Lessons to Learn From a Successful Virtual Mock Oral Examination Pilot Experience

Avinash R. Chaurasia, MD; Brandi R. Page, MD; Amanda J. Walker, MD; Kilian Salerno, MD; Kevin Camphausen, MD; Young Kwok, MD; Gopal K. Bajaj, MD, MBA; Daisy Ambrocio, MAE; Delnora Erickson, MD

Advances in Radiation Oncology (Jan 2021)

Lessons to Learn From a Successful Virtual Mock Oral Examination Pilot Experience

Avinash R. Chaurasia, MD,
Brandi R. Page, MD,
Amanda J. Walker, MD,
Kilian Salerno, MD,
Kevin Camphausen, MD,
Young Kwok, MD,
Gopal K. Bajaj, MD, MBA,
Daisy Ambrocio, MAE,
Delnora Erickson, MD

Affiliations

Avinash R. Chaurasia, MD: National Capital Consortium Radiation Oncology Residency, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; Radiation Oncology Service, Department of Radiology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
Brandi R. Page, MD: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Amanda J. Walker, MD: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Kilian Salerno, MD: Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Kevin Camphausen, MD: Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Young Kwok, MD: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Gopal K. Bajaj, MD, MBA: Center for Advanced Radiation Oncology and Proton Therapy, Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Fairfax, Virginia
Daisy Ambrocio, MAE: National Capital Consortium Radiation Oncology Residency, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
Delnora Erickson, MD: National Capital Consortium Radiation Oncology Residency, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; Radiation Oncology Service, Department of Radiology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland; Corresponding author: Delnora Erickson, MD

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
p. 100534

Abstract

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oronavirus (COVID-19) has caused marked impact on graduate medical education for all medical specialties. Radiation Oncology and the American Board of Radiology have also had to rapidly adapt to converting education and examinations to virtual platforms. We describe our small pilot experience in transitioning our in-person mock oral examinations to a virtual platform. Survey-based assessment revealed excellent feedback regarding ease of use and educational usefulness. Our mock oral examinations pilot experience adds to evidence that virtual mock oral examinations are an important considerationfor Radiation Oncology education and a feasible alternative to an in-person oral examination.

Published in Advances in Radiation Oncology

ISSN: 2452-1094 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/advances-in-radiation-oncology/

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