Medical Simulation Center of Liège, Department of Public Health, Liège University, Liège, Belgium.
Department of Public Health, Biostatistics Unit, Liège University, Liège, Belgium.
BMC Med Educ. 2022 Jun 22;22(1):485. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03567-5.
The initial training of Radiation Oncology professionals can vary widely across Europe. The aim of this study was to assess the status and content of the initial training programs currently implemented in the Greater Region: Lorraine (Nancy, France), Saarland (Homburg, Germany), Luxembourg, and Liège (Wallonia, Belgium).
A survey was developed to investigate (1) the overall satisfaction, learning objectives, and teaching methods used during initial training programs and (2) the perceptions of the importance of key professional competencies as described by the CanMEDS (a framework that identifies and describes the abilities physicians require to effectively meet the health care needs of the people they serve). In addition, open-ended questions were used to elicit opinions on room for improvement. Participants (N = 38) were physicians (radiation oncologists (RO) seniors and residents) and radiation therapists (RTTs).
Only 21.1% of the respondents declared having acquired all the competencies required for their professional practice during their initial training. Heterogeneity in teaching methods was noted within professional programs but there is no difference between those from RO and RTT in the teaching of technical and relational skills. Relational skills were not addressed in a range of 39.5-57.9% of respondent's curricula. More practical lessons were deemed necessary to improve radiotherapy (RT) training programs.
Radiation oncology professionals expressed the need for more practical teaching, especially in the training of non-technical skills. Regarding the perceived importance of professional aptitudes, radiation oncology professionals highlighted medical and relational skills as the most important competencies.
欧洲各地的放射肿瘤学专业人员的初始培训差异很大。本研究旨在评估目前在大区域（法国南锡、德国洪堡、卢森堡和比利时列日）实施的初始培训计划的现状和内容。
开发了一项调查，以调查（1）初始培训计划期间的整体满意度、学习目标和教学方法，以及（2）对 CanMEDS（一个确定和描述医生有效满足他们服务的人群的医疗需求所需能力的框架）中描述的关键专业能力的重要性的看法。此外，还使用开放式问题征求对改进空间的意见。参与者（N=38）为医生（放射肿瘤学家（RO）高级医生和住院医师）和放射治疗师（RTT）。
只有 21.1%的受访者表示在其初始培训期间获得了专业实践所需的所有能力。专业计划中的教学方法存在差异，但 RO 和 RTT 之间在技术和关系技能的教学方面没有差异。在受访者课程的 39.5-57.9%范围内没有涉及关系技能。需要更多的实践课程来改进放射治疗（RT）培训计划。
放射肿瘤学专业人员表示需要更多的实践教学，特别是在非技术技能的培训方面。关于对专业能力的重要性的看法，放射肿瘤学专业人员强调了医学和关系技能是最重要的能力。
