Fellows need more training for hem/onc community practice

Key takeaways:

Most fellowship programs provide clinical training for community-based careers; fewer offer nonclinical training.

Many program leaders expressed uncertainty about fellows’ preparedness for community practice.

More structured and targeted professional development pathways are needed to ensure hematology/oncology fellows who wish to pursue careers in community-based settings receive appropriate training, according to study findings.

A majority of U.S.-based hem/onc fellowship programs provide clinical training relevant to community-based careers but the type and extent varies, a national survey of program leaders showed. Less than half of programs offer nonclinical professional development relevant to this career path.

Data derived from Iacoviello A, et al. JCO Oncol Prac