1. Introductory Radiation Oncology Curriculum: Report of a National Needs Assessment and Multi-institutional Pilot Implementation
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Gunther, Jillian R, Jimenez, Rachel B, Yechieli, Raphael L, Parekh, Akash, Berman, Abigail T, Braunstein, Steve E, Hirsch, Ariel E, Gillespie, Erin F, Vapiwala, Neha, Thomas, Charles R, Fields, Emma C, and Golden, Daniel W
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Cancer ,Clinical Competence ,Curriculum ,Education ,Medical ,Graduate ,Humans ,Internet ,Internship and Residency ,Needs Assessment ,Pilot Projects ,Program Evaluation ,Radiation Oncology ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,United States ,Other Physical Sciences ,Oncology and Carcinogenesis ,Oncology & Carcinogenesis ,Oncology and carcinogenesis ,Theoretical and computational chemistry ,Medical and biological physics - Abstract
PURPOSE:To assess the optimal structure of an introductory curriculum (IC) for radiation oncology residents, including the perceived utility of a 2-day off-site "boot camp," and evaluate the success of a pilot introductory radiation oncology curriculum (IROC) based on these initial data. METHODS AND MATERIALS:In the first phase, anonymous, web-based surveys were sent to US radiation oncology program directors and residents. Likert-type scores (1, not at all; 5, extremely) are reported as the median and interquartile range. Using the phase 1 results, IROC was developed, piloted, and evaluated. RESULTS:Of the 89 program directors and 697 residents, 47 (53%) and 165 (24%) responded, respectively. Of the 89 program directors, 37 (79%) reported offering a formal IC. However, only 83 residents (50%) reported having a formal IC. Program directors reported resident preparation for clinical training as "moderate" (median 3, interquartile range 2-3) on entering residency and "moderate" (median 3, interquartile range 3-4) after IC completion (P = .03). However, residents only believed they were "slightly" prepared (median 2, interquartile range 1-2) on entering residency and "moderately" (median 3, interquartile range 2-3) prepared after IC completion (P
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- 2018