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Table 4 Thematic summary of Hematology-Oncology Fellows’ suggestions for improving the academic half-day format (2011–2014)

From: Cross-sectional longitudinal study of the academic half-day format in a hematology-oncology fellowship training program

 

2011

2012

2013

2014

Structure

• Curriculum for sessions

• Curriculum for sessions

• Decrease length of curriculum (18 months to ≤ 12 months)a

• Decrease duration from 5 to 4 h

• Online repository for the lectures

• Website where lectures are helda

• More breaks

• Schedule lectures in blocks (GI, GU, breast, etc.)a

• Record Lecturesa

• Easier access for lectures at home

• Pre and posttests each month

• References for articles

• Schedule main blocks earlier in year

• Sign in sheets instead of clickersa

Content/Format

• More board review sessionsa

• Continue board review and pharmacology sessionsa

• More case-based teaching, perhaps a morning report in residencies to help fellows think more critically

• More clinical lectures

• Make lectures more interactive

• Make lectures more interactive

• More clinical based talks and board review series

• More interactive sessions

• More case-based formata

• Add different formats: small group, problem-based learninga

• More interactive sessions, more varied types of sessions (not just PowerPoint)

• More review questions, more group exercises

• More pharmacology sessionsa

• More benign hematology lecturesa

• More Q&A sessions

• More case-based and problem-based sessions

• More pharmacology talks

Faculty

• More faculty involvementa

• More involvementa

• Ensure that best faculty are involved

• Academic leaders participate in lectures

• Statistics faculty at journal clubsa

Learning Environment

• Snacks, coffee breaksa

• Consider a room with table set up

• No disturbance from calls and pagers from service

• Reduce the calls from chemo suites during that period

• More interactive style of learning

  1. Abbreviations: GI gastrointestinal, GU genitourinary, Q&A question and answer
  2. aImplemented