Program Manager, Education and Academics, Radiation Oncology
Posted Aug 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you had to get something from a faculty member who was busy and not particularly interested in your deadline.
What they are checking: Influence with clinical faculty, which is most of this job's friction.
How do you use program data — recruitment, evaluations, outcomes — to show a program director something they did not already know?
What they are checking: Analytical contribution beyond administration.
This is in a Biological Sciences Division department, asks for five to seven years and prefers familiarity with accreditation bodies. What do you want to know about the program size, whether there are fellowships too, and the stated salary range?
What they are checking: Whether they check the real scope and the posted terms.
What would you do
A resident's duty hours are over the limit. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Compliance handled with a trainee's wellbeing and the program's standing both in view.
The department chair asks you to lead a cross-functional project like an annual report or a program launch. How do you get started when you have no authority over the contributors?
What they are checking: Project leadership across a department from a staff seat.
A medical student rotating with you raises a concern about their evaluation. What do you do?
What they are checking: Handling a trainee concern fairly while protecting the process.
About the work
This role runs a radiation oncology residency. Walk me through your Match season, from applications through rank list submission.
What they are checking: Command of the Match process under the national residency matching program's rules.
How do you keep documentation ready for an accreditation review rather than assembling it when the review is announced?
What they are checking: Continuous accreditation readiness with the graduate medical education accrediting body.
You manage provider scheduling and call coverage in a system like QGenda. What goes wrong most often, and how do you get ahead of it?
What they are checking: Practical scheduling operations in the named system.
Walk me through how you would coordinate credentialing, licensing and moonlighting approvals for a group of trainees.
What they are checking: The specific compliance duties this posting lists.
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