Early in medical school, I considered different avenues to pursue a career in Oncology, and very quickly found Radiation Oncology to be the best fit and most fulfilling. [...] Imagine having the chance to provide cure and meaningful pain and symptom relief to your patients, locally treat cancer from head-to-toe in adults and children, and work with arguably the most interdisciplinary teams in all of medicine to leverage cutting-edge technology and care for patients in the most challenging time of their lives! Clinical Life What does a typical day of clinical duties invo. [...] What are the best aspects of your residency? The best aspects of Radiation Oncology are the unique and deep relationships you get to build with patients and their families. [...] The breadth and depth of clinical and technical knowledge we need to acquire in our training can be daunting, but putting in daily, incremental work and having a growth mindset helps to celebrate each step and be patient through training. [...] There is a lot of information and emotion to process in Oncology patient care, so being a good listener, validating, and distilling issues into the most important, accessible, relevant items goes a long way.” What are your fellow residents like and how do you interact with each other? I am lucky to go through this journey with a kind, supportive, funny, hard-working, and extremely bright group of.
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