By Trainee Level
See the links below for suggestions of training opportunities based on your experience or current position.
Faculty
Fellows
Postdocs
Residents
Medical Students
Graduate Students
Post-Baccs
Undergraduate Students
High School Students
See Faculty Resources page
UCSF Oncology Fellowship Programs
- Breast Surgery Oncology Fellowship
- Society for Surgical Oncology Fellowship in Breast Oncology
- Neuro-Oncology Fellowship
- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program
- Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
- UCSF/KPSF Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program
- Urologic Oncology Fellowship
- Global Cancer Fellowship Program
Clinical and Translational Science Training at CTSI
- K Scholars Program
- Clinical Research Informatics Postdoctoral (CRISP) Fellowship
- Fellows Advancement Skills Training in Clinical Research (FAST-CaR)
- K-Grant Writing Workshop (KGWW)
- Training in Implementation Science
- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
- Research to Publication
Other Training for Fellows
- Diversity in Bench Science (DiBS) Program – Provides 3 years salary support and research funding for individuals pursuing laboratory-based careers as physician-scientists
- Women in Leadership Development (WILD) at UCSF - Series of evening talks and networking sessions available to women residents & fellows.
- UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program – Available to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at UC.
- UCSF Sandler Fellows Program – Supports promising young scientists to establish independent research programs.
- Quantitative Biosciences Institute Bold and Basic Grants and Fellowships – Awards aimed to more effectively connect the basic and clinical research worlds at UCSF.
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Physician Scientist Fellowship Program - For MDs only and must be participating in a residency or post-residency program during the fellowship training.
- Graduate Medical Education College
- Center for Enhancement for Communication in Healthcare
Professional Associations
Office of Education & Training (OET)
- Practice of Science Responsible Conduct of Research Seminar Series – For T32 trainees only, for more information email Jennifer Seuferer.
- Postdoc Quarterly Professional Development Workshops –Check the Cancer Center’s event page for upcoming events.
- OET Travel Grants – Two grants offered quarterly for up to $1500. For more information email Jennifer Seuferer
- Recordings of past events
T32 Training Grant Programs
- Training Program in Translational Brain Tumor Research (PI: Joe Costello)
- Postdoctoral Training in Tobacco Control (PI: Pamela Ling)
- Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms in Cancer (PI: Andrei Goga)
- Research Training in Childhood Cancer (PI: Keven Shannon/Alejandro Sweet-Cordero)
- Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology of Cancer (PI: Iona Cheng/Elad Ziv)
- Surgical Oncology Training Grant (PI: Laura Esserman/Gillian Hirst)
Other Fellowship Programs:
- UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program - This program offers fellowships to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at UC
Clinical & Translational Science Training at CTSI
- Clinical Research Informatics Postdoctoral (CRISP) Fellowship
- K-Grant Writing Workshop (KGWW)
- Training in Implementation Science
- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
- Research to Publication
Career Development Resources:
- Office of Career & Professional Development
- Scientific Leadership Program
- Academic Career Readiness Assessment (ACRA)
- Prostate Program External Review Program (ERP)– For investigators or senior postdocs, provides $500 for an external review to provide feedback on grants
- UCSF Office for Postdoctoral Scholars
Professional Associations
UCSF Oncology Residency Programs
- Radiology Oncology Residency Program
- Department of Urology Residency Program
- Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
- General Surgery Residency Program
Other Resident Training Programs
- Resident Research Training Program (RRTP)
- Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) Program
- Center for Enhancement for Communication in Healthcare
- Graduate Medical Education College
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Physician Scientist Fellowship Program - For MDs only and must be participating in a residency or post-residency program during the fellowship training
- Women in Leadership Development (WILD) at UCSF - New series of evening talks, workshops, and networking sessions available to women residents & fellows.
Professional Associations
- Greenberg Oncology Medical Student Summer Fellowship (possible funding for cancer specific research in Summer Explore Research Fellowship)
- Radiation Oncology Medical Student Externships/Clerkships
- Sub-Internship for medical students, includes an oncology rotation.
- Department of Urology’s Sub-Internship for medical students that includes an oncology rotation.
- Research Initiative to Promote Diversity in Radiology (RIDR) Program
- Inquiry Immersion Mini Courses
- Summer Explore Research Fellowship
- Inquiry Curriculum: Deep Explore Program
- Yearlong Inquiry Program (YIP)
- LabSpot -School of Medicines tool to manage and track students’ scholarly projects, including student-mentor pairing.
- Oncology Interest Group – Contact Anna Crosetti for more information
- ASCO Oncology Scholars Rotation – Contact Ana Velazquez-Manana for more information
- Clinical Microsystems Clerkships (preceptorships for 1st year med students) – Sam Brondfield, MD Interim Co-Director for Division of Hematology/Oncology
- Clinical Immersion Experiences (3rd year electives) – Sam Brondfield, MD oncology contact
- PISCES (Parnassus Integrated Student Clinical Experience) – Maria Wamsley, MD Co-Director
- Bridges Curriculum Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx)
- 130.26 Inpatient Solid Tumor Oncology (Sam Brondfield)
- 140.29 Medical Oncology (Sam Brondfield)
- Training Program in Translational Brain Tumor Research (T32 Grant, PI: Joe Costello)
- Hyperpolarized Seminar Series (BioE239)
- PhD Programs:
- Graduate Division – Click here for information and contacts for each program
- Graduate Division mini courses
- ImmunoX Graduate Program
- Professional Associations
- SF BUILD – Collaboration between UCSF and SFSU to enhance diversity of the biomedical research workforce. The HDFCCC Cancer Control Program, Breast Oncology, and Tobacco Control Program currently participate.
- Research Initiative to Promote Diversity in Radiology (RIDR) Program
- Summer Research Training Program
- Pre-Health Undergraduate Program
- PUMAS
Professional Associations
- CURE Internship
- UCSF Science and Health Education Partnership High School Internship Program
- Bay Area Youth Science (BAYS) Program - 8-week paid internship for rising high school juniors and seniors
- Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) Summer Student Research Program - for High School and Undergraduates
- ENVISION Internship Program – Partnership between Department of Neurosurgery and Oasis for Girls. For more information contact Marisa McFarlane.
- UCSF NABARI/REBUILD - Summer camp opportunity for Bay Area Native/Indigenous youth
- PITCH - For first generation students, historically underrepresented high school students. Gives hands-on health field experience.
- Lowell High Summer Program and Symposium
- American Association for Cancer Research – opportunities for high school and undergraduate students
- Research Initiative to Promote Diversity in Radiology (RIDR) Program
- UCSF Artificial Intelligence 4 All (AI4ALL) - Summer program
