Rosenstein Barry S, Held Kathryn D, Rockwell Sara, Williams Jacqueline P, Zeman Elaine M
Department of Radiation Oncology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Nov 1;75(3):896-905. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.05.009. Epub 2009 Sep 3.
To obtain, in a survey-based study, detailed information on the faculty currently responsible for teaching radiation biology courses to radiation oncology residents in the United States and Canada.
In March-December 2007 a survey questionnaire was sent to faculty having primary responsibility for teaching radiation biology to residents in 93 radiation oncology residency programs in the United States and Canada.
The responses to this survey document the aging of the faculty who have primary responsibility for teaching radiation biology to radiation oncology residents. The survey found a dramatic decline with time in the percentage of educators whose graduate training was in radiation biology. A significant number of the educators responsible for teaching radiation biology were not fully acquainted with the radiation sciences, either through training or practical application. In addition, many were unfamiliar with some of the organizations setting policies and requirements for resident education. Freely available tools, such as the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Radiation and Cancer Biology Practice Examination and Study Guides, were widely used by residents and educators. Consolidation of resident courses or use of a national radiation biology review course was viewed as unlikely by most programs.
A high priority should be given to the development of comprehensive teaching tools to assist those individuals who have responsibility for teaching radiation biology courses but who do not have an extensive background in critical areas of radiobiology related to radiation oncology. These findings also suggest a need for new graduate programs in radiobiology.
在一项基于调查的研究中，获取有关目前在美国和加拿大负责向放射肿瘤学住院医师讲授放射生物学课程的教员的详细信息。
2007年3月至12月，向在美国和加拿大93个放射肿瘤学住院医师培训项目中主要负责向住院医师讲授放射生物学的教员发送了调查问卷。
本次调查的回复表明，主要负责向放射肿瘤学住院医师讲授放射生物学的教员队伍正在老龄化。调查发现，接受过放射生物学研究生培训的教育工作者比例随时间急剧下降。许多负责讲授放射生物学的教育工作者，无论是通过培训还是实际应用，都没有充分了解放射科学。此外，许多人不熟悉一些制定住院医师教育政策和要求的组织。住院医师和教育工作者广泛使用了一些免费工具，如美国放射肿瘤学会（ASTRO）的放射与癌症生物学实践考试及学习指南。大多数项目认为不太可能合并住院医师课程或使用全国性的放射生物学复习课程。
应高度重视开发综合教学工具，以帮助那些负责讲授放射生物学课程，但在与放射肿瘤学相关的放射生物学关键领域没有广泛背景的人员。这些发现还表明需要新的放射生物学研究生项目。
