Staff Spotlight: Nicole Wood has been a social worker for 14 years, a field she says allows her to meet people where they are. “I wanted to make meaningful connections with people to better understand their challenges and how to make a positive impact,” she says. As a social worker at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) for more than two years, Nicole has been able to partner with MSK patients and families facing a cancer diagnosis. “My role at MSK allows me to be a part of an interdisciplinary team, and connect with people when they experience challenges that a cancer diagnosis and treatment can bring," she says. In addition, Nicole shares that the training and experience of social workers at MSK has allowed her to provide specialized support and counseling to those seeking help.
Nicole we are so grateful for all your hard work! Thank you too to all the MSK clinical social workers for your skill, commitment and compassion. Together we can help make a difference in the lives of many.
James Kane
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Congratulations Nicole!!! We miss you
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2moMSK Social Workers are the heart and soul of the multidisciplinary care of cancer patients and their families. The MSK Social Work Department helped create and define the international discipline of psycho-social oncology. As Chairman of the MSK Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at MSK and a clinician researcher at MSK for 40 years I have witnessed first hand how our social workers provide the care so essential to address the “Human Side of Cancer.”