@article{9445a22ca4a04378b896ffff03d6832b,
title = "Associations between hematology/oncology fellows{\textquoteright} training and mentorship experiences and hematology-only career plans",
abstract = "As the adult hematology and oncology fellowship training pathways have merged in the United States and concerns have arisen about the aging of practicing hematologists, the American Society of Hematology and hematology education leaders are looking to improve their understanding of the factors that contribute to fellows{\textquoteright} plans to enter hematology-only careers. With the support of the American Society of Hematology, we collected and analyzed data from a survey of hematology/oncology fellows (n 5 626) to examine the relationship between training and mentorship experiences and fellows{\textquoteright} plans to enter hematology-only careers. Fellows who planned to enter hematology-only careers were significantly more likely to report having clinical training and mentorship experiences in hematology throughout their training relative to fellows with oncology-only or combined hematology/ oncology career plans. After controlling for prior interest in hematology and demographic characteristics, exposure to hematology patients in medical school and fellowship, hematology research experiences, and hematology mentorship (research collaboration and career coaching) were positively and significantly associated with hematology-only career plans. These findings suggest that increasing opportunities for exposure to hematology patients, research opportunities and mentors throughout training could be helpful in building a strong pipeline of potential hematologists.",
author = "Masselink, {Leah E.} and Erikson, {Clese E.} and Connell, {Nathan T.} and {de Castro}, {Laura M.} and Dent, {Georgette A.} and Marshall, {Ariela L.} and Naik, {Rakhi P.} and Marquita Nelson and O{\textquoteright}Connell, {Casey L.} and Anita Rajasekhar and Deva Sharma and Melody Smith and Lee, {Alfred Ian}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of Emily Bass with survey design and administration and Aleeza-Maria Vitale with manuscript preparation. Funding for this project was provided by a grant from the American Society of Hematology (ASH). The content of this article is the responsibility solely of the authors and does not necessarily represent official ASH policy. Funding Information: In light of these findings, we sought to examine the potential roles of medical school, residency, and fellowship experiences, as well as specific mentorship activities, in hematology/oncology fellows{\textquoteright} decisions to pursue hematology-only careers (ie, to practice benign and/or malignant hematology without practicing solid tumor oncology). To study these factors, we conducted a survey, funded by the American Society of Hematology (ASH), which was sent to all fellows in US adult hematology/oncology training programs. We used bivariate and multivariate analyses to explore associations between fellows{\textquoteright} training and mentorship experiences and their plans to enter hematology-only careers. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 by The American Society of Hematology",
year = "2019",
month = nov,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000569",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "3",
pages = "3278--3286",
journal = "Blood Advances",
issn = "2473-9529",
publisher = "American Society of Hematology",
number = "21",
}