Clinical Rotations
Of the four year program, residents spend a minimum of 36 months in radiation oncology clinical rotations on the WFBMC medical campus. An additional three months of electives is also selected on either the medical campus or externally as arraigned by the resident.
| Attendings/Service | Disease Sites |
|---|---|
| Doris Brown | Breast, Extra-Cranial Peds |
| Bart Frizzell | GU, Head and Neck |
| Michael Farris | Lung |
| Christina Cramer / Michael Chan | CNS, Intracranial Peds |
| Ryan Hughes | Head and Neck, GYN, Lymphoma |
| James Han | GI, Sarcoma |
PGY-2
|
Block |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Institution |
Site 1 |
Site 1 |
Site 1 |
Site 1/2 |
|
Rotation Name |
Breast, extra-cranial peds |
GU, head and neck |
CNS, intracranial peds |
Lung |
Site: (1) Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (2) W.G. (Bill) Hefner VAMedical Center
Vacation: 15 days per year
PGY-3
|
Block |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Institution |
Site 1 |
Site 1/2 |
Site 1 |
Site 1 |
|
Rotation Name |
GI, sarcoma |
Head and neck, GYN, lymphoma |
Elective |
GU, head and neck |
Site: (1) Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (2) W.G. (Bill) Hefner VAMedical Center
Vacation: 15 days per year
PGY-4
|
Block |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Institution |
Site 1 |
Site 1 |
Site 1/2 |
Site 1 |
|
Rotation Name |
GI, sarcoma |
Breast, extra-cranial peds |
Head and neck, GYN, lymphoma |
Research |
Site: (1) Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (2) W.G. (Bill) Hefner VAMedical Center
Vacation: 15 days per year
PGY-5
|
Block |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Institution |
Site 1 |
Site 1/2 |
Site 1 |
Site 1 |
|
Rotation Name |
Research |
Lung |
CNS, intracranial peds |
GU, head and neck |
Site: (1) Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (2) W.G. (Bill) Hefner VAMedical Center
Vacation: 15 days per year
Conferences and Didactics
In addition to the hands-on experience residents receive from the clinical rotations, residents are also required to attend weekly and monthly conferences to help expand their knowledge within the field. Residents attend chart rounds weekly on Monday mornings and have protected didactic time for an hour each morning from 8 to 9am Tuesday through Friday. WFBMC is a Comprehensive Cancer Center and residents attend the multi-disciplinary tumor board that pairs with their current clinical rotation. Residents also have protected time to attend their Radiation Biology and Radiation Physics courses.
Multidisciplinary conferences for resident participation include:
- Thoracic Oncology
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Pediatric Oncology
- Radiosurgery
- Neuro-Oncology
- Genitourinary Oncology
- Breast
- Melanoma/Sarcoma/Gastrointestinal
Research Opportunities
Residents have the opportunity to engage in clinical, translational, or basic science research during their training. Several of our residents have attended the AACR-ASCO Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop or Annual Southeastern Fellows Research Skills and Training Workshop with the support of the department. Residents interested in basic science research spend time in the Metheny-Barlow lab or Willey lab.