Overview
One-year multidisciplinary breast surgical oncology fellowship with six months on the breast surgical service and rotations across imaging, pathology, oncology and genetics.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) breast fellowship
- Department
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Breast Surgery Section
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Board eligible or board certified in general surgery
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs from non-LCME schools must hold ECFMG certification before entry; non-US citizens need employer-sponsored visa (J-1/H-1B per programme)
- Visa support
- Institution policyUPMC ME programmes may (not required to) offer J-1 via ECFMG and/or H-1B; programme can offer either or both; H-1B requires USMLE Steps 1-3 passed by match date
- Licence requirement
- Must be eligible for an unrestricted Pennsylvania licence
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- SSO breast fellowship match
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policySalaried on UPMC ME GMT stipend scale AY 2026-27: PGY4 $78,677; PGY5 $81,431; PGY6 $84,281; PGY7 $87,231; PGY8 $90,284 (AY 2027-28: PGY4 $81,818; PGY5 $85,091; PGY6 $88,495)
Official sources
https://surgonc.org/fellows/breast-surgical-oncology-fellowship/breast-fellowship-program-list/upmc-hillman-cancer-center-and-magee-womens-hospital-of-upmc/https://residency.dom.pitt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/UPMC-Resident-and-Visa-Policy-2025.pdfhttps://www.upmc.com/healthcare-professionals/education/gme/benefits