Design of an internationally accredited radiation oncology resident training program incorporating novel educational models

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1157-1162

  Shakespeare, Thomas Philip ^a   Back, Michael Frederick ^b   Lu, Jiade Jay ^a   Wynne, Christopher John ^a   Bloomfield, Leah ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Internship; Postgraduate education; Radiation oncology; Radiotherapy; Residency; Resident training

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTRACTS; EDUCATION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

LOGBOOKS; MENTOR PROGRAMS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY (RO);

ONCOLOGY;

ACCREDITATION; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 3042660112     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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