biostudies-literatureMasselink LENCI NIH HHS3278-3286https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6855099biostudies-literatureUnknown3(21)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' 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 = 626) to examine the relationship between training and mentorship experiences and fellows' 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 throughoutBlood advancesAssociations between hematology/oncology fellows' training and mentorship experiences and hematology-only career plans.PMC6855099P30 CA008748T32 CA009566Rajasekhar ADe Castro LMNaik RPNelson MO'Connell CLLee AIMarshall ALSmith MDent GASharma DErikson CEMasselink LEConnell NTfalseAssociations between hematology/oncology fellows' training and mentorship experiences and hematology-only career plans.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' 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 = 626) to examine the relationship between training and mentorship experiences and fellows' 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 throughout2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Nov2025-04-05T00:18:25.621Z2025-04-05T00:18:25.621ZS-EPMC68550993169845610.1182/bloodadvances.2019000569