Resident Curriculum

This year-long lecture series systematically covers the fundamental aspects of the diagnosis, work up, and management of cancers in each disease site with special attention given to the pertinent literature. This conference takes place on Friday morning.

This year-long faculty driven lecture series runs in conjunction with the resident lecture series to allow more detailed discussions regarding treatment planning, surgical techniques, brachytherapy planning, and case-based “oral board” style reviews. The lectures are given by both our own radiation oncology faculty as well as faculty from other departments such as urology, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, and medical oncology. This conference occurs weekly on Friday mornings starting at 8 am.

All patients starting treatment over the prior week are presented to the faculty for review of the clinical history and radiation treatment plan. Residents are expected to present the patients of the faculty member with whom they are working. This conference occurs every Thursday morning at 7:30 am.

This course meets weekly from on Fridays from 1:00-2:00 pm throughout the year for PGY-2 and PGY-4 residents. The required curriculum is presented through a series of PowerPoint lectures and review questions. This course is led by one of our Department's radiation biologists, Dr. Scott Welford.

This annual course meets on Fridays from 2:30-4:00 pm throughout the year for PGY-2 and PGY-4 residents. A member of the physics faculty presents the required curriculum through use of PowerPoint lectures. This course is led by one of our Department's medical physicists, Dr. Joseph Both.

Residents present patient cases that involved severe adverse events resulting in hospitalization, an unplanned break in treatment, discontinuation of treatment, or death. A discussion on strategies for avoiding toxicities, recognizing and managing toxicities, and analyzing and correcting any medical errors follows.

Each year the department sponsors 4 – 5 experts in Radiation Oncology from other institutions. The guest faculty member typically meets alone with the residents for 1 – 2 hours for an educational session in addition to giving a lecture to the department.