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Linda R. Duska, MD, MPH
Jan 15, 2021
Making Meaningful Progress Toward Health Equity
In this new year we must remain alert to our own prejudices, and be vigilant about keeping our personal biases out of the charts and out of our discussions with colleagues, patients, and caregivers. 
Inas Abuali, MD, FACP
Jan 11, 2021
Balancing Clinical Work and Research During Fellowship Training
Feeling the mid-academic year slump? Here are a few tips based on my own ongoing attempts to strike a balance between my clinical duties and my scholarly activities during fellowship. 
Physician Wellness
Jan 07, 2021
ZOOMing Into 2021: Tips for Managing Videoconference Fatigue
If you're increasingly tired of "hopping on another call," "sending a Zoom invite," or "unmuting yourself," Dr. Aakash Desai and Dr. Ariela Marshall offer tips and empathy for managing videoconference fatigue in the new year.
Edward Paul Balaban, DO, FACP, FASCO
Dec 02, 2020
Virtual Meetings for Real-Time Health Care: The AMA HOD Interim Meeting
Despite the virtual nature of the AMA House of Delegates meeting, the decisions made there have a very real impact on our profession and the patients we serve.
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Nov 01, 2017
Cast Your Vote in ASCO Election by December 4
Nominating Committee chair Dr. Lisa A. Carey encourages you to give a clear mandate to the Board by voting for your chosen leaders.
Aug 30, 2017
The Many Faces of Cancer
The concept of a person having cancer and not needing any treatment was somewhat foreign to Dr. Suneel D. Kamath when he first started training. However, within just a few months, he realized that this is the case for thousands of people.
Aug 03, 2017
Learn, Collaborate, and Network at Research Community Forum Annual Meeting
The program is now available for this year's Research Community Forum Annual Meeting. Dr. Richard L. Schilsky invites you to join this unique event on September 24-25 in Alexandria, VA.
Jul 10, 2017
PallOnc17: Join Us to Move the Palliative and Supportive Care Field Forward
Dr. Tracy Balboni outlines the opportunities offered at this year's Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium to grow your understanding of novel supportive care science and innovative clinical approaches and build community among a diverse group of clinicians and researchers.
Jul 06, 2017
Don’t Miss the ASCO Research Community Forum 2017 Annual Meeting
Dr. Dax. Kurbegov invites physician invesigators to the the meeting to engage in discussion of best practices and develop solutions to challenges affecting the cancer research community.
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Jun 26, 2017
Developing a Survivorship Taxonomy That Puts People First
"It is not just for us, the health care providers, to set the vocabulary around cancer. We need to ask those whom the term affects," says Professor Bogda Koczwara. "People are not just the diseases that afflict them."
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