Overview
An ACGME-accredited pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship in the largest program of its kind in the western US, with advanced training options in transplantation, coagulation, neuro-oncology, AYA oncology and survivorship.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 3 years (1 clinical year + 2 research years; optional additional research years)
- Start
- Institution policyCHLA physician-in-training agreements offer clinical fellow positions beginning 1 July
- Positions
- 4 per year
- Accreditation
- ACGME-accredited (stated on official page)
- Department
- Cancer and Blood Disease Institute (CBDI)
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed ACGME- or RCPSC-accredited pediatric residency; USMLE Steps 1-3 passed; ECFMG certificate for international graduates; California medical licence
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs may train on CHLA-supported J-1 (ECFMG) visas in ACGME-accredited and ACGME Non-Standard programmes; individual programmes may restrict eligibility to US citizens/permanent residents
- Visa support
- Institution policyCHLA sponsors J-1 visas (ECFMG); application/visa fees and support available to trainees in ACGME-accredited or ACGME non-standard programmes
- Licence requirement
- Not stated on official page
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- ERAS (NRMP match); applications accepted from July 2026
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyCHLA GME salary scale: PGY-4 $90,480, PGY-5 $94,057.60, PGY-6 $97,572.80, PGY-7 $100,963.20, PGY-8 $104,332.80, PGY-9 $107,702.40, plus benefits