surgical oncology

I see a lot of unmatched candidates in Hemaonc this cycle unfortunately. Is HemOnc becoming the most competitive medicine subspecialty, edging out the traditional GI and Cards? Also, is HemOnc getting more lucrative than RadOnc and SurgOnc amongst candidates?

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...

Surgical Oncology for Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows: Introduction: My name is Lem0nz and I’ve been on SDN for… almost a decade? Since before medical school, certainly. I had an interest in cancer surgery before I even started medical school. I went into medical school knowing I would...

The time is here. I have found various other threads from prior years a lovely source of info, so figured we could start it for this year.

My spouse is applying to surgical oncology fellowships this year. We're wondering what kind of pay he can expect once he graduates from a fellowship and over the course of his career. My husband thinks it will be low 200s, but I find that hard to believe especially given how competitive it is...

Hey guys. I wanted your opinion on deciding between these 2 awesome fields. Always wanted to do something surgical and cancer related (initially did research gearing my app towards surgical oncology). Discovered Urology in 3rd year. Loved it. A close family member is a big wig Rad Onc. Tells me...

I have searched this forum and the last thread for this topic is dated in 2005. So I wanted to ask if something changed, if it is still as competetive as was stated in that old thread. Also I wanted to ask if is true that you combine here aspects of medical oncology and surgical oncology at once...

Just starting a thread here for any Surg Onc Fellowship applicants to connect and share info on the application process and programs etc.

Any surgery residents on J1 visas facing the conundrum of an August 1st start for their surgical fellowships (like MIS/Bariatrics or Surgical Oncology)? Any word from ECFMG about your status in the intervening period (meaning July1 to July 31st)? Also, does the DS2019 of J1 sponsorship start...