Schooling
How many years of undergraduate education do you need to be an oncologist?
Bachelor's (4 yrs)
What do oncologist treat and diagnose?
Cancer
What is an oncologists hourly salary?
$143.53 per hr.
At most, how long does it take to complete medical school and internships for oncologists?
Medical school (4 yrs)
Internship (3-7 yrs)
11 years total.
What do oncologists use to treat their patients? Name three.
Hormone therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy.
What is an oncologists annual salary?
$544,313 per yr
What is the average GPA needed to be an oncologist?
3.78 GPA
Name four things oncologist do every single day.
patient consultations
medical procedures
Studying, researching, and publishing
Office or departmental administration.
What is the expected, incoming demand for cancer treatments?
40% growth rate
What is the MCAT percentile of an oncologist?
90.78 percentile.
How many hours do oncologist work per week? And how many patients do they normally see each day?
more than 40 hours per week
see 10 to 30 patients each day.
What is NSCLC? How much is it expected to grow from 2023-2027?
Non small cell lung cancer
13%
Including undergraduate, medical school, interns and residency, fellowship, licensing, and certifications, how long does it take to become an oncologist?
23 years total.
What kind of oncologist use high-energy x-rays or other particles to destroy cancer cells?
Radiation oncologist
How much will prostate cancer grow from 2023 to 2027?
21%