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Digital transfer in radiation oncology education for medical students—single-center data and systemic review of the literature

Authors: Michael Oertel, Niklas Benedikt Pepper, Martina Schmitz, Jan Carl Becker, Hans Theodor Eich

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie | Issue 9/2022

Abstract

Purpose

Modern medical education demands innovative, competence-orientated concepts. The forced digital transfer of teaching due to the coronavirus pandemic also affected radiation oncology (RO). The following analysis investigates whether the attractivity of RO teaching at our faculty could be maintained during the pandemic and which possibilities exist to involve students (in active learning). The latter aspect is further elaborated on a broader scale by a systemic review of the literature on competence-orientated digital education.

Methods

Evaluation results and participation rates of clinical lectures in radiation oncology (RO) were analyzed between the winter semester 2018/2019 and the summer semester 2021. A systemic review of the literature on digital education in RO for medical students was conducted.

Results

Concerning evaluation results, a significant improvement for the 7th and 9th semesters was observed in comparison between the pre-pandemic and pandemic semesters (p = 0.046 and p = 0.05, respectively). Overall participation rates did not differ. However, the number of students attending > 75% of classes in the respective semester increased significantly between the pre-pandemic and pandemic period (median values: 38 vs. 79%, p = 0.046; 44 vs. 73%, p = 0.05; 45 vs. 64%, p = 0.05; 41 vs. 77%, p = 0.05; 41 vs. 71%, p = 0.05, for the 6th to 10th semester, respectively).

Conclusion

The analysis demonstrates the possibility of efficient digital transfer of a core curriculum in RO to the digital era, with a more continuous participation of students. This transfer may enable amelioration of teaching quality and the introduction of innovative and interactive concepts in accordance with the literature.

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Title: Digital transfer in radiation oncology education for medical students—single-center data and systemic review of the literature
Authors: Michael Oertel
Niklas Benedikt Pepper
Martina Schmitz
Jan Carl Becker
Hans Theodor Eich
Publication date: 29-04-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie / Issue 9/2022
Print ISSN: 0179-7158
Electronic ISSN: 1439-099X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00066-022-01939-w

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