Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany.
Radiat Oncol. 2021 Mar 20;16(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s13014-021-01785-7.
The current status of German residency training in the field of radiation oncology is provided and compared to programmes in other countries. In particular, we present the DEGRO-Academy within the international context.
Certified courses from 2018 and 2019 were systematically assigned to the DEGRO-Curriculum, retrospectively for 2018 and prospectively for 2019. In addition, questionnaires of course evaluations were provided, answered by course participants and collected centrally.
Our data reveal a clear increase in curriculum coverage by certified courses from 57.6% in 2018 to 77.5% in 2019. The analyses enable potential improvements in German curriculum-based education. Specific topics of the DEGRO-Curriculum are still underrepresented, while others decreased in representation between 2018 and 2019. It was found that several topics in the DEGRO-Curriculum require more attention because of a low DEGRO-curriculum coverage. Evaluation results of certified courses improved significantly with a median grade of 1.62 in 2018 to 1.47 in 2019 (p = 0.0319).
The increase of curriculum coverage and the simultaneous improvement of course evaluations are promising with respect to educational standards in Germany. Additionally, the early integration of radiation oncology into medical education is a prerequisite for resident training because of rising demands on quality control and increasing patient numbers. This intensified focus is a requirement for continued high standards and quality of curriculum-based education in radiation oncology both in Germany and other countries.
提供德国放射肿瘤学住院医师培训的现状，并与其他国家的项目进行比较。特别是，我们将在国际背景下介绍 DEGRO-Academy。
系统地将 2018 年和 2019 年的认证课程分配到 DEGRO 课程中，分别对 2018 年进行回顾性分配，对 2019 年进行前瞻性分配。此外，还提供了课程评估问卷，由课程参与者回答并集中收集。
我们的数据显示，认证课程对课程的覆盖范围明显增加，从 2018 年的 57.6%增加到 2019 年的 77.5%。分析结果显示德国基于课程的教育存在一些潜在的改进空间。DEGRO 课程中仍有特定主题代表性不足，而其他主题在 2018 年至 2019 年期间代表性下降。研究发现，DEGRO 课程中的几个主题由于 DEGRO 课程覆盖率低，需要更多关注。认证课程的评估结果显著改善，中位数从 2018 年的 1.62 提高到 2019 年的 1.47（p=0.0319）。
课程覆盖范围的增加和课程评估的同时提高，对德国的教育标准具有积极意义。此外，由于对质量控制和患者数量的要求不断提高，放射肿瘤学早期纳入医学教育是住院医师培训的前提。这种强化的关注是德国和其他国家继续保持放射肿瘤学基于课程教育高标准和高质量的要求。
