What is 內科腫瘤科 in English? Medical Oncology (Medical Council specialty code S36)

What are the English name and specialty code for 內科腫瘤科?

The specialty listed on the Medical Council's Specialist Register is ‘內科腫瘤科’, English name Medical Oncology, specialty code S36.

Compiled by this site: what is commonly called ‘腫瘤科’ (oncology) may mean different specialties on the register, for example Clinical Oncology (S26), Medical Oncology (S36), Haematology & Haematological Oncology (S19), Gynaecological Oncology (S50) and Paediatric Haematology & Oncology (S65); when seeing a doctor or checking qualifications, go by the register's name.

How do I check whether a doctor is a specialist in Medical Oncology?

On the Specialist Registration page of the Medical Council's website, click ‘Medical Oncology’ to open the list of doctors registered in that specialty (registration numbers beginning with S36); for how to search by a doctor's name, see how to check a doctor's registration and specialty.

Section 7 of the Medical Council's Code of Professional Conduct for the Guidance of Registered Medical Practitioners (revised October 2022) provides that doctors can present themselves as specialists only if they are on the Specialist Register, and can use only the title of the specialty in which they are registered.

What are other specialties called?

For the Chinese and English names and codes of all specialties on the Council's register, see the Chinese–English list of medical specialty names.

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