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About Scot Ackerman
Scot Ackerman, MD has distinguished himself throughout a long career as a Physician and Oncologist. His education as a scientist began at Tulane University, where he studied biomedical engineering from 1975 to 1978. Following his career as an undergraduate, Dr. Scot Ackerman attended Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he completed a residency in radiation oncology. While he was a Clinical Fellow at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Ackerman earned the position of Chief Resident in Radiation Oncology. Among his accomplishments are presenting his own research on the health effects of electromagnetic radiation at an international conference.
Immediately following the completion of his residency at Columbia, Dr. Scot Ackerman began work at First Coast Oncology as a Radiation Oncologist. Scot Ackerman’s role is to diagnose, evaluate, and treat cancer patients through radiation therapy. Throughout his career of over 20 years as a health care professional, Dr. Ackerman’s care for his patients has been noted and his competency has been lauded by several organizations. The American College of Radiology has awarded First Coast Oncology with a three-year accreditation in Positron Emission Tomography (PET), recognizing Dr. Scot Ackerman as a qualified practitioner of this diagnostic technology. Dr. Scot Ackerman has been acknowledged with the American Cancer Society’s Excalibur Award and National St. George Medal and he has served as their President of the Florida Division.
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Scot Ackerman, MD and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
February, 2011
Oncologist Scot Ackerman, MD enjoys a solid reputation for being an expert in his field. At Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Scot Ackerman studied biomedical engineering from 1975 to 1978. Next he attended the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S), which is part of a collection of health sciences schools in the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). The P&S staff members work in Upper Manhattan, New York, where they further their mission “to care, to discover, to educate, and to make life better for people in need.” As a clinical fellow at P&S, Dr. Scot Ackerman finished his residency and rose to the position of Chief Resident in Radiation Oncology.
Columbia University was founded in 1754 by George II of England and called King’s College. It was set up “for the instruction of youth in the Learned Languages, and the Liberal Arts and Sciences.” After the American Revolution ended, it reopened in 1784 as Columbia College, and in 1912, the College changed to Columbia University in the City of New York.
The medical branch of the University graduated its first doctors with a Bachelor of Medicine in 1769. In 1814, Columbia College’s medical faculty joined with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, which had obtained an independent charter in 1807. In 1860, after many more changes, it became the P&S under CUMC.
P&S stresses that in-depth education with a focus on being professional is of critical importance. An understanding of the art, science, and ethics of the medical vocation completes students’ understanding of medicine, and the College structures its curriculum to reflect that learning. P&S provides a strong education for physicians and research scientists, cares for patients from all walks of life, and conducts research to improve the state of human health in the world. The school’s main teaching hospital affiliate is New York-Presbyterian Hospital, which the U.S. News and World Report ranks sixth in the nation.
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Mission and History of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, By Scot Ackerman, MD, Medical Director of First Coast Oncology, Scot Ackerman Blog on Bigsight
March, 2011
Made up of 10,000 professionals worldwide, including radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and radiation therapists, the American Society for Radiation Oncology functions as the largest organization of its kind. Society members serve on critical cancer fighting teams, treating upwards of one million cancer patients annually. The American Society for Radiation Oncology assists these crucial medical teams and their clinics and institutes by providing continuing education, industry research, advocacy, and patient information resources, allowing them to better focus on diagnosing and curing cancer patients and researching treatment modalities.
Originally founded as the American Club of Therapeutic Radiologists in 1958, the American Society for Radiation Oncology rapidly grew in size and officially incorporated in 1962 with 250 members. By 1976, the Society established its official journal, the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. Throughout the 1970s, the organization backed little known technologies in the field, introducing these innovations to members and promoting them across the industry. By 2000, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, which served nearly 6,000 professionals by then, had become a staunch advocate of issues and concerns important to its members, including the effect of health maintenance organizations (HMO) on preferred provider organizations (PPO). In 2002, the Society’s continuing medical education courses received certification from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, and in 2006 the organization moved into a new headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology maintains connections with several affiliated groups working in the medical education field. They include the Association of Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs, the Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology, and the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs.
Read more about the objectives and background of the American Society for Radiation Oncology online at www.astro.org.
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