Radiation oncology teaching provision and practice prior to and during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in medical schools in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Radiotherapy is a key cancer treatment modality but is poorly understood by doctors. We sought to evaluate radiation oncology (RO) teaching in medical schools within the United Kingdom (UK) and Republic of Ireland (RoI), as well as any impacts on RO teaching delivery from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods

A bespoke online survey instrument was developed, piloted and distributed to oncology teaching leads at all UK and RoI medical schools. Questions were designed to capture information on the structure, format, content and faculty for RO teaching, as well as both the actual and the predicted short- and long-term impacts of COVID-19.

Results

Responses were received from 29/41 (71%) UK and 5/6 (83%) RoI medical schools. Pre-clinical and

SUBMITTER: Walls GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8631035 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature