Heme Onc Physicians
There is a concern that combined training in both specialties can be imbalanced. Although the fellowship programs are built to try to equalize the training in both specialties, the actual training exposure is variable - Samer Al Hadidi MD
HWN Suggests
Why I Chose a Career in Hematology & Oncology
While enrolled in the master’s program, I worked in a hematology and oncology clinic. On the first day in that office, I knew where my medical career would lead. During the first patient visit, I was amazed when the oncologist spent most of it discussing the upcoming birth of the patient’s grandchild and the health issues of the patient’s wife. He started each subsequent medical visit with conversations like these, which indicated to me how well he knew each of the patients. I learned over the next days and weeks that the majority of his conversations with patients were centered around their personal lives rather than their medical health.
Articles of Interest
How to Make the Most of a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
It's certainly harder if you come into fellowship and you don't know if you want to be a lab-based investigator or a clinical researcher or a disparities researcher or a health outcomes researcher. If really everything's on the table, that's quite a large fire hose to be exposed to and figure out. In that latter situation I think it starts with, again, reflecting and reading and thinking about, "What are the things that move me? What are the things that I'm going to be able to bring my intellectual curiosity to?
The role of the hematologist/oncologist as a primary care provider
To determine the role of the hematologist-oncologist as a primary care provider, a survey was administered to a consecutive sample of 238 hematology-oncology patients.
What is Hematology Oncology and what do Heme Onc specialists do?
Hematology Oncology specialists, also called Heme/Onc hematology oncology as a Medical specialty doctors, specialize in treating, screening, and preventing disorders of the blood such as anemia, sickle cell disease, bleeding disorders, hemophilia as well as different types of Cancer including Leukemia and Lymphoma. Hematologist oncologists do not perform surgery on cancers, instead, they provide medication to treat the conditions.
Resources
Hematology/Oncology Clinics
Hematology/Oncology Clinics updates you on the latest trends in patient management, keeps you up to date on the newest advances, and provides a sound basis for choosing treatment options. Under the direction of an experienced guest editor, each issue focuses on a single topic in hematology and oncology,
Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Hematology and oncology are closely intertwined and rapidly evolving fields. More physician scientists performing laboratory-based research are rapidly bringing research in hematology and oncology from bench to bedside. Journal of Hematology & Oncology aims to meet the demand for a journal dedicated to publishing discovery from both of these fields.
