ESTRO 2025 - Abstract Book

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Interdisciplinary – Education in radiation oncology

ESTRO 2025

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Digital Poster Assessing the Concerns of Residents in Staying Up to Date: Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology Survey Study (TROD/GROG 007) Melek Tugce Yilmaz 1 , Alper Kahvecioglu 1 , Melis Gultekin 1 , Banu Atalar 2 , Gokhan Ozyigit 1 , Ugur Selek 3 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, Mehmet Ali Aydinlar Acibadem University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey. 3 Department of Radiation Oncology, Koc University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey Purpose/Objective: Radiation oncology is among the most competitive fields currently. Our aim was to explore the problems and requirements of radiation oncology residents in Turkey pertaining to their efforts to remain updated of advancements in this highly competitive field. Material/Methods: An anonymous cross-sectional survey consisting of 20 questions was developed by the Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (TROD) - The Young Radiation Oncologists Group (GROG) and shared to radiation oncology residents throughout Turkey. The questionnaire included questions on demographic information, current practices for staying up to date, preferred resources or continuing education and perceived barriers. Data were collected and analyzed by descriptive analyses to identify common themes and specific needs, was also stratified according to junior and senior residents. Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences Statistics 21.0 (SPSS Inc.; Chicago, IL, USA). Results: Sixty-four residents participated in the survey, resulting in an overall response rate of 20%. The median age was 29 years (range, 25–36). Table 1 displays the characteristics of the participants. A majority of the participants, 55 (85.9%), had a regular training program in their clinic. Among those, 52 (94.5%) reported conducting meetings weekly, whereas 3 (5.5%) reported meeting biweekly. Only 28 (51%) of them felt that this program was sufficient for staying up to date. As a result, nearly all participants (98.4%) indicated that they made personal efforts to stay up to date, with 87.3% of these individuals experiencing challenges. Figure 1 displays the challenges encountered by the participants. Junior residents exhibited a significantly higher rate of difficulty than senior residents with rates of 93.1% and 70%, respectively (p=0.01). Participants indicated a requirement for a new platform to facilitate easy access to the results of important new studies.