ARROgram - December 2025 ARRO Announcements
December 8, 2025
| Upcoming Grant Funding Opportunities |
| Residents are invited to apply for several ASTRO grant funding opportunities for 2026. These awards, many of which are offered in collaboration with other organizations, range from $50,000 to $225,000 over one to three years. Deadlines are as early as January 12, 2026, and extend to March 2026. See the available opportunities and deadlines. |
| Upcoming ARRO HAAS webinar – Expanding Access to Clinical Trials | |
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The Health Care Access and Advancement Subcommittee is excited to be hosting an upcoming webinar titled “Expanding Access to Clinical Trials” featuring Chika Madu, MD, FASTRO, on December 11 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. Dr. Madu serves as the Chair of the Community Engagement and Advocacy Committee as part of the ASTRO Health Care Access and Community Engagement (HACE) Council. She also serves as the Chair of the Cancer Committee and Quality Assurance Committee in Radiation Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) and is an Assistant Professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Join us for an important discussion on improving access and participation. Register today! |
| ARRO – jDEGRO joint webinar on Functional Radiation Medicine |
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| We are excited to announce the first transatlantic ARRO-jDEGRO webinar, “Functional Radiotherapy for Nonmalignant Conditions,” taking place on December 9, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. This resident-led collaboration will feature Bobby N. Koneru, MD, FASTRO, and Jan Kriz, MD, PhD, who will discuss clinical applications of functional radiotherapy for nonmalignant conditions, including practical insights on patient selection and treatment approaches. Register and complete the brief pre-webinar survey. |
| Upcoming webinar with Global Health Subcommittee – Thinking Inside and Outside the Clinic |
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| The Global Health subcommittee is pleased to announce our upcoming webinar, "Thinking Inside and Outside the Clinic" by Ben Li, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, and Founder of the Rayos Contra Center. The webinar will take place on Teams on December 8 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please scan the QR code above to join! |
| ACGME survey request |
| The projected three-year major revision of the ACGME Common Program Requirements is underway, and the ACGME task force is requesting feedback through their second stakeholder survey, with specific interest in reaching residents and recent graduates. Please consider participating in the ACGME Survey by December 11 to provide feedback on: work hours, dedicated time, faculty ratio, quality and safety, well-being, categorization, artificial intelligence, and nutrition. |
| Requesting your Anki decks! |
| ARROAnki is looking to build out our collection of peer-reviewed Anki decks. Please check out our current decks. If you have an Anki deck that you have built and would like to share it with ARRO and publish it for other residents to use, please email Shane Neibart, MD. We will help you finalize the deck for sharing and recognize you on the next ARROgram! |
| eContouring for Glioblastoma webinar – Free for Members-in-Training |
| Experience hands-on contouring practice on real cases during the eContouring for Glioblastoma Webinar, taking place Thursday, December 18, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. This ASTRO Academy live webinar will be led by Elham Rahimy, MD. ASTRO members-in-training can register for free thanks to the support by the Radiation Oncology Institute’s Juan A. del Regato Fund. |
| And more education @ The Resource Corner! |
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NEW ARROCase on LS-SCLC ROECSG Physics Study Guide (NEW!) ARRO On-Call Handbook (ROCK) – First Section: Tumor Bleeding ARRO Brachytherapy Workshop Recording and Slides available |
| Remember to follow ARRO on social media! |
| ARRO provides resident input into professional organizations, disseminates information and fosters communication among residents. Follow us on ARRO Instagram (arro_org) or Twitter/X where we post about events, scholarships, grants, educational resources, networking opportunities and more! Direct Messaging on both Instagram and Twitter/X is the fastest way to reach us. |
| Connect with ASTRO Leadership on the ROhub Student Community |
| Looking for an easy and direct way to connect with ASTRO leadership with questions and issues important to you? Join the conversation with ARRO leadership and ASTRO Board members, including Neha Vapiwala, MD, FASTRO; Sameer Keole, MD, FASTRO; and Howard Sandler, MD, MS, FASTRO. Introduce yourself to the community on the Introduce Yourself thread and feel free to pose any questions you have about the field of radiation oncology. All student, graduate student and PGY-1 members have already been subscribed to daily digests and added to the community. To view the community, navigate to ROhub and select My Communities or visit the community directly. |
