Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a four-year academic radiation oncology program at the Medical College of Wisconsin, one of only two academic medical centers in Wisconsin, treating approximately 2,400 patients annually across five sites including Froedtert Hospital (the primary tertiary site, ~1,200 patients/year), Zablocki VA Medical Center, and Children's Wisconsin, giving residents exposure to adult, pediatric, and veteran populations. The department maintains a distinct translational research identity built around image-guided and online adaptive radiation therapy, radiogenomics/delta-radiomics biomarker work, and radiobiology (normal tissue injury mitigation, tumor radioresistance), formalized through the ROCKET clinical trials framework and dedicated PhD research faculty (Himburg, Kerns labs). The program explicitly states its goal is producing radiation oncologists for either academic medicine or private practice, evaluating applicants on academic achievement, personal qualities, and potential to excel, with only two positions filled per year fostering close faculty contact within a small, physics-integrated department.