Clinical Oncology Universiti Malaya

Overview

Managing cancer in all its various forms requires an inquiring mind, a strong general medical background, good practical skills and full commitment to patient care.

A clinical oncologist requires excellent clinical skills and should be conversant with the basic sciences relevant to both radiotherapy and systemic therapy of malignant disease, the pathological and functional aspects of disease and the basic elements of research in clinical oncology. It is a very clinically focused specialty, with much of the working week spent in direct patient contact in outpatient clinics and on the wards.

Teamwork is very important. Most clinical oncologists work in multidisciplinary teams of oncology-trained nurses, radiographers, physicists, surgeons and other clinicians, all of whom must integrate and communicate effectively. Good communication skills are important, both to patient management and to team working. Cancer incidence is on the rise and has rapidly become one of the major causes of mortality among Malaysians. Due to increased disease burden and shortage of oncologists, there is a high demand for specialists in this area.

Career Prospects

Graduating from the Clinical Oncology program at Universiti Malaya gives you the opportunity to become:

• Clinical Oncologist
• Radiation Oncologist
• Medical Oncologist
• Oncology Research Scientist
• Cancer Treatment Specialist
• Systemic Therapy Consultant
• Radiotherapy Physicist
• Cancer Care Coordinator
• Oncology Clinical Trials Manager
• Oncology Program Director
• Oncological Pathologist
• Oncology Educator
• Cancer Research Coordinator
• Cancer Treatment Plan Developer