What Are Medical Students in the United States Learning About Radiation Oncology? Results of a Multi-Institutional Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purposes of this study were to assess the exposure that medical students (MSs) have to radiation oncology (RO) during the course of their medical school career, as evidenced by 2 time points in current medical training (ie, first vs fourth year; MS1s and MS4s, respectively) and to assess the knowledge of MS1s, MS4s, and primary care physicians (PCPs) about the appropriateness of RT in cancer management in comparison with RO attendings.

Methods

We developed and beta tested an electronic survey divided into 3 parts: RO job descriptions, appropriateness of RT, and toxicities of RT. The surveys were distributed to 7 medical schools in the United States. A concordance of >90% (either yes or no) among RO attendings in an answer was necessary to determine the correct an

SUBMITTER: Zaorsky NG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7548032 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature