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Gunther JR, De La Cruz D, Boyce-Fappiano D, Ponnie AE, Smith L, Holliday EB, Bishop AJ, Choi SL, Koong AC, Das P, Pinnix CC. Implementation and Assessment of an Informal Virtual Elective for Medical Student Radiation Oncology Exploration During the COVID19 Pandemic: a Brief Report. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION 2023; 38:344-348. [PMID: 35013900 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-021-02122-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Subspecialty exposure during medical school can be limited. Moreover, the COVID19 pandemic prevented most onsite elective medical student (MS) rotations during 2020. Therefore, we sought to create and assess the efficacy of an informal virtual elective (IVE) for MSs to explore radiation oncology (RO) at our institution. We created IVE activities including invitations to resident didactics, a faculty lecture series, and interactive virtual events with residents and faculty. MSs were offered RO resident and faculty mentors and the opportunity to deliver a lecture. Pre- and post-IVE evaluation surveys were sent to 27 4th year MSs. Surveys utilized importance ordering (1=most important; reported as median (interquartile range), free response, and Likert-type questions (5 = extremely, 1=not at all). Our IVE, held from July to October 2020, had a median of 11 students (range 7-18) attend each activity. Pre- and post-IVE surveys were completed by 22/27 (81%) and 20/27 (74%) MSs, respectively. In pre-IVE, MSs reported participating in the IVE for faculty/resident interaction (1.5 [1, 2]), networking (3 [2, 3]), and learning (4 [3-5]). In post-IVE, MSs reported benefit from faculty mentors (5 [4, 5]), delivering a presentation (5 [3-5]), and faculty lectures (4.5 [4, 5]). In post-IVE, MSs preferred a full onsite away elective (16, 80%) over an official virtual elective (1, 5%) or IVE (3, 15%). Overall, MSs reported that the IVE provided an adequate introduction to RO at our institution (4 [4, 5]). Alternative virtual elective experiences allow MSs to informally evaluate medical subspecialties and could be offered even if formal elective opportunities are available.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jillian R Gunther
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 0097, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 0097, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 0097, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 0097, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 0097, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 0097, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 0097, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 0097, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 0097, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 0097, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 0097, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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Odei BC, Bae J, Littman D, Lastra AZ, Morgan A, Agabalogun T, Herrera S, Odei J, Fabian D, Chino F. Challenges and Opportunities for Radiation Oncology Residency Programs During the 2020-2021 Virtual Residency Match. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021; 110:919-921. [PMID: 34089692 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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- New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Ohio State University, Department of Public Health, Columbus, Ohio
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- Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, Ohio
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- University of Kentucky, Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, New York, New York
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Kahn JM, Sandhu N, Pollom EL. In Regard to Odei et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021; 109:639-640. [PMID: 33422277 PMCID: PMC8751215 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.08.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- Jenna M Kahn
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Talcott WJ, Evans SB. I Need a Sign: The Growing Need for a Signaling Mechanism to Improve the Residency Match. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021; 109:329-331. [PMID: 33422275 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Wesley J Talcott
- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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