The generalist’s dilemma: training and staying current in the face of increasing specialization

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So, let me ask you a question: How do you stay up-to-date in oncology and hematology? In particular, are you at an academic institution or in community practice? Do you do only oncology, or is your focus oncology and hematology? If you are in an academic institution, you probably are highly specialized in one tumor type. If your practice is in a community setting, you probably treat a range of cancer types as well as hematology. Throw into this mix the fact that new therapies and new indications for existing drugs are being approved, and that guidelines are routinely updated, and you realize the tremendous pressure you’re under to stay current, whether you’re a specialist or a generalist.

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The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology - 13(5)

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The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology

MDedge Hematology and Oncology

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Leukemia, Myelodysplasia, Transplantation

Patient & Survivor Care

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169

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generalist, ASCO, American Society of Clinical Oncology, ASH, American Society of Hematology

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So, let me ask you a question: How do you stay up-to-date in oncology and hematology? In particular, are you at an academic institution or in community practice? Do you do only oncology, or is your focus oncology and hematology? If you are in an academic institution, you probably are highly specialized in one tumor type. If your practice is in a community setting, you probably treat a range of cancer types as well as hematology. Throw into this mix the fact that new therapies and new indications for existing drugs are being approved, and that guidelines are routinely updated, and you realize the tremendous pressure you’re under to stay current, whether you’re a specialist or a generalist.

Click on the PDF icon at the top of this introduction to read the full article.

So, let me ask you a question: How do you stay up-to-date in oncology and hematology? In particular, are you at an academic institution or in community practice? Do you do only oncology, or is your focus oncology and hematology? If you are in an academic institution, you probably are highly specialized in one tumor type. If your practice is in a community setting, you probably treat a range of cancer types as well as hematology. Throw into this mix the fact that new therapies and new indications for existing drugs are being approved, and that guidelines are routinely updated, and you realize the tremendous pressure you’re under to stay current, whether you’re a specialist or a generalist.

Click on the PDF icon at the top of this introduction to read the full article.

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The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology - 13(5)

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The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology - 13(5)

Page Number

169

Page Number

169

Publications

The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology

MDedge Hematology and Oncology