Background: Founded in 1963, the Ivan H. Smith Memorial Studentship (ISMS) is a summer program that familiarizes students with the work of several cancer centers and aims to attract medical students into oncology.
Methods: In this study, we attempted to evaluate the impact of the ISMS Program on career choice in radiation oncology (RO).
Results: There were 5.9 times as many ISMS recipients from 1971 to 1981 who completed training in RO compared to the number of graduates exiting post-MD training in RO in 1989.
Conclusion: Although few former ISMS students entered RO, the ISMS encourages medical students into this field.
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