MinhTri Nguyen, Medical Oncologist and Hematologist at Stanford Health Care, shared Nicholas Hornstein’s post on LinkedIn, adding:
“I hope that our collective thoughts may be helpful to up-and-coming, new, or early career oncologists and hematologists. The pace to which we must keep up the practice of hematology oncology is extremely demanding. We do better in all of these things – including helping each other prepare for boards or to transition to that staff/attending role for the first time, as a community.”
Quoting Nicholas Hornstein’s, Assistant Professor at Northwell Health, original post:
“Had a chance to speak with CancerNetwork alongside Eric Singhi, MinhTri Nguyen, Nerea Lopetegui Lia, and Marc Braunstein about one of the most underdiscussed – and overwhelming – periods in our careers: preparing for the boards while transitioning from fellowship to faculty.
The facts:
Studying for two board exams is daunting
Becoming ‘the attending’ is surreal
Burnout is real—and still under-recognized
Key takeaways from our conversation:
Have fun (yes, really)
Build consistency, not perfection
Find mentors who guide after graduation
Take the transition seriously – but not personally
You’re not alone
Huge thanks to CancerNetwork for spotlighting this topic. There’s still work to do supporting early-career oncologists, but conversations like this are a start.”
Recently Yan Leyfman, Medical Correspondent at OncLive, shared MinhTri Nguyen’s post on LinkedIn and commented:
“A great read from a group of rising leaders in the field of oncology.”