University of Arizona College of Medicine- Tucson Program

Program Identity & Fit

The University of Arizona radiation oncology residency is a small, academic, NCI-designated cancer center program built on an apprenticeship model in which each resident is paired with a disease-site-focused attending, following patients continuously from consultation through simulation, planning, prescription, and treatment. The department maintains an active clinical trials portfolio (NRG, EA, and cooperative group protocols spanning GU, GYN, lung, and CNS malignancies) and a radiobiology lab, with up to six months of protected research time embedded in the 48-month curriculum. Clinical exposure includes advanced technology (Truebeam linacs, SRS/SBRT, HDR brachytherapy, I-125 eye plaques, TBI for an active bone marrow transplant program), reflecting a tertiary academic environment rather than a high-volume community practice. The program appears to value residents who can function within a disease-site-specific mentorship structure and engage with ongoing cooperative group research while building strong technical/procedural competency.