The University of California (Irvine) Residency Program in Radiation Oncology is an integrated program consisting of the University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, and Memorial Medical Center of Long Beach.
One radiation oncology residency position is available at the PGY-2 level to begin in 2010 or 2011. Interviews will likely begin August 2010 and are expected to be completed prior to the start of the regular 2011 ERAS/NRMP recruitment cycle. The Program is sponsored by the University of California, Irvine. As an integrated program, residency training is conducted at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Long Beach, Memorial Medical Center of Long Beach. The Residency in Radiation Oncology is designed to prepare physicians for successful careers in clinical and scientific radiation oncology. The program of study is also designed to meet the requirements of the Radiation Oncology section of the American Board of Radiology’s specialty examination.
The Program offers a four year training program in Radiation Oncology following the successful completion of a preliminary training year with at least 9 months of patient care. Applicants will also be expect to fulfill the general criteria set forth for residents by the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. For the latest update on residency accreditation (by the ACGME), interested parties are invited to inquire with the Program Director.
How to apply: The residency program is accredited for 5 positions. At present, our intention is to recruit for only 1 of our 2 unfilled positions to begin 2010 or 2011, which will bring the total number of residents to 4. For more information on how to apply, e-mail the Program Director. Email correspondence should be addressed to the Program Director, Attention: Residency Recruitment at jvkuo@uci.edu. If you have any questions, please call us (714) 456-8074 and ask either for the Residency Coordinator Ms. Alice Oduca or the Program Director, Dr. Kuo.
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.ucihs.uci.edu/radonc/education.html