Clinical Associate

**Clinical Associate - Medical Oncology at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata**

Conceptualized in the year 2004 as a philanthropic initiative for the Eastern and North-Eastern
parts of India and the neighboring countries, the Tata Medical Center (TMC) started operations in
Kolkata on May 16, 2011. The hospital is governed by a charitable trust - Tata Medical Centre Trust.
It is an integrated Oncology facility with well-trained professional staff and equipped with modern
facilities and the most contemporary medical equipment. The hospital was designed by Cannon
Design, a renowned architectural firm from North America. It is located on 13 acres of land at New
Town in Kolkata, West Bengal.

The Hospital, with a capacity of 437 beds, serves all sections of the society, with 75% of the
infrastructure earmarked for subsidized treatment for the underprivileged sections. It provides a
wide spectrum of services from diagnosis and therapy to rehabilitation and palliative support. The
Institution’s objective is to excel in service, education and research.

Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, has strived to be one of the leading cancer care and research
institutions in the country and has benefited West Bengal as well as the adjoining states and
neighboring countries.

TMC is also running many academic programmes and has entered into institutional collaborations
in education, research, and outreach Programmes in the field of interdisciplinary medical, research
and technology

**About the Department**:
registers more than 17,000 new patients every year. The bulk of the work is in the area of Solid
organ cancers, with a highly encouraged scope to work in a site-specific manner, based on
departmental and institutional feasibility. Apart from patient care, the Medical Oncology group is
known for robust Multi-disciplinary tumor boards, Institutional and collaborative work in the area
of real-world data reviews, and clinical trials, with a scope for participating in and initiating
translational research. There is an active Immuno-Oncology working group in the hospital. The
department has started National Board accredited super-specialty training in Medical Oncology
from 2019 session with vibrant academic programs. The Medical Oncology department is currently
running more than 15 phase 2 & phase 3 clinical trial as well as investigator initiated study. The
Department of Medical Oncology is one of the first departments in non-govt. institute to start site
specific patient management & clinical research. Consultants and fellows in the department
regularly publishing their research & academic activities in indexed national & international
journal. The Medical Oncology Dept. is running DrNB course with 4 seats per year

for the department of Medical Oncology

**Qualifications**:
MD/DNB with three years fellowship programme in Medical Oncology OR Fresh DM/DNB in
Medical Oncology.

**Job description in brief:
1. To look after in-patients and out patients who are under the treatment of Medical Oncology.

2. To attend to emergency patients under Medical Oncology who present to Emergency during
day time.

3. To do clinical rounds daily in the in-patient along with consultants of the Medical Oncology
team.

4. To understand the care needs of patients who are being discharged home and help set-up
out-patient treatment plan post discharge.

5. To communicate effectively with patients and family members.

6. To work and interface with multidisciplinary teams and from various other specialties as
Surgical Oncology, Paediatric Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Palliative Medicine and other
specialties.

7. To engage in audit and research activities of the department.
8. To do night calls on a shared rota (around once a week or less) for palliative medicine and

allied specialties.

Mr. Suvasish Mukherjee, Head-Human Resources, Tata Medical Center, 14 MAR (EW), New Town,
Kolkata - 700160, West Bengal, India.

For any informal enquiries regarding the post, please contact Dr. Somnath Roy, Consultant Medical