Establishing a Global Radiation Oncology Collaboration in Education (GRaCE) : objectives and priorities

Turner, Sandra; Eriksen, Jesper G.; Trotter, Theresa; Verfaillie, Christine; Benstead, Kim; Giuliani, Meredith; Poortmans, Philip; Holt, Tanya; Brennan, Sean; Poetter, Richard

doi:10.1016/J.RADONC.2015.09.012

Title

Establishing a Global Radiation Oncology Collaboration in Education (GRaCE) : objectives and priorities

Author

Turner, Sandra

Eriksen, Jesper G.

Trotter, Theresa

Verfaillie, Christine

Benstead, Kim

Giuliani, Meredith

Poortmans, Philip

Holt, Tanya

Brennan, Sean

Poetter, Richard

Abstract

Representatives from countries and regions world-wide who have implemented modern competency-based radiation- or clinical oncology curricula for training medical specialists, met to determine the feasibility and value of an ongoing international collaboration. In this forum, educational leaders from the ESTRO School, encompassing many European countries adopting the ESTRO Core Curriculum, and clinician educators from Canada, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand considered the training and educational arrangements within their jurisdictions, identifying similarities and challenges between programs. Common areas of educational interest and need were defined, which included development of new competency statements and assessment tools, and the application of the latter. The group concluded that such an international cooperation, which might expand to include others with similar goals, would provide a valuable vehicle to ensure training program currency, through sharing of resources and expertise, and enhance high quality radiation oncology education. Potential projects for the Global Radiation Oncology Collaboration in Education (GRaCE) were agreed upon, as was a strategy designed to maintain momentum. This paper describes the rationale for establishing this collaboration, presents a comparative view of training in the jurisdictions represented, and reports early goals and priorities. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Language

English

Source (journal)

Radiotherapy and oncology. - Amsterdam

Publication

Amsterdam : 2015

ISSN

0167-8140

DOI

10.1016/J.RADONC.2015.09.012

Volume/pages

117 :1 (2015) , p. 188-192