Comfort Level of US Radiation Oncology Graduates: Assessment of Transition to Independent Clinical Practice.

ABSTRACT: Radiation training programs are designed to prepare graduates for independent practice, with metrics in place to assess appropriateness of clinical decision-making. Here, we investigated the self-assessed preparedness of US graduates during the transition to independent practice.An anonymous, Internet-based survey was distributed to recent graduates of radiation oncology residencies (2016-2017). A Likert scale was used to assess comfort with various aspects of practice, as well as "time" to development of comfort in independent practice.Responses were obtained from 70/210 (33%), the majority reported training in programs with 5-8 residents (n = 35). Most (77%) reported designing between 500 and 900 treatment plans during training (n = 54). Only 41% of respondents reported the opportunity t

SUBMITTER: Brower JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7441593 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature