Arthur Griffith Fellowship
Indiana University Cancer Center

Fellowships are vital to the research, education and service mission of the Indiana University School of Medicine. This training opportunity allows faculty to recruit promising young physician researchers from around the world to train in an environment that fosters the merging of research and treatment. Fellows not only focus their training on the treatment of a specific group of diseases, but also learn to translate laboratory research so that patients benefit from innovative approaches to care. Indiana University Fellows participate in collaborative research efforts as well as conduct independent investigations.

Internationally acclaimed for developing a cure for testis cancer, Lawrence Einhorn, MD, directs the oncology fellowship program at the Indiana University Cancer Center, where he receives 200 applications each year for four highly sought fellowship positions. Fellows who train with Dr. Einhorn, commit to a three-year program which includes clinical and research responsibilities. Twelve fellows are training in oncology at Indiana University at any given time. Because Indiana University is the premier center in the world for the treatment of testis cancer, fellows have more opportunity to treat patients with this condition and conduct testis cancer research here than anywhere else.

Despite the ever-growing need to train cancer physicians, it has become increasingly difficult to obtain financial support for oncology fellows. These gifted young men and women represent the future of cancer research. We are in an exciting time of new discoveries. It is imperative that cancer centers such as Indiana University have support available to fund the future superstars in oncology who will be on the front line of medicine investigating new treatments for cancer patients. These doctors of tomorrow will make the next century's medical discoveries.