DALLAS, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2007 Interdisciplinary Breast Fellowship Awards. The program funds two, consecutive $35,000 one-year fellowships, which are designed to prepare highly motivated, talented and compassionate physicians for careers devoted to serving the specialized needs of breast cancer patients.
Four institutions received Komen Interdisciplinary Breast Fellowship awards for 2007 through 2009: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), Dallas; Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Conn.; and Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia. The grant period for the fellowship begins in July 2007 and runs through June 30, 2009. The four institutions receiving the fellowships will now begin recruiting qualified candidates for the interdisciplinary training program.
The Komen Foundation established its Interdisciplinary Breast Fellowship program in 1998, working in close collaboration with UTSW Medical Center to establish a pilot program. Further collaboration with the American Society of Breast Diseases, the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology resulted in a comprehensive and highly integrated curriculum that allows each fellow to spend substantial time in key areas that impact breast cancer patients.
Rotations include breast imaging, breast surgery, community service and outreach, genetics, medical oncology, pathology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, psycho-oncology, radiation oncology and research.
“Physicians who participate in Komen’s Interdisciplinary Breast Fellowship program gain enhanced clinical skills, a deeper and more practical understanding of medical teamwork and they are able to offer a better, more compassionate treatment environment for their patients,” said Rebecca Garcia, PhD, vice president, health sciences for the Komen Foundation.
For more information about the Komen Interdisciplinary Breast Fellowship, including the application process, call Komen’s toll free Grants line: 888-300-5582.
About the Komen Foundation
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the age of 36. Today, the Foundation is an international organization with a network of more than 75,000 volunteers working through local Affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure(R) to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. A global leader in the fight against breast cancer, the Foundation fulfills its mission through support of innovative breast cancer research grants, meritorious awards and educational, scientific and community outreach programs around the world. Through fiscal year 2005, the Komen Foundation, together with its Affiliate Network, corporate partners and generous donors, has invested $630 million in breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment programs.
For questions about breast health or breast cancer, visit the Komen Foundation’s Web site at http://www.komen.org or call the Komen Foundation’s National Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline at 1.800.I’M AWARE(R) (1.800.462.9273).
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
CONTACT: Jean Maza, +1-972-701-2105, or jmaza@komen.org , or Jill CoodySmits, +1-972-855-1682, or jsmits@komen.org , both of Susan G. Komen BreastCancer Foundation
Web site: http://www.komen.org/
