Cancer Survivorship Fellowship
Primary Care Cancer Survivorship Fellowship/ Onco-Primary Care Fellowship
Onco‑primary care is designed to strengthen survivorship care by integrating comprehensive support directly within primary care. This fellowship offers focused training in both oncology and primary care, preparing physicians for leadership roles in academic or community settings. Fellows gain the skills to manage long‑term and late effects of cancer treatment, address complex chronic conditions, and guide survivors in reducing future health risks. This advanced preparation enables them to deliver coordinated, whole‑person care that enhances survivors’ quality of life and long‑term outcomes. It also equips fellows to mentor and educate other primary care clinicians, expanding expertise in survivorship care across the field.
- Clinical Care
Onco-Primary Care Clinics
The fellow will provide direct patient care, delivering both primary and survivorship services to cancer survivors within their own patient panel at our two Onco-Primary Care clinic sites (Dallas main campus and Moncrief Cancer Institute, Fort Worth). Visit templates will include 60 minutes for new and annual survivorship appointments and 30 minutes for problem-based visits. The fellow will care for adult survivors of both childhood and adult cancers and will also precept in general family medicine.
Precepting in Family Medicine
The fellow will precept in the general Family Medicine residency clinics at either the UTSW Walnut Hill location or Parkland Health, providing direct teaching to resident and medical students.
- Onco-primary care clinic (MCI and Dallas):12 half day sessions per month
- Precepting within the Family Medicine Residency Clinics: 8 half day sessions per month (2 per week)
- Total sessions within a month: 20 half day sessions (50% clinical patient care)
- Education
The fellow will complete two required clinical rotations: one in pediatric oncology and one in adult oncology. They will also have two required research months dedicated to research, focused on developing and implementing a project to be completed prior to graduation. Additionally, the fellow may choose from ten selective oncology rotations to tailor their training.
Selectives
- Oncology Pain Management
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Radiation Oncology
- Oncology Genetics
- Oncology Dermatology
- Breast Oncology
- Blood Cancers/BMT
- Colon/Rectal Oncology
- Cardio-Oncology
- Cancer Screening Program
- High Risk Cancer Clinic
- Oncology Culinary Medicine
- Exercise Oncology
- Physical Rehab Medicine-Oncology
Rotations
Rotation Type Duration Research 2 months Clinical Rotation: Pediatric Oncology 1 month Clinical Rotation: Adult Oncology 1 month Clinical Rotation: Selective 8 months Total 12 months Didactics
Topic Date Time UTSW/Parkland Oncology Fellows Weekly Didactic Lecture Thursdays 8:00-11:00 a.m. Children's Health Fellow Lecture Wednesdays TBA Cardio-Oncology Lunch Seminar Series Fridays 12:00-1:00 p.m. Onco-Primary Care Seminar Series 2nd Thursday 12:00-1:00 p.m. - Research and Quality Improvement
The fellow will have two dedicated blocks to research as well as support and mentorship. Scholarly activity is a requirement of the fellow which will include the completion of their own research project, which is disseminating via a national conference at minimum, preferably manuscript publication. The fellow will also participate in ongoing clinical quality improvement initiatives in survivorship care and within the primary care cancer survivorship program.