ASTRO-AstraZeneca Radiation Oncology Research Training Fellowships

Purpose

Physician-scientists often receive world-class training in patient care, including the newest technologies and approaches to diagnose and treat disease. However, these clinicians also require additional training in clinical research, in order to stay up to date with the pace of medical progress. As such, many radiation oncology residency programs offer a research year to these young physician-scientists to ensure they have sufficient expertise to contribute to research projects or clinical trials that will advance medical practice and improve patient outcomes.

Many of these training experiences occur in an academic setting and are focused mainly on retrospective clinical analyses or basic, laboratory-based science; there is a paucity of training opportunities for clinical fellows to gain knowledge in the design, application, and uptake of the results from clinical research (including pharma-sponsored research). The Fellowship Program is designed to provide physician-scientist trainees with real-world experience in the development, administration and application of clinical trials and real-world studies at the facilities of AstraZeneca and its Affiliates in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Funding

$100,000 per award is anticipated to be awarded to the selected fellow’s Institution. The fellowship funds must be used for salary support for the selected fellow and a fraction of the funds can be used for travel to the ASTRO Annual Meeting.

Eligibility

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_You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. The individual applicant must be a current and active ASTRO member, or have submitted an application for ASTRO membership, as of the due date of the fellowship application. If selected, the fellow will be required to maintain their ASTRO membership throughout the duration of the fellowship._