E-learning programs in oncology: a nationwide experience from 2005 to 2014

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Table 5 Distribution of professions of the tutors, the producers (producing education material) and the combined producer-tutors

Professsion	n	+ Tutor	− Tutor	+ Producer	− Producer	+ Producer + Tutor	PhD
MD	49	28	21	29	20	8	26
RN	44	35	9	22	22	13	4
Other	34	15	19	31	3	13	20
Total	127	78	49	82	45	34	50

The number of PhDs for each profession indicate the academic affiliation. Medical doctors (MD) and registered nurses (RN) comprised 53.1 and 9.1%, respectively. Other professions (26.8%) included a legal counselor (n = 1), dental hygienist (n = 1), dieticians (n = 2), high school teacher (n = 1), pharmacist (n = 1), physiotherapists (n = 3), psychologist (n = 1), radiophysicists (n = 19), medical researchers (n = 3), and, social and health care assistants (n = 2)

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