Patterns and Perceptions of "Away" Rotations Among Radiation Oncology Residency Applicants.
Purpose: Medical students often complete clinical rotations at other institutions (away rotations). This study assesses the number of away rotations undertaken by radiation oncology residency applicants and their value from the applicants' perspective.Methods and Materials: A survey was sent to appl...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics Vol. 107; no. 5; pp. 1007 - 1012 |
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Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science
Aug2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=144546297&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 144546297 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 03603016 1ZQ jtl: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics issn: 03603016 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2020 vid: 107 iid: 5 pid: 2410 pub: Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science artinfo: ui: 144546297 144546297 NLM32335186 144546297 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.04.024 NLM32335186 144546297 ppf: 1007 ppct: 5 formats: tig: atl: Patterns and Perceptions of "Away" Rotations Among Radiation Oncology Residency Applicants. aug: au: Sidiqi, Baho U. Gillespie, Erin F. Lapen, Kaitlyn Tsai, C. Jillian Dawson, Melissa Wu, Abraham J. affil: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York sug: subj: Internship and Residency Statistics and Numerical Data Motivation Students, Medical Statistics and Numerical Data Male Female Students, Medical Psychosocial Factors Adult Radiation Oncology Perception Personal Resource Questionnaire Scales Funding Source Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Purpose: Medical students often complete clinical rotations at other institutions (away rotations). This study assesses the number of away rotations undertaken by radiation oncology residency applicants and their value from the applicants' perspective.Methods and Materials: A survey was sent to applicants to a single radiation oncology program from 2015 to 2017. Questions addressed away rotation frequency, funding, motivations, barriers, and match results. A χ2 test was used to assess the correlation between number of away rotations and matching to an away program. Binary logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with undertaking >2 away rotations.Results: The response rate was 39% (n = 194); 89% of respondents completed ≥1 away rotation (median, 2; interquartile range, 2-3), of whom 39% (n = 67) matched to an away program. The number of away rotations completed did not differ between those who did and did not match (P = .29). Furthermore, the number of away rotations did not correlate with matching at an away program (P = .40). Factors associated with completing more away rotations included male sex and high loan burden (P < .05). Away rotations were perceived as extremely important (71%), with interest in a specific program (44%) and obtaining letters of recommendation (31%) the most common reasons to pursue away rotations. Only 9% (n = 15) of applicants did away rotations because they had no home program. Funding sources included personal savings (29%), family support (26%), and loans (22%). If costs were inconsequential, 67 applicants (35%) noted they would do more away rotations.Conclusions: Away rotations are common and often result in students matching to an away program, although benefits of ≥2 away rotations appear limited and have associated costs. Limiting the number of away rotations in radiation oncology may decrease costs without sacrificing one's chances of matching. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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