INTRODUCTION
The professional education of a new generation of physicians is undoubtedly one of the most important activities of an academic institution such as Johns Hopkins. This is a process that starts anew every July 1 when a new group of Fellows joins the Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellowship Training Program in the Department of Oncology at The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) at Johns Hopkins. By the time they join our Program, most will have completed two or more years of postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and many will have also have taken early steps to acquire research experience, the latter which sometimes might include a formal graduate degree. Consequently, our group of Fellows is usually composed of highly qualified and motivated individuals who have made the conscious decision to further expand their training aiming at a successful career in cancer research. Our goal in these three years of subspecialty training at the SKCCC is to provide these professionals the skills beyond what simply be required to fulfill the minimum requirements for subspecialty certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
In addition to becoming proficient as clinicians and consultants, a stated goal of our program is to train a new generation of researchers and leaders in our specialty, and who will eventually assume leadership roles whether at Johns Hopkins or elsewhere and further the continued development of our specialty. Their ultimate professional accomplishments are in great part a reflection of the success (or not) of our Medical Oncology Fellowship Training Program.
We view professional education is a lifelong process. While learning skills can be passed on through mentoring and formal instruction, the acquisition and refining of knowledge requires a great deal of individual motivation, persistence, and discipline. This also requires a great deal of personal commitment and self-awareness to allow trainees to develop a balanced approach between the demands of their profession and their personal and family needs. We expect our Fellows to acquire the necessary humanistic qualities and interpersonal skills, cognitive knowledge, clinical experience and procedure skills, and professional tools that will make them effective cancer specialists and researchers. This is a life-long process and the main objective of our Fellowship Training Program is to facilitate this process.
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