Division of Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, USA.
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2024 Feb;39(1):58-64. doi: 10.1007/s13187-023-02375-9. Epub 2023 Oct 17.
Multiple factors, including job satisfaction, personality traits, and training experiences, influence the career trajectory of hematology/oncology fellows. In an effort to expose hematology/oncology fellows to (1) the various careers in oncology, (2) a diverse group of speakers for future mentorship, and (3) research opportunities, and grant writing experience, we established an annual career development and research retreat. During the retreat, we engaged speakers who covered a range of career trajectories, including academic, private practice, industry, government, and administrative paths. We introduced clinicians and researchers with a track record of providing top-notch mentorship to fellows with aligning interests and detailed research opportunities and grant writing. The sessions were led by senior fellows, and we adopted an in-person and virtual hybrid model to allow speakers from various institutions to participate. Feedback from participants, as gathered through surveys, indicated positive responses: all respondents reported that this retreat was "extremely" or "very helpful," and a majority expressed their intent to pursue academic careers. The curriculum and structure of this retreat may help to inform the development of fellowship career development and research retreats at other institutions.
多种因素，包括工作满意度、个性特征和培训经历，都会影响血液学/肿瘤学研究员的职业轨迹。为了让血液学/肿瘤学研究员接触到（1）肿瘤学的各种职业，（2）多样化的演讲者以获得未来的指导，以及（3）研究机会和资助写作经验，我们设立了一年一度的职业发展和研究务虚会。在务虚会上，我们邀请了涵盖学术、私人执业、行业、政府和行政领域等各种职业轨迹的演讲者。我们介绍了有记录表明能够为志趣相投的研究员提供一流指导的临床医生和研究人员，并提供了详细的研究机会和资助写作。这些会议由资深研究员主持，我们采用了现场和虚拟混合模式，以允许来自不同机构的演讲者参与。通过调查收集到的参与者反馈表明，他们的反应积极：所有受访者都表示这次务虚会“非常”或“很有帮助”，大多数人表示他们有意从事学术职业。这次务虚会的课程和结构可能有助于为其他机构的研究员职业发展和研究务虚会的发展提供信息。
