Development of a United States Radiation Oncology Curricular Framework: A Stakeholder Delphi Consensus

Jeans, Elizabeth B.; Brower, Jeffrey V.; Burmeister, Jay; Deville, Curtiland; Fields, Emma C.; Kavanagh, Brian D.; Suh, John H.; Tekian, Ara; Vapiwala, Neha; Zeman, Elaine M.; Golden, Daniel W.

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.12.009

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“…Resident feedback on the program is sought immediately prior to steering committee meetings and via a quarterly evaluation questionnaire that is, administered through Typhon. The Radiation Oncology Education Collaborative Study Group Core Curriculum Project Leadership Committee, formally endorsed by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), has emphasized the need for competency‐based training for radiation oncology resident education, including the tracking of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) 32 . Similar competency‐based medical education frameworks have been used for medical physics training 33 .…”

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“…The Radiation Oncology Education Collaborative Study Group Core Curriculum Project Leadership Committee, formally endorsed by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), has emphasized the need for competency‐based training for radiation oncology resident education, including the tracking of entrustable professional activities (EPAs). 32 Similar competency‐based medical education frameworks have been used for medical physics training. 33 Chronicling progression of entrustability, from a new resident simply observing, then progressing to performance of the activity with various levels of supervision, to finally overseeing other residents performing the activity, can be cataloged in electronic tracking systems such as Typhon as a means to verify the resident's advancement up the levels of the pyramid of clinical competency.…”

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Overview of medical physics education and research programs in a non‐academic environment

Fagerstrom,

Brown,

Kaurin

et al. 2023

J Applied Clin Med Phys

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Northwest Medical Physics Center (NMPC) is a nonprofit organization that provides clinical physics support to over 35 radiation therapy facilities concentrated in the Pacific Northwest. Although clinical service is the primary function of NMPC, the diverse array of clinical sites and physics expertise has allowed for the establishment of structured education and research programs, which are complementary to the organization's clinical mission. Three clinical training programs have been developed at NMPC: a therapy medical physics residency program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP), an Applied Physics Technologist (APT) program, and a summer undergraduate internship program. A partnership has also been established with a major radiation oncology clinical vendor for the purposes of validating and testing new clinical devices across multiple facilities. These programs are managed by a dedicated education and research team at NMPC, made up of four qualified medical physicists (QMPs). The education and research work has made a significant contribution to the organization's clinical mission, and it has provided new training opportunities for early‐career physicists across many different clinical environments. Education and research can be incorporated into nonacademic clinical environments, improving the quality of patient care, and increasing the number and type of training opportunities available for medical physicists.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Overview of medical physics education and research programs in a non‐academic environment

Fagerstrom,

Brown,

Kaurin

et al. 2023

J Applied Clin Med Phys

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Improving access in medical physics residency programs for physicists with disabilities

Fagerstrom,

Eliason,

Al‐Hallaq

et al. 2024

J Applied Clin Med Phys

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Within the landscape of medical physics education, residency programs are instrumental in imparting hands‐on training and experiential knowledge to early‐career physicists. Ensuring access to educational opportunities for physicists with disabilities is a legal, ethical, and pragmatic requirement for programs, considering that a significant proportion of the United States population has a disability. Grounded in conceptual frameworks of competency‐based medical education and the social model of disability, this work provides an introduction to some practical recommendations for medical physics residency programs. Strategies include embracing universal design principles, fostering partnerships with disability service offices, using inclusive language, developing and publicizing clear procedures for disclosing disabilities and requesting accommodations, and maintaining an overall commitment to equitable access to education. This work urges medical physics residency leadership to proactively move towards training environments that support the needs of residents across the spectrum of disability, highlighting why disability inclusion fundamentally enriches diversity.

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Considerations for Designing and Implementing a Multi-institution Undergraduate Medical Education Experience

King

Lin

et al. 2023

J Canc Educ

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Development of a United States Radiation Oncology Curricular Framework: A Stakeholder Delphi Consensus

Cited by 7 publications

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Overview of medical physics education and research programs in a non‐academic environment

Overview of medical physics education and research programs in a non‐academic environment

Improving access in medical physics residency programs for physicists with disabilities

Considerations for Designing and Implementing a Multi-institution Undergraduate Medical Education Experience

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