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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
As a future Radiation Oncologist, you will be able to subspecialize in any area that interests you the most. In posing this question during your residency interview, your interviewing team is simply looking to hear if you know your future career goals regarding disease sites you want to help treat.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
First, it's important to realize that there is no right or wrong answer to this question. If you know that you have a disease site or two that you are highly interested in pursuing, that is great! Explain to your interviewers why those particular disease sites interest you. If you haven't narrowed down your ultimate goals in clinical practice, that is okay too. Just be sure to reiterate that you want broad residency training, and you'll let the coming years shape your career path.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"While I would come into Rad Onc residency training with a very open mind regarding my career path, I'm initially very interested in treating hematologic disorders like leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma as a Radiation Oncologist. Having witnessed the positive impacts of treatment on a family member firsthand, I'm sincerely excited to make a difference and save the lives of the patients I will treat in this field."
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