Navigating the Radiation Oncology Match 2020 Brief Intro

Navigating the Radiation Oncology Match 2020

Brief Intro • Last years match • This application cycle • Job market

Issues related to Match 2019 • 189 spots, 184 applicants • 24 unmatched programs (35 positions) • 22 programs participated in SOAP (33 positions) • 27 spots filled in the SOAP – majority had not initially applied to rad onc!

Applying in 2020 • Med student rotations – many virtual • Not many away rotations • Interviews - Virtual

Virtual Rotations https: //www. radoncvirtual. com/virtualclerkship

https: //students-residents. aamc. org/applying-residency/article/specialty-response-covid-19/

https: //www. astro. org/ASTRO/media/ASTRO/Affiliate. Pages/ADROP/PDFs/ADROPCOVID_ Med. Students_Statement. pdf

https: //www. aamc. org/what-we-do/mission-areas/medical-education/conductinginterviews-during-coronavirus-pandemic

Job Market • The importance of radiation oncology to cancer patients has never been more salient than during this pandemic • The work we do for cancer patients is urgent and non-elective, and most radiation oncologists have remained busy at work despite the changes to many other outpatient specialties • We look forward to an outstanding residency class applying in 2020 -21 • Please reach out to us through Twitter or email if we can provide you with any advice or direction.

@Rad. Onc. PDs @emmacfields @Ken. Olivier. MD emma. fields@vcuhealth. org Olivier. Kenneth@mayo. edu

ACRO Resident Webinar Series Navigating the Radiation Oncology 2021 Match: Q&A Webinar for Medical Students

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