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Hi,
I am a M3 soon to be M4 needing to make a career decision very soon and am quite lost. Was 95% set on Rad Onc for most of med school and made myself competitive for it (260+ step 1, ~10 publications by the time I submit ERAS) but considering the dismal/worsening job market I am very unsure of the field.
I have always really, really liked both hematology and onc (hence why I was interested in Rad Onc) but to be honest, I know very little about what the lifestyle and salary are like for this field. I did an Oncology consult elective month and enjoyed it but I understand this is not representative of outpatient private practice. Can anyone comment on their experience/observations with these aspects of the heme/onc? By no means am I saying this is all I care about, I think I would really enjoy the field and be good at it but lifestyle (i.e. call, overall hours) is also very important to me from a mental health standpoint as well.
Additionally, can anyone comment what the lifestyle is like in fellowship? Thank you so much.
I am a M3 soon to be M4 needing to make a career decision very soon and am quite lost. Was 95% set on Rad Onc for most of med school and made myself competitive for it (260+ step 1, ~10 publications by the time I submit ERAS) but considering the dismal/worsening job market I am very unsure of the field.
I have always really, really liked both hematology and onc (hence why I was interested in Rad Onc) but to be honest, I know very little about what the lifestyle and salary are like for this field. I did an Oncology consult elective month and enjoyed it but I understand this is not representative of outpatient private practice. Can anyone comment on their experience/observations with these aspects of the heme/onc? By no means am I saying this is all I care about, I think I would really enjoy the field and be good at it but lifestyle (i.e. call, overall hours) is also very important to me from a mental health standpoint as well.
Additionally, can anyone comment what the lifestyle is like in fellowship? Thank you so much.