurological complications.
• Engage with cutting‑edge therapies: Work alongside internationally recognised laboratories in clinical pharmacology and molecular biology to explore innovative treatments.
• Translate research to patient care: Advance research that bridges laboratory discoveries and clinical protocols, directly impacting our patient care.

This one‑year clinical fellowship provides a platform to expand your clinical knowledge and skills and to be involved in protocol development and clinical trials from bench to bedside under the mentorship of internationally renowned clinical investigators.

Benefits

• Professional development allowance
• Research allowance
• Personal computer for use during the fellowship
• Tuition assistance
• Dependent care assistance
• Moving allowance
• Employer‑contributed retirement savings plan
• On‑site health and fitness facility
• Flexible health and dependent care savings accounts
• Medical, dental and vision insurance (cost shared)
• Disability, long‑term disability, and group life insurance

Eligibility

Eligible applicants will have completed a pediatric hematology/oncology or a pediatric neurology fellowship. The Neuro‑Oncology fellowship programme accepts international applicants who have obtained their ECFMG certification.

Required Documents

• Personal statement
• Curriculum vitae
• Three original letters of recommendation (submitted directly from the referee)
• USMLE transcript
• Medical school transcripts
• ECFMG certification (if applicable)

Equal Opportunity Employer

St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is located in Memphis, Tennessee and is one of the world’s premier research and treatment centres for pediatric catastrophic illness.