Neuro Oncology Training

According to neurology.org, training in neuro-oncology is available as a subspecialty for doctors trained in adult and pediatric neurology, and for medical oncologists. Training programs are available as either one or two year programs in neuro-oncology.

Neuro-Oncology

• The Yale Brain Tumor Center defines a neuro-oncologist as a doctor with specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of tumors of the nervous system. The career path for a neuro-oncologist commonly takes in neurology training, followed by training in oncology and specialized training in the treatment of brain tumors.

Apprenticeships

• Neurology reports that resident doctors can receive initial training in neuro-oncology by working with doctors within a medical institution's neuro-oncology department. The American Academy of Neurology's mentoring program allows doctors to seek advice from neuro-oncologists on training.

Program

• The two-year neuro-oncology program requires the first year of the program to be spent specializing in clinical neuro-oncology training, according to Neurology.org. The second year of the program allows a neuro-oncology candidate to pursue clinical and scientific research.