In Regard to Wallner et al.
In Regard to Wallner et al.
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关于沃尔纳等人。
DOI：
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.10.044
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2020
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Thomas,CharlesR
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Kang,John;Thompson,ReidF;Fuller,CliftonD;Camphausen,KevinA;Gabriel,PeterE;Thomas,CharlesR
我们饶有兴趣地阅读了 Wallner 等人对放射肿瘤学奖学金的欢迎批评。 1 我们同意作者的观点，即应提供高级培训奖学金有两个原因：关注住院医师在住院期间可能接触有限的机会（例如质子或近距离放射治疗），并提供获得亚专业委员会认证的途径（例如临终关怀和姑息医学）。临床信息学培训满足这两个标准，并代表了医疗实践日益重要的一个方面。信息学能力是一项日益市场化的技能，具有从转化研究到机构质量评估等多方面的好处。美国放射肿瘤学会最近的一项调查表明，绝大多数学员和主席都重视信息学方面的额外培训。 2 医学专业的独特之处在于放射肿瘤学家和医学物理学家之间密切的工作关系，他们通常在信息学方面处于领先地位。这种伙伴关系促进了放射肿瘤学领域的自然癌症信息学作用，可以提升其在多学科肿瘤学团队中的地位。 3
We read with interest a welcome critique on radiation oncology fellowships by Wallner et al. 1 We agree with the authors that fellowships for advanced training should be offered for 2 reasons: to focus on opportunities to which residents may have limited exposure during residency—such as protons or brachytherapy—and to provide a path to subspecialty board certification (eg, in Hospice and Palliative Medicine). Clinical Informatics training fulfills both criteria and represents an increasingly important aspect of medical practice.Competency in informatics is an increasingly marketable skill with multiscale benefits ranging from translational research to institutional quality assessment. A recent American Society for Radiation Oncology survey demonstrated that a large majority of trainees and chairs value additional training in informatics. 2 Unique among medical specialties is the strong working relationships between radiation oncologists and medical physicists, who are often leading efforts in informatics. This partnership facilitates a natural cancer informatics role for the field of radiation oncology that could elevate its standing within the multidisciplinary oncology team. 3