oncology

I am a community hemeonc physician (5 years in) strongly thinking of moving to the UK for better working conditions, lifestyle, sense of fulfillment with work, compensation etc. How is life as a hemeonc in the UK? Is the day to day work any different? Is the patient population very different? Is...

Medical Student Clinical Research Fellowship Jointly with the University of Washington Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the Integrative Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center offers a clinical research fellowship for medical students interested in dedicating 10-12 months to...

Medical Student Clinical Research Fellowship Jointly with the University of Washington Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the Integrative Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center offers a clinical research fellowship for medical students interested in dedicating 10-12 months to...

Integrative Medicine Fellowship Established in 1999, the Integrative Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is home to the nation’s first and largest program in integrative oncology. Integrative oncology is a “patient-centered, evidence-informed field of cancer care that...

Integrative Medicine Fellowship Established in 1999, the Integrative Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is home to the nation’s first and largest program in integrative oncology. Integrative oncology is a “patient-centered, evidence-informed field of cancer care that...

Hi Folks, I am a US MD currently in a solid mid-tier IM residency program. Not really sure what to do here. I like research, QOL, and a decent enough salary. Feel like allergy might not have a lot of job prospects, plus a lot of job offerings are for ~200k which after all that training does...

Time for new patients vs follow-ups. Currently at a community hospital employed position. 60m for new patients and 30m for follow-ups. 8a-4:30p. 4.5d/wk. Use Dragon for dictating notes. Practice is requesting if I can go to 40m for new patients and 20m for follow-ups. 1.5 years out of...

You: “ChatGPT, please write me a cheat sheet of key immunotherapy trials I should be aware of as a radiation oncologist in 2024, grouped by disease site. Include PubMed or journal URLs. Exclude distantly metastatic trials. -be me -be MD -at tumor board” ChatGPT 4.0: As an AI language model, I...

I'm interested in the field and would love some answers. I've heard the starting salary is low but what does the average salary eventually look like?

Hi everyone, We were hoping to share the below research opportunities in our lab for those interested in health data science, AI/machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision: The Hong laboratory at the University of California, San Francisco (honglab.ucsf.edu) is part of...

I am looking at a prospective job in community HemOnc. Small town Midwest. Base of $495k guaranteed plus RVU-based incentive after 5050 RVUs at $99/RVU. Around 12-15 patients per day in clinic, 4.5 days a week. 1:3 call, call is one full week, am told call is light, mostly ~1-2 phone calls at...

I am looking to join a hospital-based community HemOnc practice in the Midwest. The prospective employer is offering a guaranteed base for up to 5000 wRVUs and then $/wRVU system after 5000 wRVUs. I am not sure if 5000 RVUs annually is achievable. Anybody has an idea about the approximate median...

I am about to sign my first job after fellowship and had a question about call frequency in the contract. I liked a job and I am in talks with the employer and am negotiating terms. They have 3 other physicians in the practice and I will be joining as the fourth. The employer says the contract...

big dreamer here: if you were starting out as a first year med student, what is the path you’d take to secure a dream job specializing in lung cancer and related environmental research/advocacy at an academic medical center? what about while adding on an MBA and wanting to combine academia with...

Hey everyone! I'm a med student determined on an end-goal of medical oncologist. I have a keen interest in research having been involved in research for over 4 years. I've read that research degrees are useful for this field, and I'm interviewing for a MSc program through my med school. Is it...

I know that all oncology fields (medical, surgical, radiation) will all continue to play a large role in cancer treatment and will make advances in their fields. I was wondering which of these fields you think will make the largest advances (being able to treat new cancers they previously didn’t...

Hello SDN! I am a recent graduate of the hematology/oncology fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital and I wanted to spread the word about a course we have developed called the Georgetown Business of Medicine Course. It is a virtual course consisting of 12 modules on different topics like...

Hello, I'm planning to study for BCOP this year. If anybody is interested in forming a study group, please reach out.

Is it possible for a foreign medical graduate today become a physician scientist or enter into academic medicine. Given the fact that a lot of NIH grants are given to US citizens only, is it possible for foreign medical graduates to get enough funding to enter academia?? Say if a fmg lands into...

Completing a palliative care fellowship and matched to heme/onc fellowship that starts in July. I would be very happy to find a job (open to private practice or academic) as a medical oncologist or even split position palliative and medical oncology. That being said, I am considering medical...

Hi everyone I ve been doing PCP x 3 years as waiver to get my green card, and now I want to apply to hematology and oncology. I have average step scores, few publications, many posters even in ASCO but 3 years ago and certainly board certified...Do you think Get hem/onc fellowship is harder...

Hello, I am a Canadian medical student interested in applying for a 1 month rotation in the US in IR. I don't know much about US radiology programs, so I was hoping to find some help here. I am VERY interested in interventional oncology, so I'll ask my question in 2 parts: - what are the...

Any thoughts? Both are NCI designated institutions? Any opinions on the strengths of each of these based on your experience? Is one significantly better than the other? Thanks.

Medical students interested in radiation oncology careers as well as medical and surgical oncology, are invited to participate in an upcoming webinar featuring Dr. Neha Vapiwala of the University of Pennsylvania. The program will be held on Wednesday, April 17 from 3-4 p.m. Eastern Time. After...

So I'm currently doing my masters and have the opportunity to do some research this summer. There are two programs that I'm interested in. One is a clinical / rural & community health research program working on Telemedicine and the other is bench research working with Pediatric Oncology. I'm...

Hi everyone, I'm an M1 and I've been giving a lot of consideration to heme/onc as a specialty (I know its still early to decide). Would anyone be willing to share what it is like to be a heme/onc doctor? Given the seriousness and life-threatening nature of the diseases encountered, do you...

Hey all, I'm a third year medical student. Neurosurgery is still on the table for me but I don't have a home program so it's difficult to get exposure/advice. I'm working on making some connections so I can preview the field a bit, but I'm curious about the diversity of surgical procedures of...

Hey, I'm a 3pd interested in oncology. Looking on the forum, lots of people mention how people get jobs in clinical positions without residencies. I was wondering, what kind of things do those people have that make them acceptable for a clinical position right after Graduation. Are they...

Question should read: What sub-specialties STEAL from others? I am interested in oncology, but I don't know whether surgical or medical. It seems surgical oncologists have a better chance of stealing patients and taking a chunk from the medical oncologists. Is that true are they different...

I heard from a current Hem/Onc fellow that hospitalists are paid higher than Hem/Onc specialists. I thought Hem/Onc had greater salaries, almost on par with Pulm/Crit and Cardiology, so I was just wondering how far was true. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Is it true that compensation in Hem/Onc is declining? Do you see the compensation for Hem/Onc physicians going down in the future? As an IM resident planning on going into Hem/Onc, just wondering if the pay would be competitive. I see lots of figures thrown around in websites, but I am not sure...

Hey all, I'm just an M1 here particularly interested in hem/onc. I was curious if anyone had any insight on this/would know anything about the possibility of matching hem/onc with good board scores, community involvement, leadership experience, etc. (hypothetically speaking of course, I know...

Hi there, apologies if I am not using this forum right. I literally just became a member so I'm new to everything. So long story short. I went to school and got my BA in Social Work. I am about to finish with my masters in it as well, and the goal was to graduate and get my LCSW so I could open...

Seattle startup is about to disrupt veterinary oncology with a medical device that completely eliminated tumors in 60% of dogs in recent PennVett dog study (dogs had 100% fatal cancers and were expected to live no more than six weeks). Our product is safe (no side effects, high quality of...

I am an IMG PGY2 in a community-based hospital in New England. I am looking at doing a fellowship in either GI or HemeOnc. I am more interested in GI, but I'm a little apprehensive hearing the match rates (~15% for IMGs this year?) and am confused as to which to apply to. Is HemeOnc almost as...

Hi all, I am an incoming M1 who is undecided about which specialty I want to pursue (as we all are.) I have done extensive shadowing an a lot of fields, and from my experiences I have decided that I am leaning toward medicine related fields rather than surgical specialties. Fields like...

Does anyone have a chemotherapy drug chart or table that they made (or already had) to study for the recent BCOP? I would like to have one; the one I have is from pharmacy school in 2003, so obviously, it's a bit outdated. I am willing to trade the 2016 BCOP Course Handbook (I didn't get a...

Hey everyone! I was wondering about a few things in the next ten to twenty years of medicine. I am an undergraduate student, Molecular Biology Major, and hoping to pursue medicine in the future. This will be my last year, (I have taken my MCAT and have everything set to go). I am deciding on my...

Hi! I am currently researching the different options as an oncologist and the two that interest me most are radiology and surgical careers. There is a lot out there about the job market, salary, etc on radiology oncology, but I couldn't find anything specific about surgical oncology. Does anyone...

Hi, I am currently a junior in high school and I am interested in pursuing a career in pharmacy. I would really love to work in a career that involves the treatment of cancer, so oncology pharmacy in particular has appealed to me. As I've been researching the field, I have seen many members...