Career Development in Academic Radiation Oncology

lt;p>Ravi A. Chandra, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine at OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. He is also lead volume editor of Radiation Oncology Study Guide, 2e. 

Neha Vapiwala, MD is Professor and Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Charles R. Thomas, Jr., MD is Professor and Chair in the Department of Radiation Medicine at OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. He is also volume editor of Oncologic Emergency Medicine, 2e, and Radiation Oncology Study Guide, 2e.  

SECTION I: CAREER PLANNING.- Career Options in Radiation Oncology.- Foundations for a Successful Career.- Approaching Your Academic Career.- Strategies for Applicants Belonging to Underrepresented Groups.- SECTION II: APPLYING TO FACULTY POSITIONS.- Informational Interviews / Interviewing for a Position.- Preparing your CV and Cover Letter.- Evaluating Your Contract/Medical Legal Considerations.- Changing Jobs.- SECTION III: EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT.- Identifying and utilizing mentors .- Conflict Resolution and Interpersonal Strategies.- Aligning Your Goals with Your Colleagues, Department, and Institution.- Working with Staff and Colleagues.- Becoming a Clinician: Organization, Interprofessional Considerations, Documentation, Billing, and Insurance.- Becoming an educator: giving feedback, supervising trainees, formal didactics.- Becoming a researcher: Grants & Budgets; Reviewing and Writing Papers; and the IRB.- Radiation Oncology Career development in an Academic Satellite Network.- When life happens: parental leave, part-time schedules and flexible workplace strategies.- SECTION IV: MID AND SENIOR CAREER.- Professionalism: Instincts Below the Surface and Environmental Influences.- Promotions.- Maintenance and Assessment of Skills and Knowledge Over the Career Continuum .- Networking.- Leadership versus Service: What's the Difference? Is There a Difference?.- Disease Site Leadership.- Role of the Department Chair.- Successful Strategies to Exploit the Intersection Between the Radiation Oncology Department and Cancer Center.- Business Development from Research, Entrepreneurship Within Academic Medicine.- An Approach to the Management of Selected Personnel and Ethical Problems in Academic Radiation Oncology.- Approaching strategic planning.- SECTION V: MISCELLANEOUS CONTEXT ISSUES.- Handling Burnout.- Preparing for retirement and career transitions.- Personal Finance and Work-Life Balance.- Paying it forward: being a good mentor, steward,and colleague.