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Outcomes\u2010focused pediatric oncology education evaluation frameworks remain essential, as high\u2010quality clinician education remains a positive contributor to workforce development and physician competency development.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Following PRISMA\u2010ScR guidelines, a scoping review was conducted with a search of PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and ERIC for peer\u2010reviewed studies published between January 1, 2005, and May 31, 2026. The goal of the review was to identify published pediatric oncology education interventions for physicians in LMICs and map their evaluation approaches.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      After duplicate removal, 10,580 unique records were screened, and 27 met criteria for inclusion. Most of the educational interventions described continuing education for practicing physicians and integrated online learning formats in some capacity. Educational evaluation frameworks or models were infrequently cited (18.5%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a05) as the basis for evaluation approaches. Reach evaluation levels (e.g., enrollment numbers) were reported by all studies (100%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a027), followed by reaction\u2010level (74.1%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a020), learning\u2010level (66.7%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a018), and outcomes\u2010level (70.4%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a019) evaluations.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Published pediatric oncology educational interventions and their evaluations remain limited. Evaluations at higher levels, such as institutional outcomes and patient care, remain less common, and few studies described theoretical framing for educational evaluation. Future research should consider the development of more transparent, standardized, and continuum\u2010based evaluation approaches as a key contributor to workforce strengthening initiatives in pediatric oncology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/1545-5017.70757","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,13]],"date-time":"2026-10-13T05:29:39Z","timestamp":1791869379000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Evaluation of Pediatric Oncology Education Interventions for Physicians in Low\u2010 and Middle\u2010Income Countries: A Scoping Review"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"given":"Fair","family":"Berg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Global Pediatric Medicine St. Jude Children's Research Hospital  Memphis Tennessee 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