Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Yale's Therapeutic Radiology residency is a university-based academic program embedded in the Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital network, with clinical sites spanning quaternary academic care and community-based satellite centers (Hamden, Trumbull, Greenwich, Griffin, Lawrence and Memorial). Research is deeply woven into training, with residents given access to ~19,000 sq ft of dedicated laboratory space, named faculty labs spanning radiobiology, molecular/cancer biology and radiologic physics, and structured encouragement to pursue clinical or translational projects during residency. The alumni track record shows a heavy tilt toward academic faculty placement (many graduates remain at Yale or join other academic medical centers), alongside a smaller contingent entering community and private practice, reflecting a program built primarily to produce physician-investigators and academic radiation oncologists while still supporting private-practice-bound trainees. Distinctive features include an MD/PhD-heavy resident cohort, an SRS/SBRT fellowship pathway, and a culture the program explicitly frames as collegial and mentorship-driven rather than merely hierarchical.