PMID: 3383948Mar 1, 1988Paper

Undergraduate education about cancer: a survey in Australian medical schools

European Journal of Cancer & Clinical Oncology
M H TattersallJ F Forbes

Abstract

The goals of undergraduate medical education are to provide a core of basic knowledge, and a framework to permit further development of that knowledge. The structure of teaching and experience in cancer medicine should reflect the increasing importance of cancer in the community. Undergraduate teaching of oncology and its scientific bases is currently fragmented, and in some cases may be deficient. Until now, there have few analyses of what is being taught about cancer at different medical schools. We have undertaken a survey of final year medical students or recently qualified doctors in Australia enquiring about their cancer education. The results indicated that substantial differences existed between the medical schools, and we therefore surveyed the teaching faculty in the schools to determine their view of the validity of the questions we used. Together these surveys showed that significant disparities existed between what the faculty felt should be taught and what students had actually experienced.

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Jan 1, 1994·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·J F Forbes
Oct 2, 2004·Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·Darren StarmerSharon Miles
Jun 25, 2015·International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics·Ankit AgarwalAriel E Hirsch
Nov 13, 2018·Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology·Michael Barton
Jan 1, 1990·The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery·A O Langlands
Sep 18, 2020·Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·Pritha RoyHambir Chowdhury
Apr 21, 2018·Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·Darren L Starmer
Dec 11, 2007·Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·Michael B BartonAfaf Girgis
Mar 27, 1999·The Medical Journal of Australia·M H Tattersall
Feb 15, 1993·The Medical Journal of Australia·M H Tattersall, A O Langlands
Jul 1, 1996·The Medical Journal of Australia·I E Rolfe, S A Pearson

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