Abstract Purpose To characterize the resident experience preparing for the 2019 American Board of Radiology initial certification (IC) qualification examinations in radiation oncology. Methods & Materials: The Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO) distributed a survey to 360 residents from the 2019 and 2020 graduating classes covering topics pertinent to preparation for the medical physics (MP), radiation and cancer biology (RCB), and clinical radiation oncology (CRO) examination...
#1B.U. Sidiqi(SUNY Downstate Medical Center)H-Index: 3
#2Erin F. Gillespie(MSK: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)H-Index: 16
Last. Abraham J. Wu(MSK: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)H-Index: 25
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: Medical students often complete clinical rotations at other institutions ("away rotations"). This study assesses the number of away rotations undertaken by radiation oncology residency applicants, and their value from the applicants' perspective. MATERIALS/METHODS: A survey was sent to applicants to a single radiation oncology program from 2015-2017. Questions addressed away rotation frequency, funding, motivations, barriers, and match results. A Chi-square test was used to a...
Purpose Our institution cancelled all in-person clerkships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, we designed a virtual radiation oncology medical student clerkship. Methods and Materials We convened an advisory panel to design a virtual clerkship curriculum. We implemented clerkship activities using a cloud-based learning management system, video web conferencing systems and a telemedicine portal. Students completed assessments pre- and post-clerkship to provide data to improve future versi...
The 2020 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic has led to an increasing number of telemedicine clinician-patient encounters through telephone or videoconference. This provides a particular challenge in cancer care, where discussions frequently pertain to serious topics and are preferably performed in person. In this review, we use the SPIKES (Setting, Perception, Invitation, Knowledge, Empathy/Emotion, and Strategy/Summarize) protocol as a framework for how to approach the dis...
OBJECTIVES: Otolaryngology applicants routinely decry conflicting interview dates because this limits the number of interviews that one can attend, despite being offered an interview. Conversely, applicants also perceive that a large number of interviews are offered to a minority of applicants. We sought to verify and quantify the inequality in distribution of interviews attended. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) 2016 Charting Outcomes in the ...
