ACRO supports
#radiationoncology
professionals by providing opportunities for career development and practice improvement to enhance patient care.
#RadOnc
👉 Applying to
#RadOnc
Residency? Learn about the application process from the perspective of two residency program directors! Register for our webinar on August 20 from 4- 5 pm CDT:
The word is out... CONGRATS to our 2022/2023 ACRO Seed Grant & Dr. Luther Brady Educational Grant Winners! We look forward to learning about your research at the
#ACRO2023
Annual Meeting in March!
Congrats
@SameerKeoleMD
, ASTRO President-Elect! During these uncertain times it’s critical the
#RadOnc
community advocates together for the profession & patients we serve. As a longtime ACRO member we look forward to enhanced collaboration b/w our organizations w/ his leadership.
We were honored to have Dr. Charles Thomas present the
#ACRO2022
Luther Brady lecture, "Leadership Toolkit for Success in Academic
#RadOnc
." Thank YOU, Dr. Thomas- what an inspiration!
The Luther Brady Lecture is an annual highlight of The Radiation Oncology Summit! Join us at
#ACRO2022
to hear Charles Thomas, Jr., MD discuss "A Leadership Toolkit for Success in Academic Radiation Oncology" - register today at: !
The next
@RadoncROVER
session is taking place 11/3 at 3 pm EST. The virtual program will cover non-cancer indications for radiation & will be led by Drs. Simul Parikh & Cliff Robinson with an introduction by Dr. Matt Spraker w/ Dr. Jason Beckta. Register:
We have an exciting lineup for
#ACRO2022
including the annual Luther Brady Lecture! This year's topic is "Physician Leadership in Times of Crisis," presented by Charles R. Thomas, Jr., MD. Don't miss it! Register at: today!
We are excited to announce the leadership for our new ACRO journal, Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE): Dr. Jessica Schuster, Editor-in-Chief, and Dr. Christopher Jahraus, Deputy Editor. Congratulations!
Announcing our
#ACRO2022
Gold Medal Winner: Dr. Wally Curran, Jr.! Dr.
@wallyjc
will be our keynote presenter Thursday morning & one of the panelists for "The Future of Cancer Care" presentation! Register today to hear him speak at:
Our 2021
@ACRORadOnc
Fellows were honored today due to the last year's virtual program. CONGRATS to Drs. Parul Barry, Audrey Hyde, Nadeem Khan, Thomas Jacob Klein, Brian Lally, Joshua David Lawson, AnnaLiisa McGlinn, Jessica Schuster, & Tarita Thomas!
🏆 Congratulations to our inaugural
#TourdeACRO
winners: 1st place: Joshua Corteville, M.D., 2nd place: Annie LaVigne, M.D., and 3rd place: Jenna Kahn, M.D. 🚲 Great work and we'll see you at
#ACRO2022
next week!
📢 These are the faces that will be leading
#ACRO2022
! THANK YOU to everyone who has helped make this year's program possible and we can't wait to see you here in Florida!
Congratulations to our 2022/2023 ACRO Heidelberg Ion Therapy (HIT) Center Elective Scholarship and Global Radiation Oncology Workforce (GROW) Scholarship winners!
If you're a
#MedStudent
considering
#RadOnc
, don't miss our 2/29 webinar w/
@d_golden
covering how radiation functions in treating cancer at a cellular level, an overview of the types of diseases that can be treated with radiation therapy & more! Register:
Congratulations to the winners of
#ACRO2023
travel awards provided by
@eContourRadOnc
and
@mimsoftware
! And don't miss early bird registration for the Annual Meeting -- visit today!
📢
#ACRO2023
News: Stephen Hahn, M.D. will be kicking off The Radiation Oncology Summit with a keynote discussion on "FDA Lessons Learned from the Pandemic: Accelerating Innovation and Reimagining Health." Register today for early bird pricing at !
This morning, leaders in our field are discussing the future of
#RadOnc
. Thank you to Walter Curran, Jr., MD, Elizabeth Wild, MBA, Chris Toth, and Dwight Heron, MD, MBA for participating in the
#ACRO2022
Future of Cancer Care panel.
Upcoming ACRO Webinar
Financial Toxicity and Cancer Treatment in America, with
@fumikochino
, Aug 27 at 12 PM Eastern
Registration required.
Click for more info and to register:
Our next
#ACRO2023
preview is the GYN session with Drs. Emma Fields and Lilie Lin! Don't miss this and other important
#RadOnc
content by registering today at !
ACRO members Drs. Anna Brown, Parul Barry, Tarita Thomas, Hina Saeed, Cecil Benitez, and Leslie Chang on the Hill yesterday advocating for H.R. 3674 to help mitigate office-based speciality cuts and help stabilize the physician fee schedule for
#radonc
.
#ACROAdvocacy
#ACROGREC
We're beginning our preview of the exciting sessions awaiting you at
#ACRO2024
! Drs. Jona Hattangadi-Gluth & Paul Brown will lead the CNS session on "Neuro-Cognitive Protection: A Giant Leap from Whole Brain Radiation Therapy." Learn more & register:
Starting the last day of
#ACRO2023
with a shoutout to
@alexisschutz_md
- she’s gone above and beyond for
#radonc
trainees at this meeting and set a high bar. Thrilled to have her as both a colleague and a life long friend!
Another great session awaiting you at
#ACRO2022
: Proton and MRI-Guided Therapy with Drs. James Metz of
@PennMedicine
&
@lauren_henke
of
@WUSTLmed
! Register to hear these and our other amazing Conference speakers at:
Join ACRO & Dr. Nitin Ohri on May 5 for a webinar on wearable devices in oncology! This presentation will discuss how data from wearable devices can provide new insight into your patients' journeys through diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. Register:
We're hosting mock interviews for
#medstudents
applying to
#radonc
on 11/13 from 8-9 pm EST! The webinar will consist of a 30-minute mock interview including 15 minutes of interview time and 15 minutes debrief/feedback. Learn more:
@ACROresident
Thank you to Dr. Maria Kelly (Executive Director, National
#RadOnc
Program, Veterans’ Healthcare Administration) for delivering the
#ACRO2023
Dr. Luther Brady Lecture, "The VA’s Role in Medicine and Oncology; It May Surprise You!"
ACRO is partnering with
@RadoncROVER
,
@ArsRocket
, &
@S_W_R_O
for the annual "Applying in
#RadOnc
Networking Session" on August 18 at 7:00 pm EST / 4:00 pm PST. The live webinar will include breakout rooms with faculty and residents. Register using the links on the attached flyer!
Who's ready for speed networking at
#ACRO2023
?! Med students,
@ACROresident
, NP, &
@ACROSeals
are ALL invited to network with current innovators in
#radonc
, PD and chairmen, recruiters, and hear about current and future job opportunities. DM
@alexisschutz_md
to confirm your spot!
👏👏👏 CONGRATS to all of our
#ACRO2023
#RacetotheSummit
participants for a job well done! Here are the final race results with special shoutout to Drs. Jennifer Lee & Annie LaVigne for taking the top 2 spots!
Last, but certainly not least, for our
#ACRO2022
preview is the Oligometastatic Disease & SBRT Session! Join
@DrAlexLouie
and
@Docace911
for this discussion by registering at . Note: Prices increase this Saturday!
This week, the
@ACROresident
Committee announced
#ACRODeck
, an introductory resource for
#RadOnc
residents to understand the basic principles of treating oncologic malignancies! This month's focus is GBM - the most common primary brain tumor in adults:
🏀🏆 At
#ACRO2023
, we hosted our own version of
#MarchMadness
, ACRO Hoops Madness! Attendees competed in a free-throw competition with teams of two. Congrats to the winning team: Drs. Michael Bernstein & Nitin Ohri! Check out photos from the competition:
Registration is now open for the
#ACRO2023
wellness competition,
#RacetotheSummit
, expanded from last year’s Peloton race to now include ALL forms of exercise! Learn more and sign up at:
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for March 10-12, 2022 to join us in Fort Lauderdale for the ACRO 2022 Radiation Oncology Summit! This event brings together the top radiation oncologists from around the country. ACRO members receive a substantial discount!
Congratulations to all those who have been recognized as Fellows of
@ASTRO_org
! There are a number of extremely talented and dedicated
#RadOncs
on the list. Of course, we need to reserve a very special shout-out to our fearless leader,
@ACRORadOnc
President Dr. Dwight Heron!
ACRO & the ACRO PAC are honored to celebrate
#InternationalWomensDay
! Thank you to all of the dedicated women physicians & healthcare workers who have dedicated their lives to
#RadOnc
!
Happy
#DoctorsDay2022
to our beloved
#RadOnc
physicians from all of us at the American College of Radiation Oncology! Here's a message from ACRO President Dr. Joanne Dragun:
THE WAIT IS OVER! Registration for
#ACRO2022
is now open at ! Please note: we are launching a new website & members should have received an email with new log-in info.
Our next
#ACRO2024
preview is the GI session on "Shifting Practices: Standard of Care Evolution for GI Cancers" with Drs. Nina Sanford & Michael Bassetti! Don't miss it -- register today at and join us in Orlando in March!
Thank you to Fumiko Chino, MD, Pritesh Shah, PharmD, Mark Stewart, PhD, and Gita Suneja, MD for being part of the "Driving Equality across the Spectrum of Health Care Delivery" panel at
#ACRO2023
!
Attention Residents:
#ACRO2022
has a track tailored specifically for YOU! Programming includes a career panel, cases with experts, a mentorship lunch & more! Learn more & register today:
Through our RUC delegates, ACRO is working with the
@AmerMedicalAssn
to ensure radiation oncologists have a voice and our concerns are being addressed. To learn about the AMA RUC and how ACRO is working on your behalf, visit:
#ACROAdvocacy
#ACROGREC
Our next ACRO
#MedStudents
webinar is on May 16 at 8 pm ET. Join Drs.
@KimCorbinMD
, James Murphy, &
@JKMatsui
as they discuss what to consider when choosing away rotation locations, how to prepare for rotations, how to shine, and more! Register:
🌍 The furthest distance traveled to attend
#ACRO2024
was from the continent of Africa! Dr. Ruth Aytehgeza traveled over 7,000 air miles from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ✈️ She was also the winner of one of our 2024 ACRO BEST Awards. Welcome to the ACRO family,
@PuplaRuth
!
Our ACRO Delegation is thankful for the opportunity to meet with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation representatives yesterday to discuss
#radonc
reimbursement and access to care for cancer patients.
#ACROAdvocacy
#ACROGREC
Don't miss our
#ACRO2024
Future of Cancer Care Panel with leaders from top
#radonc
and
#cancercare
organizations! Register today at and join us in Orlando in three weeks!
📢 If you missed the deadline for submitting an abstract for The Radiation Oncology Summit: ACRO 2022, you're in luck! The deadline has been extended to Dec. 3 at 11:59 pm PST! Learn more:
The ACRO Board of Chancellors met this afternoon as part of the
#ACRO2024
Summit. Thank you to this group of radiation oncologists for dedicating your time to our organization and the field of
#radonc
!
Medical Students: Fall in love with
#RadOnc
! Join us for an intro to radiation oncology webinar on February 29 at 8 pm ET with Dr.
@d_golden
of
@RushUniversity
. Register here:
Continuing with CNS malignancies, this month's
#ACRODeck
, provided by the
@ACROresident
Committee, presents low grade gliomas – a heterogenous group of tumors that are more common in younger adults. Access the ACRODeck at:
Webinar: Business Development in Radiation Oncology
June 25 at 12 PM EST
Featured speaker: Arno J. Mundt, MD, FACRO, FASTRO, Professor & Chair, Dept of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, UC San Diego School of Medicine
Learn more and register here:
Introducing our 2023 ACRO Gold Medal Winner:
@SheilaRegeMD
! Join us at
#ACRO2023
as we celebrate her accomplishments and contributions to
#RadOnc
! Register at:
We've already had many great
#ACRO2023
sessions this morning and still half the day to go! Join us this afternoon in the main ballroom for GU and the Cancer Care Leadership Panel.
#ACRO2021
Congratulations Fellows!
Parul Barry MD, O. Lee Burnett III MD, Audrey Hyde RT(T)(ARRT), Timothy Kerwin MD, Nadeem Khan MS DABR, Thomas Klein MD, Brian Lally MD, Joshua Lawson MD, AnnaLiisa McGlinn MD, Brian Plants MD, Jessica Schuster MD, Tarita Thomas MD
#radonc
THANK YOU, DOCTORS! On this
#NationalDoctorsDay
, we thank you for the daily sacrifices you make to provide quality and compassionate
#radonc
care to your patients!
It's time for the next
#ACRODeck
, provided by the
@ACROresident
Committee! This month, we finish our thoracic section with small cell lung cancer, a disease with a wide variety of possible treatment regimens! Access the ACRODecks at:
Even though
#ACRO2022
just wrapped, we already miss you! Save the Date now for
#ACRO2023
: March 15-18 at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista! Learn more:
#radonc
Tomorrow is
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay
, a fitting time to share the annual Dr. Sucha Asbell Women's Luncheon taking place at
#ACRO2024
! THANK YOU,
#radonc
women physicians and scientists for all you, today and every day!
Don't miss our session on "Primary Brain Tumors: From Grade School to Gray Hair" at
#ACRO2022
with Drs. Shannon MacDonald &
@LiaHalaszMD
! Register today at !
#RadOnc
ACRO members: sign up for the next
@RadoncROVER
panel on Breast (short-course vs. long-course) taking place this Friday, March 3 from 12- 1 pm PST. Register at: .
ACRO President Dr. Dwight Heron presented the ACRO Gold Medal to Karolynn, wife of the late Dr. Norm Coleman, our
#ACRO2024
Dr. Luther Brady Honoree & Gold Medal Winner.