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  • Titulo Artículo: Medical Student Perspectives on a Multi-institutional Clerkship Curriculum: A Report From the Radiation Oncology Education Collaborative Study Group
  • Resumen: Medical students applying for radiation oncology residency rated “perceived quality of didactics” within the top 5 factors in ranking programs (1). However, according to a 2013 national survey, only 27% of radiation oncology clerkships included didactic components specifically for medical students (2). In 2012, a pilot radiation oncology clerkship curriculum was developed at two institutions using the six-step conceptual framework for medical education curriculum development by Kern et al (3). Eighteen students completed the pilot curriculum. Students rated the curriculum highly and reported improved comfort with their decision to pursue radiation oncology as a specialty (4). Using the cooperative group research model, the curriculum was expanded to 11 selected academic medical centers within the United States in 2013 with the goal of increasing the number of participating students to provide more robust feedback for further curriculum development. Here, we describe the structure of the curriculum with corollary student feedback that can be used by other institutions to design or enhance their medical student curriculum. The curriculum consisted of three 1-hour lectures delivered by a senior resident or faculty member; topics included: (1) an overview of radiation oncology, including a history of the specialty, types of treatments, and basic clinic flow; (2) fundamentals of radiation biology and radiation physics; and (3) practical aspects of radiation treatment simulation and planning and radiation emergencies. Ideally, one session was conducted per week with all students present. The lecture format was open, and students were encouraged to ask questions...
  • Autores: Pranshu Mohindra, Alexander Spektor, Monica S. Krishnan, Steven J. Chmura, Andrew R. Howard, Akila N. Viswanathan, Shannon M. MacDonald, Nikhil G. Thaker, Prajnan Das, Jason C. Ye, .
  • Titulo Revista: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, .
  • Numero: 2
  • Volumen:92
  • Fecha de publicación: 2015.
  • Base de Datos Bibliográfica: Medline-PubMed , .
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  • Idioma: Inglés
  • Página Inicial: 1 Página Final: 5
  • ISBN: 1879-355X