A novel IDEA(-R) for a small group teaching format.

We present a novel small group teaching format (termed IDEA-R), ideal for deliberate targeting and escalation of cognitive learning tasks. Additionally, this approach is ideal for smaller postgraduate programs which struggle to predict trainee attendance far in advance, as it provides a flexible format that can adapt to in-the-moment fluctuations in trainee numbers.

"Someone to talk to": A qualitative study of oncology trainees' experience of mentorship around moral distress.

Background: Moral distress is an intrinsic part of healthcare, particularly prevalent in oncology practitioners. Previous studies have suggested mentorship may play a role in combatting moral distress; however, there is a lack of good evidence aimed at understanding trainees' experience with either mentorship or moral distress, including the intersection between the two.

Methods: We conducted a single-centre study in the hermeneutic phenomenological approach at a Canadian academic cancer centre.