Vengaloor Thomas Toms, Perekattu Kuruvilla Teessa, Bhanat Eldrin, Parr Amy Q, Albert Ashley, Vijayakumar Srinivasan
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.
Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Aug 15;6(1):100548. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2020.08.005. eCollection 2021 Jan-Feb.
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the variations in research, education, and wellness resources for residents among radiation oncology (RO) residency programs across the United States. A list of accredited programs for the academic year 2018 to 2019 was collected using the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education website. Individual residency program websites were used as the primary source of the data, and the Fellowship Residency Electronic Interactive Data Access System website complemented any missing data. We collected data on dedicated research time, resident rotations, wellness resources, and salary information. Excel 2013 was used for analysis. Information from the 94 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accredited RO residency programs during the academic year 2018 to 2019 was collected. Seventy-five (80%) programs reported the duration of dedicated research time on their websites. At least 6 months are allowed in 48 (51%) programs, and 27 (29%) programs report that dedicated research time is negotiable. Outstandingly, 20 (21%) programs allow 1 year of dedicated research time, and the median dedicated research time is 9 months. From our study, only 13 (14%) residency programs allow residents to rotate in other departments of the same institution. Fifty-nine (63%) programs allow away rotations at other institutions (external electives). An international rotation is permitted only in 19 (20%) programs. Wellness resoursces specifically fatigue managment, resident retreat and resident mentoring programs were available in 53%, 26% and 42% of programs, respectively. The salary information is obtainable for 63 institutions, and the yearly compensation ranges between $51,000 and $78,000. Moonlighting is allowed only in 28 (30%) programs. Our study found that major variations exist among RO residency programs in the United States regarding research, education, and wellness resources for residents.
本研究的目的是评估美国放射肿瘤学（RO）住院医师培训项目中住院医师的研究、教育和健康资源的差异。通过研究生医学教育认证委员会网站收集了2018至2019学年的认证项目清单。各住院医师培训项目的网站作为数据的主要来源，住院医师电子互动数据访问系统网站补充了任何缺失的数据。我们收集了关于专门研究时间、住院医师轮转、健康资源和薪资信息的数据。使用Excel 2013进行分析。收集了2018至2019学年94个经研究生医学教育认证委员会认证的RO住院医师培训项目的信息。75个（80%）项目在其网站上报告了专门研究时间的时长。48个（51%）项目允许至少6个月的专门研究时间，27个（29%）项目报告专门研究时间可协商。值得注意的是，20个（21%）项目允许1年的专门研究时间，专门研究时间的中位数为9个月。从我们的研究来看，只有13个（14%）住院医师培训项目允许住院医师在同一机构的其他科室轮转。59个（63%）项目允许在其他机构进行外出轮转（外部选修）。只有19个（20%）项目允许进行国际轮转。分别有53%、26%和42%的项目提供健康资源，具体包括疲劳管理、住院医师静修和住院医师指导项目。63个机构可获取薪资信息，年薪范围在51,000美元至78,000美元之间。只有28个（30%）项目允许兼职。我们的研究发现，美国RO住院医师培训项目在住院医师的研究、教育和健康资源方面存在重大差异。
