物理治疗在肿瘤学中发挥着核心作用。然而，物理治疗师在肿瘤康复方面所需的培训和能力仍不清楚。本研究旨在阐明肿瘤康复中物理治疗师从入门级教育到高级教育学位的培训轨迹。根据“反思性主题分析”进行数据分析的定性焦点小组研究。参与者是通过有目的抽样选出的具有肿瘤康复（临床或学术）专业知识的意大利物理治疗师和物理治疗理学学士 (BSc) 课程负责人。两个焦点小组由 14 名参与者组成。制定了六个主题： 1.“肿瘤康复入门级教育：让我们来尝尝”，理学学士介绍肿瘤康复。 2.“基础知识：建立图书馆”，学生在理学士学位期间获得肿瘤康复的基础知识； 3.“通过经验学习：安置的相关性”回答“这对我来说是正确的道路吗？”的问题； 4.“不确定性中的肿瘤康复的临床推理和能力”，因为肿瘤物理治疗师需要处理患者状态的不确定性； 5.“高级教育学位技能：从开胃菜到主菜”，因为高级教育学位课程可以帮助您成为该领域的专家； 6.“物理治疗师行动呼吁：预防-诊断-生存”

Physiotherapy is gaining a central role in oncology. However, the training and competencies needed by physiotherapists in oncology rehabilitation are still unclear. This study aims to articulate the training trajectory of physiotherapists in oncology rehabilitation from entry-level education to advanced education degrees.Qualitative focus group study following a 'Reflexive Thematic Analysis' for data analysis. Participants were Italian physiotherapists with expertise in Oncology Rehabilitation (either clinically or academically) and Physiotherapy Bachelor of Science (BSc) course leaders, selected through purposive sampling.Two focus groups were conducted with 14 participants. Six themes were developed: 1. 'Entry-Level Education in Oncology Rehabilitation: Let's Have a Taste', as the BSc introduces oncology rehabilitation. 2. 'Basic Knowledge: Building up the Library' as students acquire basic knowledge on oncology rehabilitation during their BSc; 3. 'Learning by Experience: The Relevance of the Placement' to answer the question "Is this the right road for me?"; 4. 'Clinical Reasoning and Competencies in Oncology Rehabilitation Embedded in Uncertainty' because oncology physiotherapists need to deal with the uncertainty of their patients' status; 5. 'Advanced Education Degree Skills: from Appetiser to the Main Course', as advanced education degree courses allow for becoming an expert in the field; 6. 'A Call to Action for Physiotherapists: Prevention-Diagnosis-Survivorship & End of Life', to realise their critical role in all the phases of the oncology path.The BSc in Physiotherapy provides a foundation for future physiotherapists to understand oncology rehabilitation, but advanced education is necessary for expertise. The findings of this study have important implications for creating a shared physiotherapy curriculum in oncology rehabilitation.This study has significant implications for improving physiotherapy curricula in oncology rehabilitation, positively impacting the skills and competencies of practitioners in this paramount field.© 2023 The Authors. Physiotherapy Research International published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.