ASTRO offers early career attendees numerous opportunities for education and engagement during the Annual Meeting. The Early Career and Mentoring Lounge is a fabulous place to stop by to relax, network with others, view programming specifically tailored for those in their first eight years out of residency. Additionally, Speed Mentoring Sessions will be offered to give early career attendees the opportunity to learn more about topics of interest. Learn more about the Early Career and Mentoring Lounge.
Saturday, September 26| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 27 | 7.30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Monday, September 28 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 29 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 30| 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
| Saturday | |
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| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Open all day for one-on-one mentoring |
| Sunday | |
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| 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Open all day for one-on-one mentoring |
| 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | Early Career Committee Meeting, Open to all Early Career attendees Location: Theater Presenters: Anna Paulsson, MD, and Avinash Chaurasia, MD |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Speed Mentoring for Medical Students Location: Room 155 |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Speed Mentoring for Physicist Attendees Location: Room 155 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Financial Planning for Radiation Oncologist Location: Theater Presenters: Trudy Wu, MD, University of California Los Angeles; Joseph Miccio, MD, Penn State Cancer Institute; Austin Sim, MD, JD, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center; Nicholas Zaorsky, MD, MS, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Jacksonville |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | 1:1 ASTRO Patient Education on Epic MyChart Care Companion - Learn More! |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | ASTRO Journal Editors-in-Chief Roundtable: Ask Them Anything! Location: Room 155 Presenters: Sue Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, Robert Amdur, MD, and Rachel Jimenez, MD, FASTRO |
| Monday | |
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| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Open all day for one-on-one mentoring |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | 1:1 ASTRO Patient Education on Epic MyChart Care Companion - Learn More! |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Speed Mentoring for International Attendees Location: Room 155 |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Plenary Session (Livestreamed) Location: Theater |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Plenary Debrief Location: Theater Facilitators: TBD |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Building a Successful Professional Network in Radiation Oncology Location: Room 155 Moderator: J. Isabelle Choi, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Presenters: Terence M. Williams, MD, PhD, City of Hope; Sameer Keole, MD, FASTRO, Mayo Clinic Arizona; Helen Shih, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Early Career and ARRO Mentoring and Networking Reception Location: Early Career and Mentoring Lounge |
| Tuesday | |
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| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Open all day for one-on-one mentoring |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | 1:1 ASTRO Patient Education on Epic MyChart Care Companion - Learn More! |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Elsevier Publisher Office Hours Location: TBD |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | QP 19 - Research to Inform Healthcare Access Interventions in Radiation Oncology LBA 23 - National Job Satisfaction Workforce Stability and Transition Patterns Among U.S. Radiation Oncologists: A Comprehensive ASTRO Early Career and Workforce Committee Survey (12:50 p.m. - 12:55 p.m.) Location: Room 259 Presenter: Austin Sim, MD, JD |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Balancing Parenthood and Profession: Family Leave and Pathways to Family Building Location: Theater and Room 155 |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Elsevier Publisher Office Hours Location: TBD |
| 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | EDU 51 - Mythbusting Radiation Oncology: Communicating the Truth and Value of Radiotherapy to the Public, Patients, Providers and Policymakers Location: Room 259 Presenters: Avinash Chaurasia, MD, Amar Rewari, MD, MBA, FASTRO, and Leila Haghighat, MD |
| Wednesday | |
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| 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Open all day for one-on-one mentoring |
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