Fostering Radiation Oncology Physician Scientist Trainees within a Diverse Workforce: The Radiation Oncology Research Scholar Track

There is a need to foster future generations of Radiation Oncology Physician Scientists, but the number of radiation oncologists with sufficient education, training and funding to make transformative discoveries is relatively small. Despite a large number of MD/PhD graduates entering the field of radiation oncology over the past 2 decades, this has not led to a significant cohort of externally funded physician scientists. Because radiation oncologists leading independent research labs have the potential to make transformative discoveries that advance our field and positively impact cancer patients, we created the Duke Radiation Oncology Research Scholar (RORS) Program.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research