Career Development Committee Career Pathways Webinar

Date & Venue

Saturday, March 7, 2026
7:00 - 8:30 pm EST

Via Zoom - Please register to receive the Zoom link.

This is a members only event. 

 

Program Agenda

7:00 – 7:05pm  Opening Remarks and Introductions
                          Liang Deng, MD, PhD - CAHON President, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

                          Moderators:
                          J. Christine Ye, MD, PhD - University of Texas, MD Anderson
                          Changchuan (Charles) Jiang, MD, MPH - UT Southwestern Medical School

                          Panelists:
                          Mary Li, MD, PhD – Florida Cancer Specialists
                          Jane Liu, MD – Illinois CancerCare
                          Lei Deng, MD – University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
                          Haoran Li, MD, PhD – University of Kansas Cancer Center

7:10 – 8:00pm  Panel Discussion Topics  
                          Career Tracks: Academic vs Community vs Industry vs Government/Policy
                          Key Decision Points and Trade-offs
                          Mentorship: Finding, Cultivating, Giving Back
                          Common Pitfalls and Lessons Learned

8:00 – 8:25pm   Audience Q&A
                           Pre-submitted Questions + Live Discussion     

8:25 – 8:30pm   Closing Remarks                   
                           Jing-Zhou Hou, MD, PhD - CAHON Board Chair, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center                                           

 

Meeting Organizers
J. Christine Ye, MD, MS – Co-Chair, Events & Education Committee
Changchuan (Charles) Jiang, MD, MPH – Events & Education Committee
Hongtao Liu, MD, PhD – Chair, Career Development Committee
Mary Li, MD, PhD – Co-Chair, Career Development Committee
Jane Liu, MD – Career Development Committee
Lei Deng, MD – Career Development Committee
Haoran Li, MD, PhD – Career Development Committee
Eric Chen, MD, PhD – Career Development Committee