What are some career paths for a pediatric oncology?

Several!: After training as a pediatric oncologist, you can provide clinical care to children. You can combine clinical care with research, or you can do research alone. This can be basic (laboratory) research, or translational research where you bring basic research to patient care. This can be at a hospital, or with a pharmaceutical company. You just need to decide what makes you feel most fulfilled.

Careers in Peds Onc: Treating children with cancer is a team effort. This team includes doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, nurses, social works, dietitians, child life specialists and medical assistants to name a few. Each position has a different training pathway. It is possible for anyone who is motivated to find a career to help children with cancer.

Clinical / research: Pediatric hematologist/oncologists can perform full time clinical service in a group practice or in an academic center. They can perform clinical research in association with clinical service. They can perform basic science or translational research primarily or exclusively. Lastly, with experience and accomplishment, they can become administrators