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radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 61.2501 - 61.2599.

What radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs Majors Need to Know

Programs in radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs build a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.9 / 5; level 6.2 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 4.5 / 5; level 5.4 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills developed in a radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Judgment and Decision Making — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Problem Sensitivity — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.7 / 7
Assisting and Caring for Others	4.6 / 7
Getting Information	4.6 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.6 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.6 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.5 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.5 / 7
Processing Information	4.4 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.4 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.4 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
Epic Systems	Medical software	✓
Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR	Medical software	—
IOS Health Systems Medios EHR	Medical software	—
Modernizing Medicine Practice Management	Medical software	—
NextGen Healthcare NextGen Practice Management	Medical software	—
athenahealth athenaCollector	Medical software	—
CareCloud Central	Medical software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs graduates include:

• Physician
• MD (Medical Doctor)
• DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician)
• Hospitalist Physician
• Urologist
• OB Hospitalist (Obstetrics Hospitalist)
• Pediatric Hospitalist Physician
• Neurology Hospitalist
• Internal Medicine Hospitalist
• Academic Hospitalist
• Consultant Physician
• Intensivist
• Pediatric Hospitalist
• Nocturnist Hospitalist
• Neurohospitalist

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Post-doctoral training	51.2%
Doctoral degree	37.2%
Master’s degree	4.4%
First professional degree	2.7%
Bachelor’s degree	2.4%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	1.0%
Postsecondary certificate	0.4%
High school diploma or equivalent	0.4%
Some college courses	0.2%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Residency Programs	—
Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Anesthesiology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other	—
MEDICAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	—
Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.