Department of Radiation Oncology, Meherbai Tata Memorial Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.
Department of Radiotherapy, Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Howrah, West Bengal, India.
J Cancer Res Ther. 2021 Jan-Mar;17(1):231-234. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_779_19.
Radiation oncology in India is much debated as a career option to take up. This survey among young radiation oncologists (YROs), the first of its kind, attempts to assess the career expectations and concerns that affect most of us.
This survey was conducted using the online survey tool of SurveyMonkey in October 2018. The Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) members' database was used to send the survey link over E-mail to recipients (AROI life member after 2004).
Out of 1685 invitees, 492 (29.19%) recipients took the survey. Most (69.14%) of the respondents were males who worked as senior residents and junior consultants and employed in private hospitals and state-level teaching institutes. Postspecialization (MD/DNB) experience was mostly <3 years (56.52%). Most of YROs worked in Tier-I city (48.9%) mostly in telecobalt-based facilities. Most of our respondents (73.01%) aspired to work in academic teaching hospital/research institute, and the primary concern was academics/research (39.88%) followed by income (23.31%). There was a similar distribution of respondents with respect to their desire to shift to medical oncology. There was marked dissatisfaction over remuneration, job openings, job security, and poor scope of career improvement. 56.50% of respondents believed that they need to move abroad to improve their quality of life. However, 76.69% of respondents still felt very passionate about their professional choice. Finally, 61.97% of professionals believed that this survey will correctly reflect the present scenario among YROs.
The survey portrays a mixed picture as expected. Major policy changes are required to improve the infrastructure and job opportunities of this profession.
印度的放射肿瘤学是一个备受争议的职业选择。这项针对年轻放射肿瘤学家（YRO）的调查是此类调查中的首例，旨在评估影响我们大多数人的职业期望和关注点。
本调查于 2018 年 10 月使用 SurveyMonkey 的在线调查工具进行。使用印度放射肿瘤学家协会（AROI）成员数据库通过电子邮件向收件人（2004 年后的 AROI 终身会员）发送调查链接。
在 1685 名受邀者中，有 492 名（29.19%）接受了调查。大多数（69.14%）受访者为男性，他们担任高级住院医师和初级顾问，并在私立医院和州级教学机构工作。专业后（MD/DNB）经验大多<3 年（56.52%）。大多数 YRO 在一级城市（48.9%）工作，主要在远程钴设施中工作。大多数受访者（73.01%）希望在学术教学医院/研究所工作，主要关注点是学术/研究（39.88%），其次是收入（23.31%）。对于希望转为肿瘤内科的受访者，其分布情况相似。受访者对薪酬、工作机会、工作保障和职业发展机会不佳表示明显不满。56.50%的受访者认为他们需要移居国外以提高生活质量。但是，76.69%的受访者仍然对自己的职业选择充满热情。最后，61.97%的专业人士认为这项调查将正确反映 YRO 中的当前情况。
调查结果如预期的那样呈现出喜忧参半的情况。需要进行重大政策改革，以改善该专业的基础设施和工作机会。
