In Reply to Hamstra

To the Editor: We appreciate the thoughtful letter by Dr Hamstra regarding our recent study "Value of elective radiation oncology rotations: how many is too many?" (1, 2). Anecdotal discussions with medical students at our institution support our report that many are pursuing multiple radiation oncology electives. This is often at the expense of other highly relevant opportunities in fields, such as, medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiology, otolaryngology, and nuclear medicine. We advise our medical students, as we do our residents, that we want them to become comprehensive physicians and oncologists.

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