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Medical Students

We participate in the National Residency Match Program and utilize the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

Leadership

Nicole Simone, MD
  • Vice Chair, Research & Diversity, Equality, & Inclusion
  • Margaret Q. Landenberger Professor

Program Contact

Anuradha Shastri, PhD
Program Manager

233 S. 10th Street
Bluemle Life Sciences Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Radiation Oncology Summer Student Research Program

2023 Summer Students with Department Chair Dr. Adam Dicker (left) and Vice Chair of Research Dr. Nicole Simone (right)

Summer Externship in Radiation Oncology

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University & Hospitals is offering the annual Summer Student Research Program in Radiation Oncology.

This summer experience is designed to further students' interest in radiation oncology and consists of a research project, didactics and shadowing. During the summer, students are assigned a research mentor who develops a radiation oncology research project with them to be largely completed during their summer externship. There will also be a small discussion/seminar series for students, who will receive a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary view of radiation oncology and other oncology fields. Students will also have the opportunity to shadow radiation oncology faculty during this experience.

Every fall, our department hosts a research symposium highlighting our department's success in research. Here, students will be able to highlight the summer research experience. Students are expected to return to Jefferson for the poster session, where posters are judged and awards are presented.

In honor of Simon Kramer, MD - inaugural chair of the Jefferson Department of Radiation Oncology, and Radiation Oncology research pioneer of cooperative group medical trials - one or two summer externs will be named Simon Kramer Scholars.

2025 Simon Kramer Summer Externs

2024 Frank Arturi, Julia Logan, and Sophia Shah 

2023 Katherine Gerber and Kaitlyn Calabresi

2022 Christina Hum

2021 Lauren Matlack and Brittany Smith

Eligibility

Open to first-year medical students.

Stipend

We are able to provide each extern with a stipend. We are not able to provide any assistance with travel, housing, meals, or other expenses.

Requirements

Students are required to conduct research on-site in the Department of Radiation Oncology in Center City Philadelphia for at least 6-8 weeks. We are unable to accommodate virtual research options, nor a term shorter than 6 weeks.

Students are expected to present their research at the annual Department of Radiation Oncology Research Symposium, which takes place in the fall, following the summer externship.

How to Apply

To apply for a Radiation Oncology Summer Externship, we require the following you to complete the application by the deadline of January 5, 2026 at 11:59pm EST.  

  1. Application can be accessed here.
  2. To complete the application you will need to include:
    1. Your CV
    2. A cover letter with a statement of interest as to why you are interested in radiation oncology research and how this program may help your medical career.
    3. Two (2) brief essays with prompts found in the link above.

Any questions can be directed via email to Dr. Anuradha Shastri.

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