Heme/onc fellowship study resources

[LiquidSpecialist]

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Hi all, I'm an incoming fellow in July 2026. Don’t worry I am celebrating this weekend but I do have quite some down time until I start since I took IM boards already. What are some resources I can read to get introduced into the field and also start preparing for H/O boards? I was thinking the MD Anderson Manuel for starters maybe? And what question banks do people use; I have some CME money to spend before I leave my current position. I want to get my feet wet while I have time since my fellowship is very inpatient heavy and don't want to be completely unprepared for the ITEs. Thanks.

 

[MifflinDunder]

Please don’t waste your time and enjoy the last few months before you start living and breathing cancer 24/7. This is especially true if you’re heading into an inpatient oncology heavy fellowship.

If you’re going to ignore the advice and study ahead anyway, suggest looking up benign heme topics. It’s the only branch of heme onc that doesn’t change or update as much, and the core principles or typical cases you see will always be the same.

 

[BRCA123]

I suggest listening to podcast. 2oncdoc or fellowoncall are the best for fellows. Its not too in depth but its enough to understand hemeonc.

 

[HemeOncHopeful19]

I suggest spending your winter skiing instead. You will 100% be fine just by caring enough to ask this question and already having taken IM boards will put you ahead of the game come fellowship start, you can go in blind with a good attitude - and I have been an academic faculty before for what it’s worth.

Edit:
This is like a college student trying to study before med school or an MS4 trying to study before residency. No real point to it, just enjoy your victory lap

 

[MD46]

I suggest spending your winter skiing instead. You will 100% be fine just by caring enough to ask this question and already having taken IM boards will put you ahead of the game come fellowship start, you can go in blind with a good attitude - and I have been an academic faculty before for what it’s worth.

I second this

 

[Ubba]

Your only job right now is to make sure you pass the IM board exam. The marginal gain from studying heme or onc is not worth the risk of detracting from your general IM knowledge prior to the exam. Even though the exam is easy.

 

[randomhemoncpd]

I second this

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