Development, implementation, and results of a simulation-based hands-on brachytherapy workshop for medical students.

Matthias A MäurerSonia DrozdzJuliet EhrenpfordtMichael SchwedasMelissa FriedleinNadine HilleCora RiedeSteffen SchrottMaximilian GrafGeorg WurschiMarcel A KampAndrea WittigStefan Knippen

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2023)

The simulation-based medical education course for multicatheter brachytherapy can improve self-assessed technical competence. Residency programs should provide resources for this essential component of radiation oncology. This course is exemplary for the development of innovative practical and competence-based teaching formats to meet the current reforms in medical education.

Keyphrases

medical education
medical students
high dose
radiation therapy
primary care
healthcare
locally advanced
public health
squamous cell carcinoma
low dose