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Table 3 Distribution of the included publications by category, and the number of publications in the United States of America (USA), other countries (Others), and their total

From: A scoping review of medical education research for residents in radiation oncology

Topic area (detailed subjects)

No. of publications (%)

USA

Others

Total

National, Regional, or Organizational Research

52 (66.7)

30 (44.1)

82 (56.2)

Curriculum Design Research

20 (25.6)

29 (42.6)

50 (34.2)

Training-related (training content, needs, environment, examination, quality, fellowship, and mentorship)

15 (19.2)

10 (14.7)

25 (17.1)

Contouring-related (contouring, anatomy, and imaging)

8 (10.3)

12 (17.6)

20 (13.7)

Career-related (resident matching, career choice, and employment)

12 (15.4)

3 (4.4)

17 (11.6)

Technology-related (e-learning, mobile technology, online learning, online tool, and virtual environment)

6 (7.7)

10 (14.7)

16 (11.0)

Resident well-being (stress, finance, workplace bullying, parenthood, and policy)

11 (14.1)

4 (5.9)

15 (10.3)

Multidisciplinary training (interprofessional, internationals, and CME credit)

5 (6.4)

9 (13.2)

14 (9.6)

Research-related (research training, productivity, and trend)

10 (12.8)

3 (4.4)

13 (8.9)

Professionalism (communication skills, ethics, and clinical reasoning)

4 (5.1)

8 (11.7)

12 (8.2)

Treatment quality (safety and quality, and error-disclosure)

5 (6.4)

3 (4.4)

8 (5.5)

Supportive care (palliative treatment, cancer survivorship, and geriatric oncology)

6 (7.7)

2 (2.9)

8 (5.5)

Review

2 (2.6)

5 (7.2)

8 (5.5)

Special modality (particle therapy, brachytherapy, and SRS)

4 (5.1)

2 (2.9)

6 (4.1)

Basic science (radiation biology and medical physics)

3 (3.8)

0

3 (2.1)

Gender issue (Gender and pregnancy)

2 (2.6)

0

2 (1.4)

Learning process

0

1 (1.5)

1 (0.7)

Teaching training (teacher training and resident-as-teacher)

0

0

0