Promoting professional judgement through peer debate in radiation therapy undergraduate curriculum

Kearney, Maeve, Roche, Cicely and Poole, Claire (2022) Promoting professional judgement through peer debate in radiation therapy undergraduate curriculum. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 24. pp. 63-66. ISSN 2405-6324

Abstract

Radiation therapists (RTs) are often required to exercise professional judgement when faced with the ambiguity inherent in professional dilemmas not comprehensively accommodated by the professional Code of Conduct. Clinical educators therefore need to design curriculum that motivates students to apply professional judgement in ambiguous situations. Role play and peer debate enables development of competencies related to professional judgement. The aim of this short communication is to report on the rationale for and integration of peer teaching resources that prompt students to justify, through discussion and debate, the basis of their own judgement and those of their peers.

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https://eprints.teachingandlearning.ie/id/eprint/6954
Title:
Promoting professional judgement through peer debate in radiation therapy undergraduate curriculum
Authors:
Kearney, Maeve, Roche, Cicely and Poole, Claire
Identification Number:
10.1016/j.tipsro.2022.10.002
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tipsro.2022.10.002
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December 2022
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L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
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Update reference: NFU-2022-0248. Original abstract reproduced without summarisation from https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC9557032.1/PMC9557032.1.xml?md5=55d8f7f1c3d5fe6e286897365d1e604a. Reuse basis: CC BY-NC-ND (version not specified by source). PDF: Promoting professional judgement through peer debate in radiation therapy undergraduate curriculum. Creators: Maeve Kearney; Cicely Roche; Claire Poole. Source: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC9557032.1/PMC9557032.1.pdf?md5=592f0a154675dd5267a8a4900e57586a. Licence: CC BY-NC-ND (version not specified by source). Article-specific Creative Commons licence in publisher-supplied PMC JATS and PMC Cloud metadata. The source PDF is reproduced without changes. PDF sourced from NLM’s PMC Article Datasets on 24 October 2026. This archived copy may not reflect later updates; see the DOI/source for the current version.
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