Desai Discusses the Significance of a Supportive, Foundational Fellowship Experience

April 17, 2023

Dr Desai discusses the aspects of his oncology fellowship experience that have had the greatest influence on his career growth, the role of mentorship throughout his fellowship and transition to a full-time faculty position, and his advice for current and future oncology fellows.

Welcome to OncLive On Air^®! I’m your host today, Ashling Wahner.

OncLive On Air^® is a podcast from OncLive^®, which provides oncology professionals with the resources and information they need to provide the best patient care. In both digital and print formats, OncLive^® covers every angle of oncology practice, from new technology to treatment advances to important regulatory decisions.

In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Aakash P. Desai, MD, MBBS, MPH, about his experience as an oncology fellow. Dr Desai is a hematology oncology fellow at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, Minnesota.

In our exclusive interview, Dr Desai discussed the aspects of his fellowship experience that have had the greatest influence on his career growth, the crucial role that mentorship has played throughout his fellowship and transition to a full-time faculty position, and his advice for current and future oncology fellows.

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