Radiation oncology fourth-year medical student clerkships: a targeted needs assessment.

نویسندگان

  • Daniel W Golden
  • David R Raleigh
  • Steven J Chmura
  • Matthew Koshy
  • Andrew R Howard
چکیده

Fourth year medical students (MS4s) participate in clerkships to familiarize themselves with the field of radiation oncology and to evaluate and audition for residency programs. However, MS4s’ perceptions of their radiation oncology clerkship experiences have never been formally evaluated. This study aims to characterize the MS4 perception of the radiation oncology clerkship experience from the current nationwide pool of applicants.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

دوره 85 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013