Check out our Fellowship Guide / Resources page. Feel free to come talk to the Chiefs or program directors if you have questions or are looking for advice.

FAQ

• What if I don’t have a case?
  • Come by the Chief’s office! We have a stockpile of awesome clinical vignettes to choose from
• Is there a template I can use for my poster?
  • Yes! Here is a default template sized to fit most conferences
• How do I obtain IRB Approval?
  • Login to a computer connected to the hospital server and visit: https://hhsconnect.sccgov.org/sites/vmc/research/irb
    • Fill out the IRB forms and prepare a CV
    • You may need to take the online course & quizzes for the CITI Program certficate (Research Ethics & Compliance Training)
    • Check the schedule for the monthly IRB approval meetings (if you miss the meeting, you might have to wait another month!)
  • Kimberly Bellon (IRB Administrator) will help facilitate the IRB process and answer additional questions
• How do I know if I want to do fellowship?
  • Check out our fellowship guide and feel free to come talk to us or the program directors if you have any questions
• Do we have resources to statistical software?
  • Through Stanford, we can remotely access statistical programs. Contact Stanford’s Graduate Medical Education Training Coordinator to get sponsorship for your SUNet ID (for 2021 it was Matt O’Neil moneill@stanfordhealthcare.org). This is the same account you use to access Stanford’s Lane Library for articles
  • Afterwards, go to https://cluster-checkout.stanford.edu/ and you can download a software to remotely access a Stanford computer with a list of potential statistical softwares

Local Academic Conferences:

• American College of Physicians Northern California Chapter
• Society of General Internal Medicine California-Hawaii Regional Meeting

Specialty Specific Conferences:

Allergy

• American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (Submit August, Present in February-March)

Gastroenterology:

• Digestive Disease Week (Submit Oct-Dec 1st, Present in May, Usually San Diego or Chicago)
• American College of Gastroenterology (Submit Feb-June 1st, Present in end of October, location varies)

Hematology & Oncology:

• American Society of Hematology (Submit June-August, Present in December)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (Submit by February, Present in May)

Hospice & Palliative Care:

• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Submit in October, Present in March)

Infectious Disease

• IDWeek (Submit Feb-June, Present in October)

Pulmonology:

• American College of Chest Physicians (Submit Dec-June 1st)

Rheumatology:

• American College of Rheumatology (Submit April-June, Present in Oct-November)