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ArticleAdvances in radiation oncology

Employment Outcomes for Canadian Radiation Oncology Graduates: 2020 Assessment and Longitudinal Trends.

Che Hsuan David Wu, Nauman Malik, Michael Kim, Teri Stuckless, Ross Halperin, Jean Archambault, Robert Thompson, Jolie Ringash, Michael Brundage, Shaun K Loewen

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Article in Advances in radiation oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Che Hsuan David WuDivision of Radiation Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Nauman MalikDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Michael KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Teri StucklessDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care Program of Eastern Health, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Ross HalperinDivision of Radiation Oncology, BC Cancer, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Jean ArchambaultDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Robert ThompsonDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Jolie RingashDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Michael BrundageDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Shaun K LoewenDivision of Radiation Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre · CACancer Care South East · CACentre hospitalier universitaire de Québec · CADalhousie University · CASaint John Regional Hospital · CASt. John’s Health Sciences Centre · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Canadian radiation oncology (RO) trainees have experienced employment challenges after residency training. The present study was conducted to evaluate current employment trends and perform comparisons to prior reported assessments. Methods and Materials: A survey was administered to all 13 Canadian RO program directors requesting the employment status and location of their graduates during the past 3 years, and their perceptions on graduates' employment challenges. Visa trainees were excluded. Findings were compared with surveys performed in 2014, 2016, and 2018. Results: The response rate from RO program directors was 100%. There were 77 graduates identified who completed their residency training between 2017 and 2020. All had known employment status and location. Two (17%) 2020 graduates, 16 (84%) 2019 graduates, 17 (81%) 2018 graduates, and 24 (100%) 2017 graduates had staff employment. Of the 59 graduates with staff positions, 86% were in Canada. Some graduates (28%) obtained staff or locum employment in a province other than their training program. The proportion of graduates obtaining staff positions 1 year after residency increased to 84% from 46%-48% in prior assessments. Most program directors (62%) did not perceive any difficulties with their graduates finding staff employment or trainees transferring to training programs in other disciplines owing to perceived workforce challenges. Conclusions: Compared with 3 prior employment outcome assessments, this study observed a higher proportion of graduates with staff positions in Canada, fewer total graduates, fewer graduates seeking staff employment or in fellowship positions, and a trend for fewer graduates seeking employment or fellowships abroad. These findings support the view that the Canadian RO job market continues to improve. Although employment challenges for newly certified, Canadian-trained radiation oncologists still exist, national corrective measures to regulate resident intake in 2011 appear to have had a positive effect on the employment outcomes of recent Canadian RO graduates.

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PMCPMC8971833
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