The Department of Radiation Oncology works to provide the highest quality education to our residents. We direct that our patients receive the highest quality and safest care. We endeavor to select and retain the most qualified applicants. Integral to our efforts in the continuing advancement of the profession of Radiation Oncology is the mission of scholarship, research, evidence based care and continual clinical innovation. We foster and require an ethical atmosphere, one of collegiality among our faculty, residents, and staff. At the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute our residents are able to work with the latest advances in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment. We are committed to insuring that our residents receive an education with an optimal environment for them to achieve and advance in their learning and profession.