The Impact of Graduates' Job Preferences on the Current Radiation Oncology Job Market.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the role of radiation oncology (RO) graduates' application patterns and personal preferences in current labor concerns.

Methods and materials

An anonymous, voluntary survey was distributed to 665 domestic RO graduates from 2013 to 2017. Questions assessed graduates' regional (Northeast [NE]; Midwest [MW]; South [SO]; West [WT]) job type and population size preferences. Top regional choice was compared across other categorical and numerical variables using the χ² test and analysis of variance, respectively.

Results

Complete responses were obtained from 299 (45.0% response rate) participants: 82 (27.4%), 74 (24.7%), 85 (28.4%), and 58 (19.4%) graduated from NE, MW, SO, and WT programs. The most to least commonly applied regions were SO (69.

SUBMITTER: Chowdhary M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6985896 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature