E25 Fellows On Fellowship by Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery

The transition from surgical residency to fellowship is a landmark step. Two fantastic surgery fellows offer us their advice on everything fellowship! Salila Hashmi and Greg Knapp are fellows in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and surgical oncology respectively.

We talk about applying to a fellowship, obtaining personal letters, the importance of resident electivesfor setting up fellowship opportunities, and how to get the most out of your time as a fellow. Good luck
to all fellows starting this July 1!!

Links:

1. Qualities and characteristics of successfully matched North American HPB surgery fellowship candidates: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857058/

2.A Survey of the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Programs Regarding Applicant Selection and Rank: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6684844/

3. MSK Global Oncology Program: https://www.mskcc.org/hcp-education-training/fellowships/international-surgical-oncology-global-cancer-disparities-fellowship

4. The surgeon and social media: Twitter as a tool for practicing surgeons: https://bulletin.facs.org/2016/06/the-surgeon-and-social-media-twitter-as-a-tool-for-practicing-surgeons/

5. NRMP (US Fellowship match): http://www.nrmp.org/match-calendars/