Autor según el artículo: Sola AB; Otón LF; Guedea F; Arenas M
Departamento: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
Autor/es de la URV: Arenas Prat, Meritxell
Palabras clave: Education Education medical undergraduate Radiation oncology Spain Survey Teaching
Resumen: Background: The present study was designed to collect information on the current status of radiation oncology (RO) teaching in undergraduate medical schools in Spain. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with the support of the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology (SEOR). An anonymous questionnaire was sent in two waves, one month apart, between January and June 2022, to all Medical Schools and affiliated Institutions having radiotherapy departments throughout the country. Data on load, curricular location of OR, the academic course (or courses) in which the subject of OR was taught, and teachers position were recorded. Results: Responses were obtained from 26 of the 46 available Medical Schools (response rate 56.5%). The average number of theoretical classes was 13 (0–30), seminars: 4.5 (0–12) and hours of practical training 17 (0–60). The scientific content of RO was covered very evenly. Medical physics and radiobiology were taught with different extension in 24 medical schools (92.3%). Information on technological equipment, brachytherapy, indications, and clinical results was provided in all but one medical school. In 13 medical schools (50.0%) the contents of RO were taught in more than one course, but the distribution of RO teaching during the six years of undergraduate training was quite dispersed. The teaching staff included 4 full professors, 8 tenured professors, and 68 clinical associate professors. The average number of associate professors per medical school was 2.2. Also, the average number of full professors and tenured lecturers was 0.42 per medical school, although there were none in 16 centers. Conclusions: The overall teaching content of RO in Spanish medical schools seems appropriate but actions to improve the heterogeneity in the curricular location of RO and the shortage of teachers should be implemented.
Áreas temáticas: Cancer research Engenharias ii Oncology Radiology, nuclear medicine & medical imaging Radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging
Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Direcció de correo del autor: meritxell.arenas@urv.cat
Identificador del autor: 0000-0003-0815-2570
Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-03-23
Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlace a la fuente original: https://journals.viamedica.pl/rpor/article/view/98741
Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Reports Of Practical Oncology And Radiotherapy. 28 (6): 794-800
Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Sola AB; Otón LF; Guedea F; Arenas M (2023). A nationwide survey of the current status of radiation oncology teaching in Spanish medical schools. Reports Of Practical Oncology And Radiotherapy, 28(6), 794-800. DOI: 10.5603/rpor.98741
URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
DOI del artículo: 10.5603/rpor.98741
Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Año de publicación de la revista: 2023
Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications