Like many of my peers, I (EFN) strive to attain the best training possible before
embarking upon my early faculty career. I recently completed medical oncology residency
in France and had the opportunity to pursue part of my PhD training at the University
of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. You may be surprised that my research mentors
at MD Anderson are not medical oncologists like me, but rather are two surgical oncologists
and surgeon-scientists. My choice to undertake such a training path is unconventional
but has been an incredibly valuable opportunity. After spending my first few weeks
with my surgical oncology mentors discussing our research projects, I asked to attend
surgical oncology clinics and to observe surgeries when possible. This has proven
to be one of the most enlightening aspects of my training - there have been countless
moments when I felt a “light bulb going off” in my head.
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References
- ESMO/ASCO recommendations for a global curriculum in medical oncology edition 2016.ESMO Open. 2016; : 1
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Publication history
Published online: January 04, 2023
Accepted:
January 4,
2023
Received in revised form:
December 23,
2022
Received:
December 1,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofIdentification
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Published by Elsevier Ltd.
