Mentorship Initiatives in Radiation Oncology: A Scoping Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although mentorship is described extensively in academic medical literature, there are few descriptions of mentorship specific to radiation oncology. The goal of the current study was to investigate the state of mentorship in radiation oncology through a scoping review of the literature.

Methods and materials

A search protocol was defined according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. Predefined search terms and medical subject headings were used to search PubMed for English language articles published after January 1, 1990, on mentorship in radiation oncology. Additionally, in-press articles from major radiation oncology and medical education journals were searched. Three reviewe

SUBMITTER: Marsiglio JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8122025 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature