Baylor College of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a small, academically-affiliated radiation oncology residency (two positions/year) built around a deliberately tri-modal clinical structure: Harris Health, a safety-net county system exposing residents to a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds and rare malignancies; the Michael E. DeBakey VA, offering chronic-disease and age-related oncology care with CyberKnife capability; and Baylor St. Luke's, a private-practice-style setting. A dedicated three-month rotation at MD Anderson adds pediatric proton therapy and LDR prostate brachytherapy exposure not otherwise available in the home program. The program explicitly frames its mission as training clinicians proficient across the full range of ACGME/ABR-required competencies while encouraging - rather than mandating - engagement in basic science, translational, clinical and cooperative group research, and reports graduates entering both academic and private practice positions. Its identity centers on breadth of clinical setting and procedural technique (brachytherapy, proton pediatrics) delivered through a small, close-knit, multidisciplinary environment within the Texas Medical Center.