Tufts Medical Center radiation oncology residency clinical experience
Tufts Medical Center offers clinical training that prepares residents to manage all stages of radiation oncology care. Residents gain experience across diverse cancers through rotations at Tufts Medical Center and partner hospitals, including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts. Pediatric training is provided in collaboration with Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Residents are exposed to discussions of practice-changing and informing research papers and gain hands-on experience working closely with surgical, radiological and medical oncology teams, including extensive time with the radiation therapy team. Clinical rotations emphasize one-on-one learning with supervising faculty, providing experiential training with increasing autonomy. Regular feedback helps residents and the program director identify strengths and areas for growth.
While the program does not have formal areas of concentration, residents interested in specializing in certain techniques or diseases can explore elective opportunities with guidance from the program director and faculty.
Our program combines rigorous clinical experience with strong faculty support, preparing residents to become skilled, confident radiation oncologists.
Hands-on quality improvement training for residents
Residents actively participate in quality improvement (QI) efforts as part of their clinical education. Each QI project is interdisciplinary, involving collaboration with nursing, radiation therapists and medical physics. These projects offer hands-on experience in identifying opportunities for process improvement and implementing changes that enhance patient care.
As part of their training, residents attend bi-monthly Quality Assurance Working Group (QAWG) meetings, Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) conferences and QA Committee meetings. These forums offer structured education on clinical safety, communication, and regulatory expectations and prepare residents to lead improvement efforts in their future practice.
