Current initiatives being pursued by the Radiation Oncology Education Collaborative Study Group include:
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Development of a structured medical student clerkship curriculum
- PI: Dan Golden, MD MHPE, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Watch a presentation on the development of the Medical Student Clerkship Curriculum
- Click to download ASTRO 2015 poster presentation
- Click to download the ASTRO 2016 poster presentation
- Click to read the JACR and Red Journal publications
- Click to download the ASTRO 2017 objective curriculum evaluation poster presentation
- Click to download the CARO 2017 objective curriculum evaluation poster presentation
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Introductory Radiation Oncology Course (IROC) for Radiation Oncology Residents
- PIs: Emma Fields MD, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rachel Jimenez MD, Harvard University; Raphael Yechieli MD, Miami University
- Click to download the ASTRO 2017 PGY2 curriculum targeted needs assessment poster
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Simulation-based education for radiation oncology contouring
- PI: Jillian Gunther, MD PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- Click to download ASTRO 2015 poster presentation
- Click to read the JACR publication
- Click to access the MedEdPORTAL module
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Residents-as-Teachers (RAT) in Radiation Oncology
- PI: Steve Braunstein, MD PhD, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
- Click to download ASTRO 2015 poster presentation
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Self-directed treatment planning/dosimetry training for the clinical radiation oncologist
- PI: Dan Golden, MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Click to download ASTRO 2015 poster presentation
- Click to access the MedEdPORTAL modules
- Click to download the ASTRO 2017 Simulation Based Medical Education literature review poster
- Click to download the ASTRO 2017 Interprofessional Education in Radiation Oncology poster
MedEdPORTAL is a repository of peer-reviewed medical education materials run by the AAMC. Below are available radiation oncology resources.
- Gunther J, Liauw S, Choi S, Stepaniak C, Das P, Golden D. Post-Operative Prostate and Seminal Vesicle Fossae Contouring Module: Evaluation of Medical Student Target Delineation Before and After a Teaching Intervention. MedEdPORTAL Publications; 2015. Available from: https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10199
- Golden D, Stepaniak C, Chmura S. Radiation Oncology Self-Directed Dosimetry Workshops: AP/PA Spine, 3-Field Breast, and IMRT . MedEdPORTAL Publications; 2012. Available from: https://www.mededportal.org/publication/9297
We are also collaborating with eContour.org to develop novel contouring educational tools for radiation oncology.
If you are interested in learning more about how your institution can participate in any of these initiatives, please contact us at info@roecsg.org.