AHNS 2010 Fellowships in Advanced Training in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery

Sponsored By The American Head & Neck Society

Advanced Training Council

Fellowship Program Descriptions

US/Canadian Applicant Instructions

International Applicant Instructions

ATC Trainee Evaluation Form

Personal Assessment Form

The Following are the 2010 Fellowship matches.

Johns Hopkins Medical Center	Martin P. Curry
MD Anderson Cancer Center	Charles Coffey, Rafael Toro-Serra, Mark Zafereo
Medical University of South Carolina	Trinitia Cannon
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center	Natalya Chernichenko, Rahmatullah Rahmati, Kelli Salter
Ohio State University	Hassan Arshad
Roswell Park Cancer Institute	Liana Lugo
University of Kansas	Mark Furin
University of Miami	Joshua Rosenberg
University of Michigan	Sumeet Anand, Syed Naweed Raza
University of Pennsylvania	Tom Thomas
University of Pittsburgh	Andrew Tassler, Irene Zhang
University of South Florida	James May
University of Toronto	Eric Bissada, Marc Cohen

Applications for 2011 fellowships will be available in November 2009.

These fellowships are available to candidates who are eligible to take the examination of the American Board of Surgery, Otolaryngology, or Plastic Surgery. All fellowships are for one or two years. Having a carefully structured evaluation system, these programs are site visited, reviewed and approved by the Executive Council of the American Head & Neck Society. A diploma is awarded by the Society to those candidates who follow the rigid criteria and successfully complete the fellowship. The applications and appointments for fellowship are processed through a central matching program.

Doctors who have received a D.O. are not eligible to participate in the AHNS match. However, applicants with a D.O. can contact the fellowship programs after the match occurs to see if a position is available and if their qualifications are a fit for the program.

The match will be performed on June 15, 2009, so all interviews and associated materials must be finalized prior to that date. It is the responsibility of the candidates to set up interviews and send all materials to the American Head and Neck Society in a timely manner. Interviews can not be set-up without all required material being submitted to the American Head and Neck Society.

Participating programs in 2011 include:

Johns Hopkins University (1 two year position consisting of a research/micro year followed by a clinical ablative year)
MD Anderson Cancer Center (3 positions)
Medical University of South Carolina (1 position)
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2 positions)
Ohio State University (1 position)
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1 position that can be either a one-year or a two-year position)
Stanford University (0 positions)
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (1 position)
University of Alabama-Birmingham (1 position)
University of Alberta (1 position)
University of California, Davis (2 position)
University of Cincinnati (1 position)
University of Iowa (1 position)
University of Kansas (1 position)
University of Manitoba (1 position)
University of Miami (I position)
University of Michigan (2 positions)
University of Nebraska (1 position)
University of Oklahoma (0 position)
University of Pennsylvania (2 position)
University of Pittsburgh (2 positions)
University of South Florida (1 position)
University of Toronto (4 positions)
University of Washington (1 position)
Wayne State University (0 positions)

Central Matching

AHNS instituted a Centralized Matching Program to streamline the fellowship application process. For example, those candidates wishing to apply for a fellowship position beginning July 2010 should return their applications in the winter of 2008/spring of 2009.

Match application forms may be downloaded and returned to the American Head and Neck Society office in the winter and spring of the year preceding fellowship. Application forms will not be available until October-November 2008 for the 2010 match.

The Advanced Training Council Program guidelines are available here.

The New Advanced Training Council Endocrine Program guidelines are available here.

Information for Institutions

Each fellowship program approved by the Training Council undergoes site review at regular intervals. During these reviews, the Training Council analyzes the program's strengths and weaknesses, ensuring adherence to the core curriculum, adequate faculty participation, caseload, and overall quality is maintained. Programs may apply for approval by contacting Aaron Goodman at aaron@ahns.info and requesting an application.