Randall Kimple

Nobody told me that leaders receive letters from patients. Several have reached me since I joined @WilmotCancer @UR_Med, each describing wonderful care. The credit belongs to our nurses, therapists, physicians and staff. What a gift. #CancerCare #Rochester

Department of Radiation Oncology photo this morning. Appreciate the early start for everyone. @WilmotCancer @UR_Med

Before any treatment plan, someone has to read the slide. Thank you to the pathologists, cytotechnologists and histotechnologists at @WilmotCancer and @UR_Med whose careful work behind the scenes guides every cancer care decision. #CancerCare #Rochester

A linear accelerator can't treat anyone without the people who keep it running. Thank you to the biomedical engineers, service engineers and IT colleagues at @WilmotCancer and @UR_Med who make every treatment day possible. #CancerCare #Rochester

I’m thrilled to announce that Dr @KatieSchuMD will join our team at the @UR_Med Department of Radiation Oncology next summer. Her expertise and energy will make a real difference for our patients and our research. Can’t wait to welcome her to Rochester!

Every clinical trial runs on people most never see: research coordinators, regulatory staff, data managers and research nurses. They make new options possible for our community. Thank you to the research teams at @WilmotCancer and @UR_Med. #CancerCare #ClinicalTrials

Every patient's care starts with a person at the front desk or on the phone. Schedulers, registrars and front desk staff set the tone before a clinician ever walks in. Thank you to the patient access teams at @WilmotCancer and @UR_Med. #CancerCare #Rochester

Much of good cancer care happens between visits: the phone call that catches a problem early, the ride that gets arranged, the question answered at the right moment. Thank you to the nurses, navigators and social workers at @WilmotCancer and @UR_Med. #CancerCare

Residents are a big reason this field keeps getting better. They ask the questions that make us rethink what we do, and they carry a lot of the daily work. Thank you to the residents and teaching faculty at @WilmotCancer and @UR_Med. #MedEd #CancerCare

The first question at a radiation visit is how long this will take. For many early breast cancers it's now 1 to 3 weeks, not 6. Thank you to the clinical trialists, physicists, dosimetrists and therapists at @WilmotCancer and @UR_Med behind that. #BreastCancerAwareness #RadOnc

Advanced practice providers are the backbone of cancer care, and we're hiring more at @WilmotCancer, including in radiation oncology. Thank you to our NPs and PAs at @UR_Med for all you do. Interested? Message me. #Hiring #CancerCare

Happy National Medical Assistants Day. They're often the first friendly face in clinic and the reason the day runs. Thank you to the medical assistants at @WilmotCancer and @UR_Med. MAs, what's one thing physicians could do to make your day easier? #CancerCare

Before a patient's first radiation treatment, a lot of careful checking has already happened. Thank you to the physicists, dosimetrists, therapists, nurses and residents at @WilmotCancer and @UR_Med who make sure it's right. Physicists, what should we ask sooner? #RadOnc

Behind every clinical trial at @WilmotCancer is a team that rarely gets the spotlight: research coordinators, data managers, regulatory staff, nurses and investigators at @UR_Med. Thank you for the careful work that gives patients more options. #ClinicalTrials #CancerCare

Today is National Mammography Day. Thank you to the technologists, radiologists, nurses and schedulers in breast imaging at @WilmotCancer and @UR_Med who make screening easier and less stressful. If you're due, ask your doctor about scheduling yours. #MammographyDay #CancerCare

We're hiring two physicians at @WilmotCancer: one focused on community-based care, one on women's health. Great teams, an academic home at @UR_Med, and real room to build. Interested or know someone? Message me. #Hiring #CancerCare

Oncology pharmacists catch the details that keep treatment safe: doses, interactions, timing. October is American Pharmacists Month. Thank you to the pharmacy team at @WilmotCancer. Grateful to learn from you at @UR_Med. #CancerCare #AmericanPharmacistsMonth

Today is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Thank you to the oncologists, nurses, APPs, radiation therapists, and palliative and supportive care teams at @WilmotCancer who stay for the long haul. Proud to learn with you at @UR_Med. #CancerCare #BreastCancerAwareness

A randomized trial in radiation oncology: Spanish-speaking patients saw the same physicians, once in Spanish, once through a professional interpreter. Unprompted comments per visit: 11 vs 3. Doing interpreting right still leaves a gap. @WilmotCancer @UR_Med #HealthEquity

Some of my best lessons as an educator come from trainees asking “why do we do it this way?” Learning in both directions is what makes academic medicine special. @WilmotCancer @UR_Med #MedEd #AcademicMedicine