Web-Based Instruction for Medical Dosimetrists

针对医疗剂量师的基于网络的指导

• 批准号: 7230721
• 负责人: PAUL J KEALL
• 金额: $ 31.7万
• 依托单位: STANFORD UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-07-30 至 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7230721
• 关键词: Internet; allied health education; clinical research; computer assisted instruction; education evaluation /planning; educational resource design /development; radiation therapy dosage; training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Medical dosimetrists are allied health specialists that provide treatment planning in support of radiation oncology. The radiation oncology professional societies have recognized a critical shortage of medical dosimetrists in the United States. This shortage of trained specialists is stalling the implementation of technically advanced radiotherapy, in particular three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy, Clinical trials of radiation therapy in combination with new pharmaceutical and biological agents will not be possible without a strong medical dosimetry workforce. The majority of dosimetry students are mentored one to three students at a time in individual radiation oncology departments. Much of the training has become on-the-job apprenticeship without formal structure or clearly defined didactic goals. The program proposed here will produce and support a well-structured, nationally available, web-based computer-aided distant learning tool for the mentors of medical dosimetrists. Medical physicists, radiation oncologists, and medical dosimetrists from around the country have made commitments to serve as volunteer authors of the nearly two-dozen modules in the tool. Internet training specialists sited at Stanford University, an education consultant, and a psychometric consultant will support the development of the modules? content consistent with the recommendations of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists. The distant learning modules will contain assessment instruments for both the summative evaluations of the students as well as the formative evaluation of the learning tools. The program will be developed with the aid of a series of annual workshops at which the Stanford developers will share analyses of the formative assessments with the authors, and set goals and priorities for continued development and refinement of the tool. Medical physicists, radiation oncologists, and medical dosimetrists in radiation oncology centers will continue to serve as local mentors for the students. The mentors will structure their own training programs and augment the distant learning tools with their own training methods. The mentors will develop structured clinical rotations to provide the students practical experience. A trial application of the tools will be conducted at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse in a training program distributed over Wisconsin and neighboring states. Nationally 20 radiation oncology sites are committed to using the tool. The intent of this program is for graduates from these programs to apply for the certification examination administered by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board when they have accrued the required two years of training and experience.

描述（由申请人提供）：医疗剂量师是联盟健康 提供治疗计划以支持辐射肿瘤学的专家。 辐射肿瘤学专业社会已经认识到一个关键 美国的医疗剂量分子短缺。这种短缺 受过训练的专家正在拖延技术先进的实施 放射疗法，特别是三维形成式放射疗法和 强度调节的放射治疗，放射治疗的临床试验 与新的药物和生物学剂结合不可能 没有强大的医疗剂量劳动力。大多数剂量法 每次通过单个辐射对学生进行一到三个学生的指导 肿瘤学部门。大部分培训已成为在职 没有正式结构或明确定义的教学目标的学徒制。 这里提出的计划将生产并支持结构良好的， 全国可用的，基于网络的计算机辅助远方学习工具 医学剂量验证师的导师。医学物理学家，辐射肿瘤学家， 来自全国各地的医疗剂量仪师已做出了承诺 作为该工具中近二二二二二二二二重模块的志愿作者。 互联网培训专家位于斯坦福大学，教育 顾问和心理测量顾问将支持 模块？内容与美国人的建议一致 医疗剂量师协会。遥远的学习模块将 包含评估工具的总结评估 学生以及学习工具的形成性评估。这 计划将在一系列年度研讨会的帮助下开发 斯坦福大学开发人员将分享形成性评估的分析 与作者一起，并设定了持续开发和改进工具的目标和优先事项。医学物理学家，辐射肿瘤学家和 放射线肿瘤学中心的医疗剂量分析师将继续担任 学生的当地导师。导师将构建自己的培训 通过自己的培训来计划和增强遥远的学习工具 方法。导师将开发结构化的临床旋转以提供 学生实践经验。工具的试用应用将是 在威斯康星大学La Crosse的培训计划中进行 分布在威斯康星州和邻国。全国20辐射 肿瘤网站致力于使用该工具。该程序的目的是 这些计划的毕业生申请认证考试 由医疗剂量验证师认证委员会管理 应计入所需的两年培训和经验。