A Scoping Review of Radiation Oncology Educational and Career-Planning Interventions in Undergraduate Medical Education.

ABSTRACT: Radiation oncology (RO) teaching in undergraduate medical education (UME) is lacking worldwide with potentially detrimental effects on medical student career choices and patient care. The objective of this scoping review is to examine the extent of published literature describing RO educational and career-planning interventions in UME. Online databases were searched from respective dates of inception to June 2020 for articles that reported outcomes from RO educational and career-planning interventions in UME. Two independent reviewers screened entries for inclusion. Following full-text reviews, 25 articles were analyzed. Most interventions were a single session, involved clinical medical students, and were based in North America. Didactic teaching was most commonly used, though a majority

SUBMITTER: Arifin AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7985784 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature