Are you looking to get into the radiation oncology residency program of your dreams? We’ve got you covered! Here, we’ll give you the inside scoop on which radiation oncology programs have the highest and lowest publications, MD-PhDs, AOA, and Gold Humanism members among matched applicants. So, if you’re curious about radiation oncology or have a specific program in mind, you can learn all the details you need to maximize your chances of becoming a radiation oncologist.
Which Radiation Oncology Residency Programs Require the Most Research?
As discussed previously, matched radiation oncology applicants have some of the highest numbers of abstracts, presentations, and publications.
But how many publications are expected of each radiation oncology residency? Here, we’ll discuss which programs have the most – and fewest – publications among their residents. That way, you can make an informed decision and feel hopeful about getting into the program that’s right for you.
Let’s look at which radiation oncology residency programs have the most – and least – publications among their members. (NOTE: the data here report the Average number of peer-reviewed publications among matched applicants. This is more narrow – and restrictive – than the “abstracts, presentations, and publications,” measure found on ERAS and reported by the Charting Outcomes in the Match reports.)
| Residency program name | City | State | Average number of peer-reviewed publications among matched applicants | Average number of research experiences among matched applicants | # current residents who were graduates of joint MD-PhD program | % current residents who were graduates of MD-PhD programs | % matched applicants members of Alpha Omega Alpha (at the time of application) | % matched applicants members of Gold Humanism Honor Society (at the time of application) | Program curriculum includes a dedicated research rotation | % completed residents with non-academic U.S. practice career plans | % completed residents with plans to continue training in another program | % completed residents with plans to obtain a full-time or part-time academic position | % completed residents with other career plans | Total # Residents on Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program | St Louis | MO | 6 | 8 | 6 | 38% | 42 | 5 | REQ | 33 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 16 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Program | New York | NY | 6 | 14 | 9 | 36% | 23 | 13 | REQ | 15 | 0 | 46 | 38 | 25 |
| Duke University Hospital Program | Durham | NC | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21% | 35 | 0 | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 14 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program | Dallas | TX | 6 | 10 | 3 | 21% | 13 | 7 | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 14 |
| University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center Program | Houston | TX | 6 | 12 | 5 | 19% | 44 | 6 | REQ | 64 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 26 |
| University of Utah Health Program | Salt Lake City | UT | 6 | 5 | 0% | 50 | 17 | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program | New Haven | CT | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14% | 12 | 12 | OPT | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 14 |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program | New York | NY | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20% | 15 | 31 | REQ | 60 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Program | New York | NY | 5 | 6 | 0% | 15 | 8 | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 11 | |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program | Cleveland | OH | 5 | 4 | 0% | 50 | 43 | REQ | 17 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 11 | |
| University of Pennsylvania Health System Program | Philadelphia | PA | 5 | 9 | 2 | 11% | 43 | 10 | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 18 |
| Temple University Hospital/Fox Chase Cancer Center Program | Philadelphia | PA | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11% | 0 | 18 | REQ | 60 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| University of Washington Program | Seattle | WA | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20% | 18 | 9 | REQ | 20 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 10 |
| University of Alabama Medical Center Program | Birmingham | AL | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8% | 31 | 31 | OPT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Ohio State University Hospital Program | Columbus | OH | 4 | 9 | 0% | 17 | 0 | REQ | 0 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 10 | |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program | Nashville | TN | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20% | 18 | 9 | OPT | 0 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital Program | Washington | DC | 0% | OPT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| National Capital Consortium Program | Bethesda | MD | 0% | 2 | ||||||||||
| University of Florida Program | Gainesville | FL | 0% | REQ | 25 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Program | Jackson | MS | 0% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Program | Omaha | NE | 0% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Program | Lebanon | NH | 0% | REQ | 2 | |||||||||
| Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Program | New Brunswick | NJ | 1 | 17% | REQ | 20 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Stony Brook Medicine Program | Stony Brook | NY | 0% | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program | New York | NY | 0% | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| University of Rochester Program | Rochester | NY | 1 | 13% | OPT | 20 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| SUNY Upstate Medical University Program | Syracuse | NY | 0% | OPT | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Program | New Hyde Park | NY | 0% | REQ | 0 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program | Bronx | NY | 3 | 43% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Program | Brooklyn | NY | 0% | REQ | 25 | 0 | 50 | 25 | 5 | |||||
| University at Buffalo Program | Buffalo | NY | 1 | 17% | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Program | Brooklyn | NY | 0% | OPT | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| University of North Carolina Hospitals Program | Chapel Hill | NC | 2 | 25% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program | Winston-Salem | NC | 1 | 14% | OPT | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 7 | ||||
| Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Program | Cleveland | OH | 0% | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine Program | Cincinnati | OH | 0% | OPT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Program | Oklahoma City | OK | 0% | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Oregon Health & Science University Program | Portland | OR | 2 | 29% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH Program | Philadelphia | PA | 0% | OPT | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 11 | |||||
| UPMC Medical Education Program | Pittsburgh | PA | 1 | 13% | REQ | 25 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH) Program | Pittsburgh | PA | 0% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Medical University of South Carolina Program | Charleston | SC | 0% | OPT | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | |||||
| University of Tennessee College of Medicine Program | Memphis | TN | 0% | NA | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals Program | Galveston | TX | 0% | OPT | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Baylor College of Medicine Program | Houston | TX | 1 | 13% | OPT | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Program | San Antonio | TX | 0% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Texas A&M College of Medicine-Scott and White Medical Center (Temple) Program | Temple | TX | 0% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| University of Virginia Medical Center Program | Charlottesville | VA | 0% | OPT | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Program | Richmond | VA | 2 | 29% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| West Virginia University School of Medicine Program | Morgantown | WV | 0% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Program | Madison | WI | 1 | 13% | OPT | 80 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program | Milwaukee | WI | 0% | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8 |
What Are the Most Research-Heavy radiation oncology Programs?
Here are the radiation oncology programs with the highest average publications among matched applicants:
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program (6 publications on average)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Program (6)
- Duke University Hospital Program (6)
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program (6)
- University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center Program (6)
- University of Utah Health Program (6)
- Seven programs with 5 publications
What Are the Least Research-Heavy Radiation Oncology Programs?
Here are the radiation oncology programs with the lowest average publications among matched applicants:
- University of Alabama Medical Center Program (four average publications)
- Ohio State University Hospital Program (4)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program (4)
Which Radiation Oncology Residency Programs Have the Most MD-PhDs?
Are you hoping to get into a radiation oncology residency program? Having an MD-PhD may help you stand out, but it’s not always necessary.
As previously mentioned, there is no discernible advantage in terms of matching into radiation oncology for individuals who possess an MD-PhD compared to those who do not hold this degree. In fact, there is no increase in the match rate for those with an MD-PhD compared to those without one, indicating that having a Ph.D. does not confer an advantage in this particular specialty.
Check out this list of radiology oncology residency programs in the US and their MD-PhD percentages.
| Residency program name | City | State | % current residents who were graduates of MD-PhD programs | # current residents who were graduates of joint MD-PhD program | Average number of peer-reviewed publications among matched applicants | Average number of research experiences among matched applicants | % matched applicants members of Alpha Omega Alpha (at the time of application) | % matched applicants members of Gold Humanism Honor Society (at the time of application) | Program curriculum includes a dedicated research rotation | % completed residents with non-academic U.S. practice career plans | % completed residents with plans to continue training in another program | % completed residents with plans to obtain a full-time or part-time academic position | % completed residents with other career plans | Total # Residents on Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program | Bronx | NY | 43% | 3 | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program | St Louis | MO | 38% | 6 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 5 | REQ | 33 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 16 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Program | New York | NY | 36% | 9 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 13 | REQ | 15 | 0 | 46 | 38 | 25 |
| Oregon Health & Science University Program | Portland | OR | 29% | 2 | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Program | Richmond | VA | 29% | 2 | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| University of North Carolina Hospitals Program | Chapel Hill | NC | 25% | 2 | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Duke University Hospital Program | Durham | NC | 21% | 3 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 0 | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 14 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program | Dallas | TX | 21% | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 14 |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program | New York | NY | 20% | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 31 | REQ | 60 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program | Nashville | TN | 20% | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 9 | OPT | 0 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| University of Washington Program | Seattle | WA | 20% | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | REQ | 20 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 10 |
| University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center Program | Houston | TX | 19% | 5 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 6 | REQ | 64 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 26 |
| Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Program | New Brunswick | NJ | 17% | 1 | REQ | 20 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| University at Buffalo Program | Buffalo | NY | 17% | 1 | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program | New Haven | CT | 14% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | OPT | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 14 |
| Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program | Winston-Salem | NC | 14% | 1 | OPT | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 7 | ||||
| University of Rochester Program | Rochester | NY | 13% | 1 | OPT | 20 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| UPMC Medical Education Program | Pittsburgh | PA | 13% | 1 | REQ | 25 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Baylor College of Medicine Program | Houston | TX | 13% | 1 | OPT | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Program | Madison | WI | 13% | 1 | OPT | 80 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| University of Pennsylvania Health System Program | Philadelphia | PA | 11% | 2 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 10 | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 18 |
| Temple University Hospital/Fox Chase Cancer Center Program | Philadelphia | PA | 11% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | REQ | 60 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| University of Alabama Medical Center Program | Birmingham | AL | 8% | 1 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 31 | OPT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital Program | Washington | DC | 0% | OPT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| National Capital Consortium Program | Bethesda | MD | 0% | 2 | ||||||||||
| University of Florida Program | Gainesville | FL | 0% | REQ | 25 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Program | Jackson | MS | 0% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Program | Omaha | NE | 0% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Program | Lebanon | NH | 0% | REQ | 2 | |||||||||
| Stony Brook Medicine Program | Stony Brook | NY | 0% | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program | New York | NY | 0% | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| SUNY Upstate Medical University Program | Syracuse | NY | 0% | OPT | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Program | New Hyde Park | NY | 0% | REQ | 0 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Program | Brooklyn | NY | 0% | REQ | 25 | 0 | 50 | 25 | 5 | |||||
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Program | New York | NY | 0% | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 11 | |
| New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Program | Brooklyn | NY | 0% | OPT | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Program | Cleveland | OH | 0% | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| Ohio State University Hospital Program | Columbus | OH | 0% | 4 | 9 | 17 | 0 | REQ | 0 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 10 | |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program | Cleveland | OH | 0% | 5 | 4 | 50 | 43 | REQ | 17 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 11 | |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine Program | Cincinnati | OH | 0% | OPT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Program | Oklahoma City | OK | 0% | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH Program | Philadelphia | PA | 0% | OPT | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 11 | |||||
| Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH) Program | Pittsburgh | PA | 0% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Medical University of South Carolina Program | Charleston | SC | 0% | OPT | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | |||||
| University of Tennessee College of Medicine Program | Memphis | TN | 0% | NA | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals Program | Galveston | TX | 0% | OPT | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Program | San Antonio | TX | 0% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Texas A&M College of Medicine-Scott and White Medical Center (Temple) Program | Temple | TX | 0% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| University of Utah Health Program | Salt Lake City | UT | 0% | 6 | 5 | 50 | 17 | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| University of Virginia Medical Center Program | Charlottesville | VA | 0% | OPT | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| West Virginia University School of Medicine Program | Morgantown | WV | 0% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program | Milwaukee | WI | 0% | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8 |
Radiology Oncology Programs with the Highest Percentage of MD-PhDs
Here are the radiation oncology programs with the highest reported % of residents who were graduates of MD-PhD programs:
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program (43%)
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program (38%)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Program (36%)
- Oregon Health & Science University Program (29%)
- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Program (29%)
- University of North Carolina Hospitals Program (25%)
- Duke University Hospital Program (21%)
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program (21%)
- Three programs with 20%
Radiation Oncology Programs with the Lowest Percentage of MD-PhDs
Although possessing an MD-PhD does not influence matching into radiation oncology, a significant proportion of residents in this field hold this degree. It is worth noting that a considerable number of programs include MD-PhD graduates among their residents.
Which Radiation Oncology Programs Have the Most AOA and Gold Humanism Honor Society Members?
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) and Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) memberships are two important factors in the radiation oncology residency matching process. AOA recognizes students and residents who excel academically, in leadership, and in professionalism, while GHHS recognizes individuals who demonstrate exceptional qualities in patient-centered care and humanism.
As noted before, AOA membership is associated with an increased likelihood of matching into radiation oncology.
Here we list the US radiation oncology residency programs and the % of their residents who were AOA or GHHS members. Note you can search for individual programs, sort the data, and many other useful things in your dermatology residency search.
| Residency program name | City | State | % matched applicants members of Alpha Omega Alpha (at the time of application) | % matched applicants members of Gold Humanism Honor Society (at the time of application) | # current residents who were graduates of joint MD-PhD program | % current residents who were graduates of MD-PhD programs | Average number of peer-reviewed publications among matched applicants | Average number of research experiences among matched applicants | Program curriculum includes a dedicated research rotation | % completed residents with non-academic U.S. practice career plans | % completed residents with plans to continue training in another program | % completed residents with plans to obtain a full-time or part-time academic position | % completed residents with other career plans | Total # Residents on Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program | Cleveland | OH | 50 | 43 | 0% | 5 | 4 | REQ | 17 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 11 | |
| University of Utah Health Program | Salt Lake City | UT | 50 | 17 | 0% | 6 | 5 | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center Program | Houston | TX | 44 | 6 | 5 | 19% | 6 | 12 | REQ | 64 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 26 |
| University of Pennsylvania Health System Program | Philadelphia | PA | 43 | 10 | 2 | 11% | 5 | 9 | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 18 |
| Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program | St Louis | MO | 42 | 5 | 6 | 38% | 6 | 8 | REQ | 33 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 16 |
| Duke University Hospital Program | Durham | NC | 35 | 0 | 3 | 21% | 6 | 8 | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 14 |
| University of Alabama Medical Center Program | Birmingham | AL | 31 | 31 | 1 | 8% | 4 | 6 | OPT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Program | New York | NY | 23 | 13 | 9 | 36% | 6 | 14 | REQ | 15 | 0 | 46 | 38 | 25 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program | Nashville | TN | 18 | 9 | 2 | 20% | 4 | 8 | OPT | 0 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| University of Washington Program | Seattle | WA | 18 | 9 | 2 | 20% | 5 | 10 | REQ | 20 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 10 |
| Ohio State University Hospital Program | Columbus | OH | 17 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 9 | REQ | 0 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 10 | |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program | New York | NY | 15 | 31 | 2 | 20% | 5 | 9 | REQ | 60 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Program | New York | NY | 15 | 8 | 0% | 5 | 6 | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 11 | |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program | Dallas | TX | 13 | 7 | 3 | 21% | 6 | 10 | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 14 |
| Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program | New Haven | CT | 12 | 12 | 2 | 14% | 5 | 7 | OPT | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 14 |
| MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital Program | Washington | DC | 0% | OPT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| National Capital Consortium Program | Bethesda | MD | 0% | 2 | ||||||||||
| University of Florida Program | Gainesville | FL | 0% | REQ | 25 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Program | Jackson | MS | 0% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Program | Omaha | NE | 0% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Program | Lebanon | NH | 0% | REQ | 2 | |||||||||
| Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Program | New Brunswick | NJ | 1 | 17% | REQ | 20 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Stony Brook Medicine Program | Stony Brook | NY | 0% | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program | New York | NY | 0% | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| University of Rochester Program | Rochester | NY | 1 | 13% | OPT | 20 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| SUNY Upstate Medical University Program | Syracuse | NY | 0% | OPT | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Program | New Hyde Park | NY | 0% | REQ | 0 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program | Bronx | NY | 3 | 43% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Program | Brooklyn | NY | 0% | REQ | 25 | 0 | 50 | 25 | 5 | |||||
| University at Buffalo Program | Buffalo | NY | 1 | 17% | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Program | Brooklyn | NY | 0% | OPT | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| University of North Carolina Hospitals Program | Chapel Hill | NC | 2 | 25% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program | Winston-Salem | NC | 1 | 14% | OPT | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 7 | ||||
| Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Program | Cleveland | OH | 0% | REQ | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine Program | Cincinnati | OH | 0% | OPT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Program | Oklahoma City | OK | 0% | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Oregon Health & Science University Program | Portland | OR | 2 | 29% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH Program | Philadelphia | PA | 0% | OPT | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 11 | |||||
| Temple University Hospital/Fox Chase Cancer Center Program | Philadelphia | PA | 0 | 18 | 1 | 11% | 5 | 6 | REQ | 60 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| UPMC Medical Education Program | Pittsburgh | PA | 1 | 13% | REQ | 25 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH) Program | Pittsburgh | PA | 0% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Medical University of South Carolina Program | Charleston | SC | 0% | OPT | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | |||||
| University of Tennessee College of Medicine Program | Memphis | TN | 0% | NA | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals Program | Galveston | TX | 0% | OPT | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Baylor College of Medicine Program | Houston | TX | 1 | 13% | OPT | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Program | San Antonio | TX | 0% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Texas A&M College of Medicine-Scott and White Medical Center (Temple) Program | Temple | TX | 0% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| University of Virginia Medical Center Program | Charlottesville | VA | 0% | OPT | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Program | Richmond | VA | 2 | 29% | REQ | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| West Virginia University School of Medicine Program | Morgantown | WV | 0% | REQ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Program | Madison | WI | 1 | 13% | OPT | 80 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program | Milwaukee | WI | 0% | REQ | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8 |
Radiation Oncology Programs with the Most and Least AOA and GHHS Members
The radiation oncology residency programs with the highest reported percentage of AOA members are:
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program
- University of Utah Health Program
- University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center Program
- University of Pennsylvania Health System Program
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program
- Duke University Hospital Program
The radiation oncology residency programs with the lowest reported percentage of AOA members are:
- Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Program
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program
- OhioHealth/Riverside Methodist Hospital Program
Are AOA Numbers Artificially Low in the Most Competitive Radiation Oncology Residency Programs?
The table above provides evidence that membership in AOA and GHHS does not seem to offer substantial advantages in being accepted into a radiation oncology residency program. Consequently, it is not considered a crucial factor in the residency selection process for this specialty.
It is crucial to keep in mind that AOA and GHHS membership does not carry significant weight in being accepted into a radiation oncology residency program. Nevertheless, there are numerous other means to make your application more competitive, such as having impressive USMLE scores, compelling letters of recommendation, and a well-written personal statement.
Concluding Thoughts
Based on the evidence presented, having AOA and GHHS membership, or a PhD degree may not provide a significant advantage when applying to radiation oncology residency programs. Nonetheless, it is worth noting that different programs may have varying expectations and criteria for selecting their candidates. Therefore, it is advisable to thoroughly research and understand the unique preferences of each program to improve one’s chances of being selected.
