Why Choose Hematology?
Choosing a medical specialty is one of the most important decisions you can make as a medical student. There are many options to think about when determining your career path. For example, do your interests lie mainly in patient care, research, teaching, or all of the above? Do you envision yourself going into a community-based practice, working at an academic medical center, or perhaps doing research in a corporate or government setting? If you have an interest in hematology, it is possible to pursue any of these career tracks. Hematology is a cognitive specialty, which means that it requires critical thinking and problem-solving to diagnose complicated medical cases and design treatment plans, as opposed to performing routine procedures. Hematology combines a broad range of disciplines – for example, hematologists care for patients with certain cancers, genetic diseases, and illnesses that can result from hospitalization for other conditions. Hematologists are often involved in the c
