Residency Interviews in Radiation Oncology After COVID-19: Perspectives From Recently Matched Applicants

Sherry, Alexander D.; Rooney, Michael K.; Bernard, Vincent; Seo, Aaron; Marqueen, Kathryn E.; Schrank, Benjamin R.

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.05.040

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“…This manuscript builds on a recent contribution of recently matched residents who discussed many concerns both for this interview season and for those going forward. 13 We concur with the suggestions of Sherry et al 13 on incorporating a "virtual hangout" to simulate the waiting room experience and a common release date of interview applications. We further concur with regional coordination of interview dates to minimize travel when in-person interviews do resume.…”

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confidence: 82%

Resident Considerations for Virtual Interviews in Radiation Oncology: Perspectives From the Sunshine State

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Leo

Malouff

et al. 2021

Advances in Radiation Oncology

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Resident Considerations for Virtual Interviews in Radiation Oncology: Perspectives From the Sunshine State

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Leo

Malouff

et al. 2021

Advances in Radiation Oncology

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“…Many journals devoted full or part of issues to articles related to the pandemic, and in October 2020, the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics published a COVID-19–focused issue, with a number of medical education articles ranging from UME to CME. 1 , 2 , 3 , 17 , 19 , 25 Medical education literature in radiation oncology is growing but still has significant room to expand compared with other disciplines, 26 , 27 , 28 and the effect of the pandemic on medical education research in radiation oncology represents a significant scholarly opportunity.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The effects have spanned the continuum of education on all disciplines including radiation oncologists, radiation therapists, medical physicists, and all educational phases from undergraduate medical education (UME) to graduate and postgraduate education (GME) and continuing medical activities (CME). 1 , 2 , 3 …”

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COVID-19 Effects on Medical Education: A Viral Transfer of Knowledge to Radiation Oncology

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Castillo

Lalani

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International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

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“…19,20 As the pandemic stretched on, the radiation oncology community began to study larger scale implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Much has been written about the impact of the pandemic on medical education, including the recruitment, 21 training, 22,23 and certification 24 of medical students and residents. The impact of COVID-19 on medical physics has been widely discussed, covering topics such as general clinical practice, 25 staffing, [26][27][28] the impact of infection control measures on treatment delivery, 29,30 and academic medicine.…”

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The impact of COVID‐19 on a high‐volume incident learning system: A retrospective analysis

Jacqmin

Crosby

2022

J Applied Clin Med Phys

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Purpose The purpose of this work was to assess how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic impacted our incident learning system data and communicate the impact of a major exogenous event on radiation oncology clinical practice. Methods Trends in our electronic incident reporting system were analyzed to ascertain the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic, including any direct clinical changes. Incident reports submitted in the 18 months prior to the pandemic (September 14, 2018 to March 13, 2020) and reports submitted during the first 18 months of the pandemic (March 14, 2020 to September 13, 2021) were compared. The incident reports include several data elements that were evaluated for trends between the two time periods, and statistical analysis was performed to compare the proportions of reports. Results In the 18 months prior to COVID‐19, 192 reports were submitted per 1000 planning tasks (n = 832 total). In the first 18 months of the pandemic, 147 reports per 1000 planning tasks were submitted (n = 601 total), a decrease of 23.4%. Statistical analysis revealed that there were no significant changes among the data elements between the pre‐ and during COVID‐19 time periods. An analysis of the free‐text narratives in the reports found that phrases related to pretreatment imaging were common before COVID‐19 but not during. Conversely, phrases related to intravenous contrast, consent for computed tomography, and adaptive radiotherapy became common during COVID‐19. Conclusions The data elements captured by our incident learning system were stable after the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic, with no statistically significant findings after correction for multiple comparisons. A trend toward fewer reports submitted for low‐risk issues was observed. The methods used in the work can be generalized to events with a large‐scale impact on the clinic or to monitor an incident learning system to drive future improvement activities.

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Residency Interviews in Radiation Oncology After COVID-19: Perspectives From Recently Matched Applicants

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

Resident Considerations for Virtual Interviews in Radiation Oncology: Perspectives From the Sunshine State

Resident Considerations for Virtual Interviews in Radiation Oncology: Perspectives From the Sunshine State

COVID-19 Effects on Medical Education: A Viral Transfer of Knowledge to Radiation Oncology

The impact of COVID‐19 on a high‐volume incident learning system: A retrospective analysis

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