Radiation Oncology Medical Student Clerkship: Implementation and Evaluation of a Bi-institutional Pilot Curriculum

Spektor, Alexander; Rudra, Sonali; Ranck, Mark C.; Krishnan, Monica S.; Jimenez, Rachel B.; Viswanathan, Akila N.; Koshy, Matthew; Howard, Andrew R.; Chmura, Steven J.

doi:10.1016/J.IJROBP.2013.10.041

Title: Radiation Oncology Medical Student Clerkship: Implementation and Evaluation of a Bi-institutional Pilot Curriculum

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Purpose: To develop and evaluate a structured didactic curriculum to complement clinical experiences during radiation oncology clerkships at 2 academic medical centers. Methods and Materials: 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]). Results: 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 asmore »« less

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Spektor, Alexander ^[1]; Rudra, Sonali; Ranck, Mark C. ^[2]; Krishnan, Monica S.; Jimenez, Rachel B.; Viswanathan, Akila N. ^[1]; Koshy, Matthew; Howard, Andrew R.; Chmura, Steven J. ^[2]

Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)
Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014

OSTI Identifier:: 22283311

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 88; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0360-3016

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; EVALUATION; IMPLEMENTATION; MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS; RADIOLOGICAL PERSONNEL; RADIOTHERAPY; TRAINING

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                    Golden, Daniel W., E-mail: dgolden@radonc.uchicago.edu, Spektor, Alexander, Rudra, Sonali, Ranck, Mark C., Krishnan, Monica S., Jimenez, Rachel B., Viswanathan, Akila N., Koshy, Matthew, Howard, Andrew R., and Chmura, Steven J. Radiation Oncology Medical Student Clerkship: Implementation and Evaluation of a Bi-institutional Pilot Curriculum.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Golden, Daniel W., E-mail: dgolden@radonc.uchicago.edu, Spektor, Alexander, Rudra, Sonali, Ranck, Mark C., Krishnan, Monica S., Jimenez, Rachel B., Viswanathan, Akila N., Koshy, Matthew, Howard, Andrew R., & Chmura, Steven J. Radiation Oncology Medical Student Clerkship: Implementation and Evaluation of a Bi-institutional Pilot Curriculum.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJROBP.2013.10.041

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                    Golden, Daniel W., E-mail: dgolden@radonc.uchicago.edu, Spektor, Alexander, Rudra, Sonali, Ranck, Mark C., Krishnan, Monica S., Jimenez, Rachel B., Viswanathan, Akila N., Koshy, Matthew, Howard, Andrew R., and Chmura, Steven J. 2014.  
        "Radiation Oncology Medical Student Clerkship: Implementation and Evaluation of a Bi-institutional Pilot Curriculum".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJROBP.2013.10.041.

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@article{osti_22283311,

  title        = {Radiation Oncology Medical Student Clerkship: Implementation and Evaluation of a Bi-institutional Pilot Curriculum},

  author       = {Golden, Daniel W., E-mail: dgolden@radonc.uchicago.edu and Spektor, Alexander and Rudra, Sonali and Ranck, Mark C. and Krishnan, Monica S. and Jimenez, Rachel B. and Viswanathan, Akila N. and Koshy, Matthew and Howard, Andrew R. and Chmura, Steven J.},

  abstractNote = {Purpose: To develop and evaluate a structured didactic curriculum to complement clinical experiences during radiation oncology clerkships at 2 academic medical centers. Methods and Materials: 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]). Results: 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. Conclusions: 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.},

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  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22283311},
  journal      = {International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics},

  issn         = {0360-3016},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 88,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014},

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