M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Reviews in Houston, TX Area

Pros

Teaching, Resources, Mentorship, Grants, Conferences, Seminars, Group Meetings, Hands on training, opportunities to develop new skills

Cons

NIH payscale and no compensation for cost of living

Advice to Senior Management

Match payscale for post docs to meet national average

Pros

Good employee health benefit, great reputation that will look good on your resume, good security team makes you feel right at home

Cons

management needs to pay more attention to their employees, we have a life and we wanna help but dont take all that for granted!!

Advice to Senior Management

Attend more management course to improve on your skills

Pros

It is the best environment to do preclinical and clinical research

Cons

It is a bit difficult to meet mentors

Advice to Senior Management

be fair

Pros

Best cancer center in America. Forward thinking, progressive organization doing cutting edge research. Many oppurtunities for progress and growth. well run.

Cons

It is a competitive place. The research carried out is cutting edge that requires hard work and dedication. If you love doing biological research it is a good place.

Pros

The atmosphere in the system is that of a team where everyone can work in a collaborative fashion without much, if any, struggle.

Cons

The only downsides to the hospital would relate to it's large size, so getting around on foot takes effort, but if you know your way and use the shuttles, getting here and there is simple.

Advice to Senior Management

As the number one cancer hospital in the country, M. D. Anderson employs some of the best cancer experts and professionals.

Pros

As an entry level graduatuate you are exposed to a large variety of treatment modalities with the opportunity for advancement.
There is a well structured professional development model.
Benefits and salaries are solid.
MD Anderson's name and reputation facilitates career opportunities
They offer tuition reimbursement.
Lots of personal growth opportunity through various supplementary programs

Cons

Once you have reached the expert level as a therapist it is difficult to advance within the organization.
The work environment is somewhat political.
Parking is expensive.

Advice to Senior Management

Offer career coaching opportunites for individuals who would like to advance or move into different leadership roles within the organization

Pros

A world class cancer research facility with leading edge technologies. Great people, and very good work /life balance. Middle management does try to meet the expectations of the extremely diverse workforce.

Cons

Excessive political correctness, one must be very careful during casual conversations not to say anything that might be taken in the wrong context. In some cases, departmental meetings are not well structured, no process check, items brought up not on agenda.and outside the scope of the meeting. When assigned to work on special projects, very seldom were clear objectives set with defined dates for specific milestones. Projects tended to be open ended.

Advice to Senior Management

Senior management needs to communicate more frequently with classified employees. I never once observed anyone from senior management personally attend a division level employee meeting. There needs to be more focus on improving public areas, two many dollars are spent on the aesthetics of buildings the public cannot access, yet some areas which are there to serve patients and their family members are in need significant improvements.

Pros

MD Anderson Cancer Center is the largest cancer center in the world. It has a large population of patients with different genetic background from US and other countries. The funding from NIH, personal donations, and public organization is great.

Cons

Big and hierarchy organization slow down everything. "At every step, we have somebody there to help you" means you will be stopped and checked at every step. Houston is hot, humid and Houston style.

Pros

#1 cancer hospital , ph\ysicians appreciate nurses job

Cons

nurses less caring now, more \

Advice to Senior Management

no favoritism

Pros

Decent salary, good benefit, and high reputation.

Cons

It's not a software company, so there're no software processes. You will work very hard.

Advice to Senior Management

Management people is very nice. They care their employee a lot. However, the management process is very slow. When you request something, you will wait a couple weeks or months.