TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring implementation of the ESTRO Core Curriculum at the national level
AU - Giuliani, Meredith
AU - Martimianakis, Maria Athina (Tina)
AU - Benstead, Kim
AU - Eriksen, Jesper Grau
AU - Verfaillie, Christine
AU - Van Egten, Viviane
AU - Umakanthan, Ben
AU - Driessen, Erik
AU - Frambach, Janneke
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Dr Liane Ginsburg for permission to adapt their survey [1]. We also wish to thank all of the National Societies who participated in this study. Dr Meredith Giuliani reports AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and Bristol Meyer Squibb unrelated to this work. JF, TM, ED, VE, BU, JE, KB and CV report no conflicts of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - Background and purpose: Global curricula exist across medical specialties however, the factors which influence their implementation are not well understood. The purpose of this study is to report the perceived factors that impact the implementation of the ESTRO Core Curriculum.Methods: An anonymous, 37-item, survey was designed and distributed to the Presidents of the National Societies who have endorsed the ESTRO Core Curriculum (n = 29). The survey addressed perceptions about implementation factors related to context, process and curriculum change. The data was summarized using descriptive statistics.Results: Twenty-six (90%) National Societies completed the survey. One respondent perceived that the values of the training system of their country would be incompatible with the proposed ESTRO Core Curriculum. The most common contextual barriers to implementation was a lack of support from the government (57%), a lack of internal organizational support (35%) and a 'poor fit' between the ESTRO Core Curriculum and the broader political and economic context (35%). Perceived implementation process barriers included insufficient numbers of faculty (44%), poor coordination between the government and training institutions (48%), and a lack of an influential person leading the implementation (44%). Two barriers related to curriculum change were a lack of funding and lack of assessment tools.Conclusions: The content and values espoused in the ESTRO Core Curriculum are endorsed across diverse geopolitical and sociocultural regions. Barriers to curricular implementation are identified at the organizational and systems level and include insufficient teaching faculty, lack of coordination and the need for influential leadership. (c) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Radiotherapy and Oncology 147 (2020) 118-122
AB - Background and purpose: Global curricula exist across medical specialties however, the factors which influence their implementation are not well understood. The purpose of this study is to report the perceived factors that impact the implementation of the ESTRO Core Curriculum.Methods: An anonymous, 37-item, survey was designed and distributed to the Presidents of the National Societies who have endorsed the ESTRO Core Curriculum (n = 29). The survey addressed perceptions about implementation factors related to context, process and curriculum change. The data was summarized using descriptive statistics.Results: Twenty-six (90%) National Societies completed the survey. One respondent perceived that the values of the training system of their country would be incompatible with the proposed ESTRO Core Curriculum. The most common contextual barriers to implementation was a lack of support from the government (57%), a lack of internal organizational support (35%) and a 'poor fit' between the ESTRO Core Curriculum and the broader political and economic context (35%). Perceived implementation process barriers included insufficient numbers of faculty (44%), poor coordination between the government and training institutions (48%), and a lack of an influential person leading the implementation (44%). Two barriers related to curriculum change were a lack of funding and lack of assessment tools.Conclusions: The content and values espoused in the ESTRO Core Curriculum are endorsed across diverse geopolitical and sociocultural regions. Barriers to curricular implementation are identified at the organizational and systems level and include insufficient teaching faculty, lack of coordination and the need for influential leadership. (c) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Radiotherapy and Oncology 147 (2020) 118-122
KW - ESTRO Core Curriculum
KW - Curriculum implementation
KW - Globalization
KW - Medical education
U2 - 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.03.028
DO - 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.03.028
M3 - Article
C2 - 32276192
SN - 0167-8140
VL - 147
SP - 118
EP - 122
JO - Radiotherapy and Oncology
JF - Radiotherapy and Oncology
ER -