Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Phoenix Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a small, highly academic categorical radiation oncology program (one resident per year, PGY-1 Transitional Year plus four years of radiation oncology) at Mayo Clinic's Phoenix/Scottsdale campus, combining integrated photon and proton therapy with disease-site-based rotations and a 4:1 faculty-to-resident ratio. Research is deeply embedded rather than peripheral: eight dedicated months, a dedicated biostatistician, institutional writing/publishing support, and an expectation that all residents produce publishable work and present at national/international meetings (100% do). The signature structural feature is the six-month PGY-5 Senior Resident Associate rotation, which places graduating residents in a semi-independent attending-like role coordinating the full care team before transition to practice. Graduate outcomes split across academic faculty positions (including staying on at Mayo), community cancer centers, and hospital systems, indicating the program is built to produce residents equally prepared for academic or private practice rather than funneling toward one path.