ARROgram - January 2026 ARRO Announcements
January 8, 2026
| ARRO Executive Committee nominations due February 13! |
ARRO Executive Committee, April 2025 |
| ARRO is now accepting nominations for the 2026-2028 ARRO Executive Committee! Current PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents are eligible for a two-year, nationally elected appointment beginning in April 2026. Nominations must be submitted via email to ARRO by Friday, February 13. You may nominate yourself.
Nominations should include a current CV, a statement identifying the one subcommittee to which the nominee is applying to lead (Education, Communications and Advocacy, Global Health, or Health Care Access and Advancement) along with their vision and ideas for ARRO (one-page maximum), and a letter of good standing from the nominee’s residency program director. These application materials will be posted on the ARRO website for the duration of the elections, which will run from February 23 to March 6. Residents training at the same institutions as current Junior Executive Committee members are not eligible for nomination.* We strongly encourage residents from smaller programs to run for an executive position. Visit the ARRO website for more information. Please submit your nomination and send any questions via email to ARRO by February 13, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Pacific time. *Eligibility: All PGY-2s and PGY-3s are eligible except for those from institutions that currently have a resident serving on ARRO as a Junior Executive Member (University of North Carolina, University of Miami, Ohio State University, Washington University in St. Louis). |
| Upcoming ASTRO 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. Learn more! |
| EAGL grants are back! Residents apply NOW and mark your calendars for ASTRO Advocacy Day April 27-28 in DC | |
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The ASTRO Advocacy Team invites you to join them in Washington, DC, on April 27 and 28, 2026, for a look into Congress and the policy issues that affect you and your patients. Residents and nurses interested in attending Advocacy Day are encouraged to apply for an Emerging Advocacy Grassroots Leadership (EAGL) Award which will provide applicants a $400 grant to offset the costs of attendance. Applications are due February 13. Review instructions on how to apply and additional details. |
| New webinars available!
ARRO subcommittees host many webinars over the course of the year. Explore these newest recordings recently added to the collection: |
| 💻 ARRO Education Subcommittee: Visiting Professor Webinar with Dr. Sudha Amarnath Sudha Amarnath, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic joins an engaging discussion on preparing for Boards, career development, leadership and navigating growth opportunities in radiation oncology, hosted by Drs. Isabella Dreyfuss and Qian Zhang. A candid, high-yield conversation designed to complement formal training with insights you won’t find in standard residency curricula. Watch the recording. 💻 ARRO HAAS Subcommittee: Expanding Access to Clinical Trials 💻 ARRO Global Health Subcommittee: ARRO-jDEGRO Collaboration: Functional Radiotherapy for Nonmalignant Conditions |
| 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 would like to share with ARRO and publish 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! |
| ASTRO Industry-sponsored Webinar on SGRT, sponsored by VisionRT | |
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ASTRO is pleased to present a new FREE webinar series sponsored by our industry partners. The first webinar, SGRT: An Established Tool for Treatment Safety & Emerging Platform for OAR Dose Reduction, sponsored by VisionRT, will be held January 21 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Don’t miss this important webinar where you will gain practical insights into SGRT implementation, learn how to expand beyond traditional use cases, and understand how surface data can contribute to measurable improvements in patient care. Learn more and register on the ASTRO Academy. |
| And more education @ The Resource Corner! |
| Resources available on the ROECSG social media, blogs, and podcast page: ROECSG has a new consolidated podcast search which compiles and categorizes leading oncology podcasts, with an emphasis on radiation oncology. This resource is designed to support learners — such as residents and trainees — who prefer auditory learning or want to stay current while on the go. Listeners can easily find expert discussions, updates in research, and clinical insights across multiple podcasts, all organized for efficient access and focused learning. Explore the collection. |
| Follow ARRO on Social Media! |
| We at ARRO provide resident input into professional organizations, disseminate information, and foster 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. |
