ARRO's October News: Sign up for subcommittees, upcoming webinars & funding opportunities
October 8, 2026
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| Thank you all for joining us at ARRO Day and ASTRO 2026! It was another well attended event despite the weather. All attendees received an email from ASTRO's Qualtrics account with a personal link to submit feedback for ARRO Day. Your feedback helps us plan for future events and is greatly appreciated. |
| Register for ARRO subcommittees |
| Consider joining one of the ARRO subcommittees: Education, Healthcare Access and Advancement, Global Health, and Communications and Advocacy! Fill out this interest form with your top committee selections. Below are some current projects from each subcommittee. We'd love your input and ideas, join us!
Healthcare Access and Advancement Subcommittee
Communications and Advocacy Subcommittee Projects
Global Health Subcommittee Projects
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| ABR exam updates |
The ABR continues to shift exams away from rote memorization and toward application, clinical judgment and safety, and recently shared these updates with ARRO at ASTRO 2026:
Takeaway: Focus your studying on understanding and applying clinically relevant information rather than memorizing minutiae. Remember, there will always be some foundational knowledge that is fair game for the exams but remains essential to understanding clinical radiation oncology and becoming a competent board-certified radiation oncologist. |
| ARRO Oral Board Study Groups |
| ARRO Education is organizing Oral Boards Study Groups to help residents and graduates connect with peers and prepare together for the Radiation Oncology Oral Board Examination.
If you are interested in participating, please complete this form with your contact information, availability and preferences. We will use your responses to help match residents into small study groups based on scheduling and preparation needs. Our goal is to make it easier to find study partners, practice cases and prepare collaboratively. Please share this form with other residents and graduates who may be interested! |
| Meet the 2026 ARRO-ASTRO Global Health Scholars |
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| Please join us on Monday, October 12, at 8:00 p.m. for "Meet the 2026 ARRO-ASTRO Global Health Scholars: Projects, Insights and Opportunities." Our scholars — Jovan Pierre-Charles, MD, Jazmyne Tabb, MD, and Soumya Unnikrishnan, MD, MS — will share their global health projects, experiences and lessons learned during their rotations.
This will be a great opportunity to hear directly from this year's scholars, ask questions, and learn more about getting involved in global health during residency. 💻 Register to join the webinar 🗓️ October 12, 2026 🕓 8:00 p.m. Eastern time |
| ARRO-jDEGRO Webinar: Carbon Ion Radiotherapy |
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| Join us for our next ARRO-jDEGRO joint webinar on November 17, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time / 6:00 p.m. Central European time. The session will explore current clinical practice and future directions in carbon ion radiotherapy, bringing together perspectives from the United States and Germany.
💻 Register to join the webinar 🗓️ November 17, 2026 🕓 12:00 p.m. Eastern time |
| Thank you for joining our September webinar and connecting with CORGI Lab |
| Thank you to everyone who attended the September 7 webinar, "Cancer Epidemiology and Global Oncology Systems." We're especially grateful to Edward Christopher Dee, MD, James Fan Wu, MD, and Milit Patel for sharing their perspectives and work with CORGI Lab and for helping introduce residents to opportunities in global oncology research!
To learn more about CORGI Lab's global oncology research and future opportunities, please follow @TheCORGILab on X. Those interested in potential collaborations are also welcome to contact Dr. Dee or Dr. Wu directly. |
| New ARRO-jDEGRO Collaborative Editorial |
| We're happy to share that our editorial, "Beyond Malignancy: Addressing the Educational Gap in Radiation Therapy for Nonmalignant Diseases," written on behalf of the ARRO and jDEGRO Executive Committee, was recently published in Practical Radiation Oncology.
The editorial highlights the need for greater attention to nonmalignant disease indications in radiation oncology education. It also represents another step in our ongoing collaboration with jDEGRO to connect trainees across countries and address shared educational needs. Thank you to all the coauthors and colleagues who helped bring this work together! |
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ASTRO Government Relations Resident Fellow selected We are excited to name Elitza Koutleva, MD, MBA, a resident at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as ASTRO's 2027 Government Relations Resident Fellow! Dr. Koutleva will shadow ASTRO's Advocacy staff throughout the year, participating in advocacy meetings and functions, including committee meetings. She is a veteran participant in ASTRO's Advocacy Day and will attend again in 2027. Applications for 2028 will open in the summer of 2027. |
| And more education @ The Resource Corner! |
| This month's featured educational resource is At the Beam! At the Beam is a med ed podcast focusing on high-yield oncology with a focus on radiation. This is available for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play and more! |
| 2027 funding opportunities – Deadlines begin November 23! | |
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Speed of Light – The ASTRO Foundation is pleased to announce open funding opportunities for 2027. Awards with upcoming deadlines in 2026 include the Innovation Awards (Letters of Intent due November 23) and Clinician Scientist Development Grants, which are offered in partnership with the American Cancer Society and include an award in honor of the late Dr. Felix Feng (Deadline December 1). |
| Your research deserves the spotlight. Submit by October 14 to two of ASTRO's 2027 symposia |
| The future of cancer care depends on innovative research, multidisciplinary collaboration and the exchange of new ideas. ASTRO invites you to submit abstracts for two specialized multidisciplinary symposia in 2027.
Join us February 25-27, 2027, in Orlando to share your research and connect with leading experts in the multidisciplinary care of head and neck cancers. Submit your head and neck research. ASTRO is hosting the second annual Multidisciplinary Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Symposium, just outside of Washington, DC, in Chantilly, Virginia, March 18-19, 2027. Submit your radiopharmaceutical therapy research. |
| Follow ARRO on Social Media! |
| ARRO provides resident input into professional organizations, disseminates information, and fosters communication among residents. Follow us! Direct Messaging on both Instagram and X is the fastest way to reach us. |
| Connect with ARRO and ASTRO Leadership on the ROhub and Mentor Connect |
| Looking for an easy and direct way to connect with ASTRO leadership with questions and issues important to you? Join the conversation with ASTRO Board members, including Neha Vapiwala, MD, FASTRO; Sameer Keole, MD, FASTRO; and Howard Sandler, MD, MS, FASTRO. Introduce yourself and feel free to pose any questions you have about the field. Navigate to ROhub and select My Communities or visit the community directly.
Plus! Join ASTRO's mentorship program, Mentor Connect to connect with a mentor who can share insights, ask questions and build relationships that last well beyond a single conversation. Every mentorship relationship is unique, find yours today! |
