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EDUCATION

SHORT TERM

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  • Increase awareness about geriatric oncology 

  • Create a national professional network with communication via e-mail or video conferencing (or both) to share educational materials. 

  • Define core competencies that trainees should possess in geriatric oncology. 

LONG TERM

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  • Develop a geriatric oncology curriculum for oncolgists and geriatricians.

  • Incorporate a geriatric oncology curriculum into training (undergraduate, postgraduate, continuing education).  

  • Consider applying for Area of Focused Competence status through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

RESOURCES

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COMING SOON...

OPPORTUNITIES​

Boston University Medical Center

Boston, MA, USA

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University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, NY, USA

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL, USA

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University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC, USA

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University of California

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, FL, USA

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McGill University

Montreal, QC, Canada

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Sunnybrook Hospital

University of Toronto

Toronto, ON, Canada

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University Health Network

University of Toronto

Toronto, ON, Canada

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