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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 • Breast oncology

White

Thoracic oncology • Head & Neck oncology

Orange

Thoracic oncology • Head & Neck oncology

Purple

CNS • SRS

Blue

Pediatric oncology • Lymphoreticular oncology • Reticuloendothelial oncology

HH

Gynecologic & breast oncology • LDR/HDR brachytherapy
Colorectal oncology • Radioimmunotherapy/Unsealed radioactivity

 

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.

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 Green, Yellow, Red and Purple first, followed by Orange, White and Blue and they will complete the HH rotations in their 3rd and 4th years 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
Green Service Rotation

August

Month 2

Green Service Rotation

September

Month 3

Green Service Rotation

October

Month 4

Yellow Service Rotation

November

Month 5

Yellow Service Rotation

December

Month 6

Yellow Service Rotation

January

Month 7

Red Service Rotation

February

Month 8

Red Service Rotation

March

Month 9

Red Service Rotation

April

Month 10

Purple Service Rotation

May

Month 11

Purple Service Rotation

June

Month 12

Purple Service Rotation

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YEAR 2 (PGY-3)

July

Month 1

Orange Service Rotation/ Research Rotation

August

Month 2

Orange Service Rotation/ Research Rotation

September

Month 3

Orange Service Rotation/ Research Rotation

October

Month 4

White Service Rotation

November

Month 5

White Service Rotation

December

Month 6

White Service Rotation

January

Month 7

Blue Service Rotation

February

Month 8

Blue Service Rotation

March

Month 9

Blue Service Rotation

April

Month 10

Medical Oncology Rotation (2 weeks) /
Dosimetry Rotation (2 weeks)

May

Month 11

Radiology Rotation (3 weeks) /
Palliative Care Rotation (2 weeks)

June

Month 12

Pathology Rotation (4 weeks)

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YEAR 3 (PGY-4)

July

Month 1

Green Service Rotation

August

Month 2

Green Service Rotation

September

Month 3

Green Service Rotation

October

Month 4

Yellow Service Rotation

November

Month 5

Yellow Service Rotation

December

Month 6

Research / Elective / Remediation

January

Month 7

Research / Elective / Remediation

February

Month 8

Red/Orange Service Rotation

March

Month 9

Red/Orange Service Rotation

April

Month 10

HH Service Rotation

May

Month 11

HH Service Rotation

 

June

Month 12

HH Service Rotation

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YEAR 4 (PGY-5)

July

Month 1

Blue Service Rotation

August

Month 2

Blue Service Rotation

September

Month 3

Blue Service Rotation

October

Month 4

HH Service Rotation

November

Month 5

HH Service Rotation

December

Month 6

HH Service Rotation

January

Month 7

Purple Service Rotation

February

Month 8

Purple Service Rotation

March

Month 9

Research / Elective / Remediation

April

Month 10

Research / Elective / Remediation

May

Month 11

White Service Rotation

June

Month 12

White Service Rotation

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Didactic Curriculum

Summer
(July-Aug)

Course Hours

Fall
(Sept-Jan)

Course Hours

Spring
(Feb-Jun)

Course Hours

YEAR 1

Onco-Anatomy / LENT

10

Clinical Oncology I

20

Clinical Oncology I

20

 
     

Radiation/Cancer Biology I

18

Radiation/Cancer Biology I

18

 
     

Practical Dosimetry I

18

Clinical Biostatistics I

10

 
     

Radiation Physics II

10

Radiation Physics II

10

 
  Total

10

Total

66

Total

58

134

YEAR 2

Onco-Anatomy / LENT

10

Clinical Oncology II

20

Clinical Oncology II

20

 
     

Radiation Physics I

18

Radiation Physics I

18

 
     

Radiation/Cancer Biology II

12

Radiation/Cancer Biology II

12

 
     

Radiology II

10

Pain Management I

4

 
  Total

10

Total

60

Total

54

124

YEAR 3

Onco-Anatomy / LENT

10

Clinical Oncology I

20

Clinical Oncology I

20

 
     

Radiation/Cancer Biology I

18

Radiation/Cancer Biology I

18

 
     

Practical Dosimetry I

18

Clinical Biostatistics I

10

 
     

Radiation Physics II

10

Radiation Physics II

10

 
  Total

10

Total

66

Total

58

134

YEAR 4

Onco-Anatomy / LENT

10

Clinical Oncology II

20

Clinical Oncology II

20

 
     

Radiation Physics I

18

Radiation Physics I

18

 
     

Radiation/Cancer Biology II

12

Radiation/Cancer Biology II

12

 
     

Pathology II

2

Pain Management I

6

 
  Total

10

Total

52

Total

56

118

 

PGY-2

Orientation/Pt Trails/PDT Rotation

 

Basics of Radiation Oncology

6 hrs

Introduction to Radiology

4 hrs

Introduction to Physics/Dosimetry

5 hrs

APS Module 1

1 hr

ACLS Certification

 

PALS Certification

 

ACR In-Training Exam

4 hrs

Orientation = 1st 2 weeks
Patient Trails = 1st 4 weeks (Secretaries, Reception, Consults, SIMs, Dosimetry, Clinical Research, Therapy, Follow-ups, Billing)

Phyics-Dosimetry-Therapy Rotation = 1st 3-month Rotation; 2-3 hours per week (3 rotations with Simulation Therapists; 3 rotations with Dosimetry and 3 rotations with Treatment Therapists, plus physics and brachytherapy planning & QA when available)

PGY-3

Research Rotation

3 mths

APS Modules 2 & 3

2 hrs

Medical Oncology Rotation

4 wks

Dosimetry Rotation

2 wks

Diagnostic Imaging Rotation

3 wks

Palliative Care Rotation

2 wks

Oncologic Pathology Rotation

4 wks

ACR In-Training Exam

4 hrs

External Recommendations

 

PGY-3

USMLE Step III

 

PGY-4

Research Rotation

2 mths

APS Module 4

1 hr

Physics/Biology Tutorials/Reviews

 

DRO Grand Rounds

 

ACLS Re-certification

 

PALS Re-certification

 

ACR In-Training Exam

4 hrs

Chief Resident Training Workshop

 

PGY-4

Maryland Biology & Physics Board Review Course

24 hrs

PGY-5

Research Rotation

2 mths

APS Module 5

1 hr

SBP Improvement Project

 

Career Planning

 

DRO Grand Rounds

 

ACR In-Training Exam

4 hrs

Practice Management

 

PGY-5

Biology & Physics Written Board Exams

 

 

Osler Institute Clinical Radiation Oncology Board Review Course

32 hrs

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Class and Conference Schedule

Master Education Schedule (PDF) link here

Residents’ Conferences & Lectures

Mandatory Attendance Required at:

 

Schedule

Day

Time

Resident/New Patient Presentations

Sept-June

Mon

8 am

Resident Meetings

Monthly

Mon

4:30 pm

IMRT & Chart Rounds

weekly

Tuesday

8 am

Clinical Oncology Lecture Series

Sept - June

Tuesday

4:30 pm

(incl. self-study assignments, RT techniques, oncologic imaging/pathology, late effects, ITE review, board review)

alt. Thurs

Onco-Anatomy/LENT Summer Seminar Series

July-August

Tues

4:30 pm

Radiation Physics Course

Sept-June biannually

Wed

8 am

Radiation/Cancer Biology Course

Sept-June biannually

Wed

8 am

Stress Mgmt & Fatigue Awareness Seminars

Semi-annually

Wed

4.30 pm

Radiation Oncology Grand Rounds

Occasionally

Wed

4.30 pm

QA Meetings

Monthly

Wed

4.30 pm

Clinical/Ethical/EBM Journal Clubs

Monthly

Wed

4.30 pm

Medical Oncology Pathology Conferences

weekly

Thurs

12 pm

GYN-Onc Tumor Boards

Monthly

Friday

7:30 am

Pediatric Oncology Multidisciplinary Conferences

Weekly/Bi-weekly

Friday

4 pm

Practical Dosimetry Lecture Series

Sept-June biannually

 

 

Radiation Physics Labs

Sept-June biannually

 

 

CBARMFI Lectures & Wet Labs Series

Sept-June biannually

 

 

Clinical Biostatistics Course

Sept-June biannually

 

 

ACR In-Training Exams

March annually

 

 

RTOG/SWOG/COG Protocol Updates

4 per year

 

 

Compliance Updates

2 per year

 

 

Library Update

1 per year

 

 

Stress/Fatigue Seminars

2 per year

 

 

ACLS/PALS Mock Codes

2 per year

 

 

Clinical Oncology Mock Oral Boards

June annually

 

 

Radiation Safety Training

Annually

 

 

White Service Presentation

4 per rotation

 

 

Blue Service Seminar

Ad hoc basis

 

 

 

Topic-dependent attendance at:

Palliative Care Conferences (Clinical Ethics/Schwartz/Palliative Care)

12 noon

Hem/Onc Fellowship Conferences

Thurs

8.00 am

Imaging Sciences Grand Rounds

Thurs

4.00 pm

Fellows Oncology Teaching Conference

Fri

8.00 am

Cancer Center Grand Rounds

Fri

12.00 noon

 

Service-Dependent Tumor Boards/Conferences:

 

Service

Schedule

Date

Time

Breast Tumor Board

Red

Weekly

Mon

7.30 am

Pediatric Brain Tumor Pre-Clinic Conf

Blue

Weekly

Tues

12.00 pm

Lymphoma tumor board

Blue

2nd and 4th Tues

12:30 pm

GI Pre-Clinic Conference

Yellow

Weekly

Tues

5:00 pm

GU Pre-Clinic Conference

Green

Weekly

Wed

9:00 am

Breast Conference

Red

Weekly

Wed

11:30 am

GU Tumor Board

Green

1st & 3rd Wed

12:30 pm

Head & Neck Tumor Board

White

Weekly

Wednesday

4:00 pm

Neuroscience/Neuro-oncology Conf

Purple/ Orange

Monthly

2nd Thurs

7:30 am

Brain Tumor Pre-Clinic Conf

Purple/ Orange

Weekly

Thurs

8:00 am

Thoracic Pre-Clinic Conference

Purple/ White

Weekly

Thurs

12:00 pm

Thoracic Tumor Board

Purple/ White

1st & 3rd Thurs

4:00 pm

Hepato-Biliary Tumor Board

Yellow

1st & 3rd Fri

8:00 am

Service Team Meetings

All

Weekly

 

 

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