Radiation Oncology Residency Program
Core Curriculum
Clinical Education Curriculum
Didactic Curriculum
Class and Conference Schedule
Clinical Education Curriculum
Radiation Oncology Services
Green |
Genitourinary oncology |
Red |
Breast oncology |
Yellow |
Gastrointestinal oncology |
White |
Thoracic oncology • Head & Neck oncology |
Purple |
CNS, SRS, Head and Neck, Thoracic, and Skin
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Blue |
Pediatric oncology • Lymphoreticular oncology • Reticuloendothelial oncology
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HH |
Gynecologic & breast oncology • LDR/HDR brachytherapy
Colorectal oncology • Radioimmunotherapy/Unsealed radioactivity
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Rotation Schedule
This rotation schedule acts as a guide for each resident to identify the expectations for their responsibilities for each year of residency.
Although each resident will not necessarily rotate through these core and required rotations in this precise order, they will complete each of these rotations during the course of their residency.
In general, each resident will rotate through Red, Green and Yellow first, followed by Purple, White and Blue and they will complete the HH rotations in their final year of residency.
YEAR 1 (PGY-2) | YEAR 2 (PGY-3) | YEAR 3 (PGY-4) | YEAR 4 (PGY-5)
YEAR 1 (PGY-2)
July | Month 1 |
Orientation/Pt trails/PDT |
August | Month 2 |
Green Service Rotation |
September | Month 3 |
Green Service Rotation |
October | Month 4 |
Red Service Rotation |
November | Month 5 |
Red Service Rotation |
December | Month 6 |
Diagnostic Imaging Rotation |
January | Month 7 |
Oncologic Pathology Rotation |
February | Month 8 |
Yellow Service Rotation |
March | Month 9 |
Yellow Service Rotation |
April | Month 10 |
White Service Rotation |
May | Month 11 |
White Service Rotation |
June | Month 12 |
White Service/Palliative Care Rotation |
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YEAR 2 (PGY-3)
July | Month 1 |
Purple Service Rotation |
August | Month 2 |
Purple Service Rotation |
September | Month 3 |
Research Rotation |
October | Month 4 |
Blue Service Rotation |
November | Month 5 |
Blue Service Rotation |
December | Month 6 |
Blue Service Rotation |
January | Month 7 |
Green Service Rotation |
February | Month 8 |
Green Service Rotation |
March | Month 9 |
Green Service Rotation |
April | Month 10 |
Red Service Rotation |
May | Month 11 |
Red Service Rotation |
June | Month 12 |
Red Service Rotation |
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YEAR 3 (PGY-4)
July | Month 1 |
Yellow Service Rotation |
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August | Month 2 |
Yellow Service Rotation |
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September | Month 3 |
Yellow Service Rotation |
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October | Month 4 |
White Service Rotation |
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November | Month 5 |
White Service Rotation |
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December | Month 6 |
White Service Rotation |
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January | Month 7 |
Pediatric Oncology Rotation |
Biology/Physics Tutorial/Refresher/Board Review Sessions (1 on 1 mentoring) for senior residents |
February | Month 8 |
Medical Oncology Rotation |
March | Month 9 |
Clinical Experience:
Elective Rotation/Remediation/Individual Learning (If all competencies have been exceeded, resident may select a clinical area of interest, with Faculty input, at the discretion of the Program Director) |
April | Month 10 |
Purple Service Rotation |
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May | Month 11 |
Purple Service Rotation |
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June | Month 12 |
Purple Service Rotation |
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YEAR 4 (PGY-5)
July | Month 1 |
HH Service Rotation |
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August | Month 2 |
HH Service Rotation |
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September | Month 3 |
HH Service Rotation |
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October | Month 4 |
Blue Service Rotation |
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November | Month 5 |
Blue Service Rotation |
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December | Month 6 |
Blue Service Rotation |
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January | Month 7 |
HH Service Rotation |
During the resident’s final rotation at HH, s/he is expected to be able to manage a clinical service at an independent level, with minimal supervision by the responsible supervising faculty |
February | Month 8 |
HH Service Rotation |
March | Month 9 |
HH Service Rotation |
April | Month 10 |
Additional clinical learning/experience/remediation @ SMH in desired specialty area(s), at the discretion of the Program Director, according to program requirements, and the resident's needs and area(s) of interest.
If the resident has performed at a superior level on all core rotations, s/he may select a specialty area of his/her choice according to his/her future practice interests, and will be expected to manage this clinical service at an independent level, with minimal supervision by the responsible supervising faculty. |
Allocation will be flexible based on individual resident’s needs
(e.g., individual cases, 4-wk blocks, 6-wk blocks, or 3 months |
May | Month 11 |
June | Month 12 |
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Didactic Curriculum
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Summer
(July-Aug) |
Fall
(Sept-Jan) |
Spring
(Feb-Jun) |
YEAR 1
(2005-06) |
Onco-Anatomy |
Clinical Oncology I
Radiation/Cancer Biology
Pain Management Seminars |
Clinical Oncology I
Radiation/Cancer Biology
Applied Statistics |
YEAR 2
(2006-07) |
Physics Labs |
Clinical Oncology II
Radiation Physics
Biology Wet Labs |
Clinical Oncology II
Radiation Physics
Biology Wet Labs |
YEAR 3
(2007-08) |
Onco-Anatomy |
Clinical Oncology I
Radiation/Cancer Biology
Pain Management Seminars |
Clinical Oncology I
Radiation/Cancer Biology
Applied Statistics |
YEAR 4
(2008-09) |
Physics Labs |
Clinical Oncology II
Radiation Physics
Biology Wet Labs |
Clinical Oncology II
Radiation Physics
Biology Wet Labs |
PGY-2 |
Orientation/Pt Trails/PDT Rotation
Diagnostic Imaging Rotation
Oncologic Pathology Rotation
Palliative Care Rotation
ELM Modules (2)
Palliative Care Modules (3)
ACLS Certification
PALS Certification
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Orientation = 1st 2 weeks
Patient Trails = 1st 4 weeks (Secretaries, Reception, SIMs, Dosimetry, Therapy, Billing)
PDT Rotation = 1st Rotation; 1½-day per week for 3-month rotation = 6 days total (1.5 days w/SIMs; 1.5 days w/2100EX & 2300, 1.5 days w/Novalis, & 1.5 days w/Dosimetry, plus physics and bx planning when available) |
PGY-3 |
Research Rotation
Pediatric Oncology Rotation
Patient Safety Course
ELM Modules (2)
Palliative Care Modules (3 |
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PGY-4 |
Medical Oncology Rotation 2
Medical Oncology Rotation
Elective Rotation/Remedial Learning
ELM Modules (2)
Physics/Biology Tutorial
DRO Grand Rounds
ACLS Re-certification
PALS Re-certification |
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PGY-5 |
Elective SMH Rotation/Remedial Learning
Career Planning
SBP Project
Practice Management
ELM Modules (2)
DRO Grand Rounds |
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Class and Conference Schedule
Master Education
Schedule (PDF) link here
Residents’ Conferences & Lectures
Mandatory Attendance Required at:
| Resident/New Patient Presentations |
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Mon @ 8:00 am – see schedule |
| IMRT & Chart Rounds |
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Tues @ 8.00 am |
| Clinical Oncology Lecture Series |
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Tues @ 4:30 pm (alt Tues, Sept-Jun) |
| Onco-Anatomy + Onco-Imaging |
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Tues @ 4:30 pm (alt yrs) |
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| Summer Seminar Series |
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| LENT Summer Seminar Series |
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Tues @ 4.30 pm (alt yrs) |
| Radiation Physics Lecture Series |
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Wed @ 8:00 am (alt yrs, Sept-Jun) |
| Radiation Biology Lecture Series |
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Wed @ 8:00 am (alt yrs, Sept-Jun) |
| CBARMFI Biology Workshop & Wet Lab Series |
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1st & 2nd Wed @ 4.30 pm (intervening period) |
| Med Onc Fellowship Conferences |
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Thurs @ 8:00 am (topic dependent) |
| Palliative Care Conferences |
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2nd/3rd/4th Wed @ 12 noon (topic dependent) |
| (Clinical Ethics/Schwartz/Palliative Care) |
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| Radiation Oncology Grand Rounds |
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occasionally – Wed @ 4:30 pm |
| QA Meetings |
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1 Wed/mth @ 4:30 pm |
| Clinical/Ethical/EBM Journal Clubs |
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1 Wed/mth @ 4:30 pm |
| Medical Statistics Lecture Series |
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Thurs @ 8:00 am (biannually, alt yrs) |
| Radiology Grand Rounds |
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Thurs @ 4:00 pm (topic dependent) |
| City-wide Conferences |
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Fri @ 8:00 am (topic dependent; mandatory attendance when DRO presenting) |
| Cancer Center Grand Rounds |
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Fri @ 12 noon (not July or august) (topic dependent) |
| GYN-ONC Tumor Board |
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4th Fri @ 12 noon |
| Pediatric Oncology Multidisciplinary Conference |
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Fri @ 4:00 pm, twice a month |
| White Service Presentations |
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(ad hoc basis) |
| Blue Service Seminars |
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(ad hoc basis) |
Service-Dependent Multi-Disciplinary Conferences:
| Red |
Breast Tumor Board |
Mon @ 7.30 am |
| White |
Thoracic Pre-Clinic Conference |
Mon @ 12:00 pm |
| Blue |
Pediatric Brain Tumor Pre-Clinic Conf |
2nd & 4th Tues @ 12 noon |
| Blue |
Lymphoma tumor board |
Tues @ 12:30 pm |
| Yellow |
GI Pre-Clinic Conference |
Tues 1st and 3rd @ 5:00PM |
| Purple |
Brain Tumor Pre-Clinic Conf |
Wed @ 8:00 am |
| Green |
GU Pre-Clinic Conference |
Wed @ 9:00 am |
| Red |
Breast Conference |
Wed @ 11:30 am |
| Green |
GU Tumor Board |
1st & 3rd Wed @ 12.30 pm |
| Purple |
Neuroscience/Neuro-oncology Conf |
3rd Thurs @ 7:30 am |
| White |
Head & Neck Tumor Board |
2nd & 4th Thursday @ 4:00PM |
| White |
Thoracic Tumor Board |
1st & 3rd Thursday @ 4:00PM |
| Yellow |
Hepato-Biliary Tumor Board |
1st & 3rd Fri @ 8:00 am |
| All |
Service Team Meetings |
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