Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014 Jan 1;88(1):45-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.10.041.
To develop and evaluate a structured didactic curriculum to complement clinical experiences during radiation oncology clerkships at 2 academic medical centers.
A structured didactic curriculum was developed to teach fundamentals of radiation oncology and improve confidence in clinical competence. Curriculum lectures included: (1) an overview of radiation oncology (history, types of treatments, and basic clinic flow); (2) fundamentals of radiation biology and physics; and (3) practical aspects of radiation treatment simulation and planning. In addition, a hands-on dosimetry session taught students fundamentals of treatment planning. The curriculum was implemented at 2 academic departments in 2012. Students completed anonymous evaluations using a Likert scale to rate the usefulness of curriculum components (1=not at all, 5=extremely). Likert scores are reported as (median [interquartile range]).
Eighteen students completed the curriculum during their 4-week rotation (University of Chicago n=13, Harvard Longwood Campus n=5). All curriculum components were rated as extremely useful: introduction to radiation oncology (5 [4-5]); radiation biology and physics (5 [5-5]); practical aspects of radiation oncology (5 [4-5]); and the treatment planning session (5 [5-5]). Students rated the curriculum as "quite useful" to "extremely useful" (1) to help students understand radiation oncology as a specialty; (2) to increase student comfort with their specialty decision; and (3) to help students with their future transition to a radiation oncology residency.
A standardized curriculum for medical students completing a 4-week radiation oncology clerkship was successfully implemented at 2 institutions. The curriculum was favorably reviewed. As a result of completing the curriculum, medical students felt more comfortable with their specialty decision and better prepared to begin radiation oncology residency.
在 2 个学术医疗中心的放射肿瘤学实习期间，开发和评估一个结构化的教学课程，以补充临床经验。
制定了一个结构化的教学课程，以教授放射肿瘤学基础知识并提高临床能力的信心。课程讲座包括：（1）放射肿瘤学概述（历史、治疗类型和基本临床流程）；（2）放射生物学和物理学基础；（3）放射治疗模拟和计划的实际方面。此外，还进行了一次实践剂量学课程，向学生教授治疗计划的基础知识。该课程于 2012 年在 2 个学术部门实施。学生使用李克特量表对课程组成部分的有用性进行匿名评估（1=完全没有，5=非常）。李克特分数报告为（中位数[四分位距]）。
18 名学生在 4 周的轮班期间完成了该课程（芝加哥大学 n=13，哈佛长木校区 n=5）。所有课程组成部分均被评为非常有用：放射肿瘤学概论（5 [4-5]）；放射生物学和物理学（5 [5-5]）；放射肿瘤学的实际方面（5 [4-5]）；以及治疗计划课程（5 [5-5]）。学生对课程的评价为“相当有用”到“非常有用”，这有助于学生理解放射肿瘤学作为一个专业；（2）增加学生对专业决策的舒适感；（3）帮助学生顺利过渡到放射肿瘤学住院医师实习。
在 2 个机构成功实施了针对完成 4 周放射肿瘤学实习的医学生的标准化课程。该课程受到了好评。完成课程后，医学生对自己的专业决策更加自信，为开始放射肿瘤学住院医师实习做好了更好的准备。
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