McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is an academic, university-based radiation oncology residency anchored at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, offering subspecialized, high-volume clinical training across all disease sites and modalities within the first three years. Research is embedded structurally rather than optional: every resident completes at least one project, dedicated physics/radiobiology coursework is required, and residents may formally enter the Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) with faculty mentorship spanning basic, translational, and clinical work, including cross-departmental collaborations with Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern Chemistry. The department's stated mission explicitly frames training the "next generation of physician-scientists and clinician leaders" alongside clinical excellence, reflecting a chair-level emphasis on AI, radiogenomics, and investigator-initiated trials. The program values collegiality and team-based patient care within a small, tight-knit resident cohort in an urban downtown Chicago setting.