In addition, there are monthly journal club and morbidity and morality conferences. A variety of interdepartmental conferences is held weekly to address the field of neoplasia. Residents take an active role in the conferences and are responsible for clinical details of cases presented. A Radiation Oncology Seminar is held every four to six weeks and attendance includes interested UI Hospitals and Clinics faculty and practicing outside radiation therapists. The seminars often are presented by visiting professors who offer a wide range of experience in radiation therapy, radiation biology, and physics.
Residents conduct a yearly clinical or radiation biology research project during the residency.
Qualified applicants also have the option of entering a new research training program that will give them the chance to pursue board certification in radiation oncology while simultaneously pursuing a graduate degree in radiation biology in the Free Radical and Radiation Biology Graduate Program. Four years of this six-year research program are devoted to clinical rotations. Deadline for receipt of materials is November 1. Following review of the application materials, a selection committee will invite candidates to interview. We participate in the National Radiation Oncology Matching Program.