Dr. Shereck Highlights a Day In the Life of an Attending Physician

Evan B. Shereck, MD, MEd, serves as professor of pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, School of Medicine; program director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship; associate director, Cancer Research Training, Knight Cancer Institute; and block co-director, Blood and Host Defense at Oregon Health & Science University. In this episode, she highlights the average work day as an attending physician.

In her fellowship program, Shereck tries to expose her trainees to all of the jobs available to them and wants them to know exactly what attending physicians do with their time.

Residents and fellows may not know how attending physicians spend their time when not treating patients. She wants her trainees to exactly what goes into each discipline, so they are prepared to choose the ideal career path.