“Using Data to Drive Innovation in Radiation Oncology Education”
2023 ROECSG Symposium Chair:
Rachel Jimenez, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University

The 6th Annual ROECSG Spring Symposium was held Friday May 5, 2023, in Chicago, IL, USA. This was a hybrid meeting with both in-person and virtual attendance.
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Location:
Gordon Center for Integrative Science, 3rd Floor
The University of Chicago
929 E 57th St
Chicago, IL 60637
Title | Speaker | Institution | Video |
SESSION 1 – UGME 1 | Moderator: Yasmin Hasan | University of Chicago | YouTube |
Assessment of Research Mentorship during Medical School for Future Radiation Oncology Trainees | Marisa Palmeri | Rutgers New Jersey Medical School | YouTube |
Scientific Writing in Radiation Oncology: Development and Implementation of a Virtual Elective Module for Medical Students | Lukas Käsmann | LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany | YouTube |
Evaluating the Utility of Webinars Discussing the Radiation Oncology Residency Application Process in the COVID-19 Era | Niema Razavian | Wake Forest University School of Medicine | YouTube |
SESSION 2 – GME 1 | Moderator: Chelsea Pinnix | MD Anderson | |
Contouring Workshops – The Beneficial Impact on Radiation Oncology Specialist Training in Ireland | Guhan Rangaswamy | St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network, Dublin, Ireland | YouTube |
Tailored Mentorship for the Underrepresented & Allies in Radiation Oncology: The ARRO Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee Mentorship Experience | Anjali Saripalli | Loyola University Medical Center | YouTube |
Radiation Oncology Resident Leadership Course: Does Integrating Communication Skill Development with Real Donors Lead to Effective Presentations? (Quick Pitch) | Sylvia Choo | University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine | YouTube |
Methods of Analyzing eContour’s Engagement: Interrupted Time Series Analysis Versus Pre/Post Analysis (Quick Pitch) | Leah D’Souza and Lakshmi Narra | Rush University Medical Center | YouTube |
Financial Leadership Skills Training: Can a Hybrid Didactic/Interactive Exercise Model Fill a Gap in Graduate Medical Education? (Quick Pitch) | Kara Madey | University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine | YouTube |
The Impact of Updated ACGME Program Requirements for Radiation Oncology Residencies (Quick Pitch) | Olivia Trumble | University of Florida College of Medicine | YouTube |
SESSION 3 – Patient Education | Moderator: James Randall | Northwestern University | |
Oncology Patient Education and Student Education Program | James Alin | Medical College of Georgia | YouTube |
Radiation Oncology Providers’ Practices and Preferences for Delivering Patient Education on Radiation Therapy: A Mixed Methods Study | Jie Jane Chen | University of California, San Francisco | YouTube |
Communicating the External Beam Radiotherapy Experience (CEBRE) Discussion Guides: Real World Implementation and Evaluation | Alicia Haydon | The University of Chicago | YouTube |
SESSION 4 – Interprofessional Education | Moderator: Anamaria Yeung | University of Florida | |
A Single Site Pilot Project Examining Radiation Oncology Nursing Education Needs and Nursing Confidence | John Hillson | Duke University | YouTube |
Large-Scale Remote Training for Medical Physicists to Improve IMRT/VMAT in LMICs | Caroline Carlson | Rayos Contra Center, San Francisco, CA | YouTube |
Multi-Institutional Expansion of a Longitudinal Radiation Oncology Curriculum for Medical Assistants and Allied Health Professionals (OnC MAP) | Horatio Thomas | University of California, San Francisco | YouTube |
REPORT FROM ARRO | Kelsey Corrigan | MD Anderson | YouTube |
REPORT FROM ADROP | Rachel Jimenez | Massachusetts General Hospital | YouTube |
SESSION 5 – GME 2 | Moderator: Jie Jane Chen | University of California, San Francisco | |
Radiation Treatment Plan Evaluation: An Educational Tool for Radiation Oncology Trainees | Naba Ali | Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University | YouTube |
Maintaining High Quality Dosimetry Education in Radiation Oncology Medical Residency Amid and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic: A Reimagined Training Rotation | Ashley Hunzeker | Mayo Clinic | YouTube |
The Practice Accreditation Resident Reviewer Program (PARRP): A National Program to Educate Residents About Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation Through Mentored Chart Review | Niema Razavian | Wake Forest University School of Medicine | YouTube |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Brian George | University of Michigan | YouTube |
SESSION 6 – UGME 2 | Moderator: Kiran Kumar | UT Southwestern | |
Implementation of an Interactive Radiation Oncology Clinical Rotation for Medical Students | Neil Wallace | Cork University Hospital, Ireland | YouTube |
National Value-Based Healthcare Competition for Medical Students (Quick Pitch) | James Alin | Medical College of Georgia | YouTube |
Beyond the Standard Student Interest Group: An Opportunity for Early Shadowing Experiences and Mentorship in Radiation Oncology (Quick Pitch) | Catherine Sport | Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine | YouTube |
Exploring Radiation Oncology Representation on the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Official Practice Material for the Undergraduate United States National Standardized Medical Board Examinations (Quick Pitch) | Mary Mahoney | Norton College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University | YouTube |
SESSION 7 – GME 3 | Moderator: Leah D’Souza | Rush University | |
Attitudes and Perceptions of the REFLECT Communication Curriculum for Clinical Oncology Graduate Medical Education | Brady Laughlin | Mayo Clinic Arizona | YouTube |
A Pilot Study of a Virtual Interactive Radiation Oncology-Specific Residents-As-Teachers Curriculum: Preliminary Results | Lisa Ni | University of California San Francisco | YouTube |
Race to the Summit: Impact of a Social Media-Based Exercise Competition on Physician Physical, Psychological, and Emotional Well-Being | Alexis Schutz | University of Oklahoma Health Science Center | YouTube |
#ROECSG23 Keynote Speaker
“Using Big Data to Improve Medical Education”

Brian C. George, MD, MAed, is Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. George serves as the Director of the Center for Surgical Training and Research. He is a national leader in operative performance assessment and is the Executive Director of a multi-institutional non-profit educational research consortium, The Society for Improving Medical Professional Learning (SIMPL). In collaboration with the many institutional members of this group he is laying the groundwork for an ongoing national initiative in healthcare education quality improvement.
With funding from multiple medical regulatory agencies and medical specialty groups, Dr. George’s current research bridges the gap between surgical education research and health services research. This multidisciplinary approach aims to understand the impact of surgical trainee competence on early-career patient outcomes and then use that data to implement new patient-centered standards and processes for surgical training.
Co-Sponsored by ROECSG and ASTRO
2023 ROECSG Spring Symposium Planning Committee
Rachel Jimenez MD, Massachusetts General Hospital – 2023 Symposium Chair
Steve Braunstein MD PhD, University of California San Francisco
Simon Duke MBBS, Cambridge University Hospitals, UK
Christian Fernandez MD, Cook County Hospital
Emma Fields MD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Jenna Kahn MD, Oregon Health & Science University
Erin Gillespie MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Daniel Golden MD MHPE, University of Chicago
Jill Gunther MD PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Bailey Nelson MD, University of Cincinnati
Lisa Ni MD, University of California San Francisco
Jeremy Price MD PhD, Temple Health
James Randall MD, Northwestern University
Anamaria Yeung MD, University of Florida
2023 ROECSG Spring Symposium Abstract Review
Abstract Review Committee Chairs
- Simon Duke MBBS, Cambridge University Hospitals, UK
- Jenna Kahn MD, Oregon Health & Science University
- Lisa Ni MD, University of California San Francisco
- Jeremy Price MD PhD, Temple Health
Abstract Reviewers
- Joanne Alfieri MD, McGill University Health Centre
- Naba Ali MD, Emory University
- James Bates MD, Emory University
- Sushil Beriwal MD MBA, Allegheny Health Network and Varian Medical Systems
- Jie Jane Chen MD, University of California, San Francisco
- Anupama Chundury MD, Loyola Medicine
- Leah D’Souza MD MSc, Rush University
- Brett Diamond MD, Tufts Medical Center
- Simon Duke MBBS, Cambridge University Hospitals, UK
- Yannick Eller MD, University of Dundee
- Emma Fields MD, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Einsley-Marie Janowski MD PhD, University of Virginia
- Jenna Kahn MD, Kaiser Permanente Northwest
- Lukas Käsmann MD MHBA, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Andrew Kopecky MD PhD, UMass Chan Medical School
- Mary Mahoney BA, State University of New York Upstate Medical University
- Lisa Ni MD, University of California, San Francisco
- Jeremy Price MD PhD, Temple University
- Anurag Saraf MD, Harvard University
- David Schlesinger PhD, University of Virginia
- Jessica Moore Schuster MD, University of Wisconsin
- Austin Sim MD, The Ohio State University
- Susan Sun MD, University of Minnesota
- Tarita Thomas MD PhD, Northwestern University
- Laura Warren MD, Harvard University