Evaluation of a Radiation Oncology Microclerkship as a Component of Medical Student Education.

Autor: Subramanian S; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA., Parikh P; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA., Kra JA; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey at University Hospital, Newark, NJ, USA., Maldjian PD; Department of Radiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA., Walther S; Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Newark, NJ, USA., Kim S; Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA., DeNunzio NJ; Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA., Abrams MJ; Department of Radiation Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA., Braunstein SE; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA., Gunther JR; Department of Radiation Oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA., Mattes MD; Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA. malcolm.mattes@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education [J Cancer Educ] 2023 Dec; Vol. 38 (6), pp. 1861-1864. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 19.
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-023-02342-4
Abstrakt: Compared to most oncologic subspecialties, radiation oncology (RO) lacks a natural pathway for incorporation into the clinical clerkships, and few students ever complete a formal rotation in RO. The feasibility, and perceived value, of a 1-day "microclerkship" exposure in RO during other related clerkships was evaluated in this study. At a single institution, the RO clerkship director partnered with clerkship directors in medical oncology, palliative care, and radiology so that every 3rd or 4th year student would spend 1 day in RO during those clerkships. Afterwards, students completed an electronic survey containing multiple choice and 5-point Likert-type questions describing their experience. Descriptive statistics are reported. Ninety-seven students completed the RO microclerkship over 2 years, and 81 completed the survey (response rate 84%). Only 8 students (10%) had ever been in a RO department previously. During the microclerkship, 73 students (90%) saw at least one new patient consultation; 77 (95%) were involved in contouring or treatment planning; 76 (94%) saw treatment delivery; and 38 (47%) saw a brachytherapy procedure. Seventy-nine students (98%) felt that the microclerkship was at least moderately valuable (mean Likert-type rating 4.01, SD 0.73). Forty students (49%) were either somewhat or much more interested in participating in a longer (2-4 week) rotation in radiation oncology (mean Likert-type rating 3.59, SD 0.83). This study demonstrated the feasibility of incorporating a 1-day RO microclerkship into other related elective clerkships. Students viewed the experience favorably and found it valuable in their education.
(© 2023. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to American Association for Cancer Education.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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