Fleischmann, Daniel F. and Buettner, Marcel and Oertel, Michael and Waltenberger, Maria and Suess, Christoph and Ziegler, Sonia and Kaesmann, Lukas and Jazmati, Danny and Schroeder, Annemarie and Maeurer, Matthias and Linde, Philipp (2023) Current situation in radiation oncology residency-Results of a national survey performed by the working group Young DEGRO of the German Society of Radiation Oncology. STRAHLENTHERAPIE UND ONKOLOGIE, 199 (11). pp. 961-972. ISSN 0179-7158, 1439-099X
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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the current status of the radiation oncology (RO) residency programs in Germany. For this, RO residents and RO specialists were surveyed regarding the current situation of the RO residency training and the working conditions in Germany.MethodsThe Continuing Education Section of the Young DEGRO (yDEGRO) Working Group of the German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO) developed a survey to assess (1) the overall satisfaction, learning objectives, and teaching methods used during training; and (2) the perception of the importance of specific disease patterns in RO training. Open-ended questions were also asked to elicit opinions on areas for improvement. From 21 November to 27 December 2022, RO residents registered with DEGRO and/or in the working group yDEGRO were invited to participate anonymously in an online questionnaire.ResultsOverall, 97 participants completed the survey, including 65 RO residents (67%) and 32 RO specialists (33%); 66 (68%) of the respondents reported being employed in the university setting, 23 (23.7%) in the non-university setting, and 8 (8.3%) in private practice. Within the training, heterogeneity was found in the teaching methods used. In terms of knowledge transfer, the greatest importance was accorded to annual continuing education discussions with the head of the residency training (92.8%), participation in tumor boards (85.6%), written training concepts (81.4%), and evaluations at the beginning (76.3%) and end of a rotation (80.4%). The arithmetic mean of satisfaction with specialist training was 6/10 points (SD: 1.99); 88.7% of respondents would like to see a nationally uniform and mandatory curriculum in RO residency training.ConclusionThe study provides suggestions for improving RO medical training in Germany: further development of accompanying education and training programs in cooperation with professional associations, e.g., the DEGRO, structured feedback, and supervision.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | QUALITY; Further education; Radiation oncology; Teaching; Residency; Curriculum; Training; Feedback; Supervision |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Strahlentherapie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Apr 2024 06:55 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Apr 2024 06:55 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/60726 |
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