New Job, confused

[Pembrolizumab]

3rd year Hem/Onc fellow at a 2nd tier academic center. Really interested in hem/BMT, but geographically restricted for family reasons. I am unable to find a hem/BMT job in the place of my choosing, but will likely get a solid tumor job.

1) Is it possible to switch after 2-3 years from solids back to hem/BMT?
2) Is a BMT fellowship required? My program has a pretty good TCT program and my third year is BMT heavy. I kind of feel comfortable with most allos and CAR-Ts, but then you don't know what you don't know.
3) What do I need to do to get FACT accredited? I know centers get FACT accredited, but is there a thing for physicians too?

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[gutonc]

3rd year Hem/Onc fellow at a 2nd tier academic center. Really interested in hem/BMT, but geographically restricted for family reasons. I am unable to find a hem/BMT job in the place of my choosing, but will likely get a solid tumor job.

1) Is it possible to switch after 2-3 years from solids back to hem/BMT?

Yes. It happens. There are several docs in my university's Heme Mal group that previously worked gen onc jobs. You'd be best off getting a community-based job so you can still do some heme mal. Don't take an academic breast cancer job in the hopes you can parlay it into a BMT job later. That's not happening.

2) Is a BMT fellowship required? My program has a pretty good TCT program and my third year is BMT heavy. I kind of feel comfortable with most allos and CAR-Ts, but then you don't know what you don't know.

Totally job dependent. Becoming more common but still variable.

3) What do I need to do to get FACT accredited? I know centers get FACT accredited, but is there a thing for physicians too?

FACT is for programs/centers, not people.