A Paradigm Shift in Radiation Oncology Training

Subha Perni; Anurag Saraf; Michael Milligan; Oluwadamilola T Oladeru; Idalid Franco; Shekinah N C Elmore

doi:10.1016/j.adro.2020.10.012

A Paradigm Shift in Radiation Oncology Training

Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Oct 27;6(2):100599. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2020.10.012. eCollection 2021 Mar-Apr.

Authors

Subha Perni^{1

2

3}, Anurag Saraf^{1

2

3}, Michael Milligan^{1

2

3}, Oluwadamilola T Oladeru^{1

2

3}, Idalid Franco^{1

2

3}, Shekinah N C Elmore^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has been intertwined with the movement for racial justice in the United States and has highlighted and risks aggravating educational and workforce disparities within radiation oncology. We discuss wide-ranging changes within radiation oncology training that are essential to developing and maintaining diversity, including utilization of competency-based educational models that allow for streamlining of training and examinations; responsiveness to the needs of residents and medical students of different gender, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic groups; and technological integration to increase educational efficiency and decrease barriers.