Out of the Basement and Into the Classroom: Pathways for Expanding the Role of Radiation Oncologists in Medical Student Education
Out of the Basement and Into the Classroom: Pathways for Expanding the Role of Radiation Oncologists in Medical Student Education
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jacr.2017.10.040
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发表时间：
2018-11-01
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Vapiwala, Neha
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作者：
Mattes, Malcolm D.;Small, William, Jr.;Vapiwala, Neha
目的：描述放射肿瘤学家参与美国学术医学中心本科医学教育的特点，并将这些发现纳入实际途径，以更大和更广泛地将放射肿瘤学（RO）整合到医学课程中。一所医学院直属RO部门的主席和住院医师项目主任被要求描述他们部门的放射肿瘤学家参与的所有方式，结果：在75个符合条件的科室中，有49个科室回复了问卷，回复率为65.3%。20个部门（40.8%）报告说，至少有一名教师参加了一个与肿瘤学相关的主题的课程教育会议。其中12场（24.5%）专门讨论了RO。21个部门（42.9%）有教师参与有组织的临床跟踪或preceptorship计划的第一和第二年的医学生。12个部门（24.5%）描述没有参与当地或附属医学院的正式课程。13个部门（44.8%）描述了参与医学院组织的住院医师招聘会，12个部门（41.4%）赞助RO兴趣小组。报告的新的教学方法包括发展多学科的见习或教育课程，包括RO概念，在所需的见习期间关于RO的客座讲座，有组织的课外经验，如肿瘤学研讨会系列，参加特殊的医学生充实计划，以及赞助或发起RO兴趣小组。少数RO部门参与了医学生的正式教学。本文所述的方法应促进放射肿瘤学家在本科医学教育的所有领域更有力的参与。
Purpose: To characterize radiation oncologist involvement in undergraduate medical education at US academic medical centers and to incorporate these findings into practical pathways for greater and broader integration of radiation oncology (RO) into medical curricula.Methods: Chairpersons and residency program directors at RO departments directly affiliated with a medical school were asked to describe all the ways in which radiation oncologists in their department are involved in medical student education, excluding their elective clerkship.Results: Of 75 eligible departments, 49 responded (response rate 65.3%). Twenty departments (40.8%) reported that at least one faculty member participates in a curricular educational session on an oncology-related topic. Twelve (24.5%) of these sessions were focused specifically on RO. Twenty-one departments (42.9%) had faculty involved with organized clinical shadowing or preceptorship programs for first- and second-year medical students. Twelve departments (24.5%) described no involvement in the formal curricula at their local or affiliated medical school. Thirteen departments (44.8%) described participation in a medical school organized residency fair, and 12 departments (41.4%) sponsor an RO interest group. Reported novel approaches to teaching included development of multidisciplinary clerkships or educational sessions that include RO concepts, guest lectures on RO during a required clerkship, organized extracurricular experiences such as an oncology seminar series, participation in special medical student enrichment programs, and sponsorship or initiation of an RO interest group.Conclusion: The minority of RO departments are involved in formal teaching of the medical student body at large. The approaches described herein should facilitate more robust involvement of radiation oncologists in all areas of undergraduate medical education.