An Increase in Medical Student Knowledge of Radiation Oncology: A Pre-Post Examination Analysis of the Oncology Education Initiative

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Hirsch, Ariel E ^a,b,c   Mulleady Bishop, Pauline ^a   Dad, Luqman ^d   Singh, Deeptej ^e   Slanetz, Priscilla J ^c,f  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical education; Oncology education initiative; Radiation oncology knowledge

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS; STUDENTS; UROLOGY;

EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER; LATE SIDE EFFECTS; METHODS AND MATERIALS; MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM; PERCEIVED DIFFICULTIES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIATION TREATMENTS; SIGNIFICANCE LEVELS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 61349146226     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.12.012     Document Type: Review

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