Faculty Questionnaire - questions and data

1. During the last three years, what was the average number of (new) medical students admitted to your medical school?    232 (mean)    stud/year (50-800)
2. Does your Medical School/Faculty have a specific organized and structured cancer education course or programme for medical students (as part of the regular core curriculum)
   yes: 69    no: 43    don't know: 3
   If yes, is it a multidisciplinary activity?    yes: 50    no: 11
   How much time is allocated to this course?    82 hours (mean),      range: 14 - 480 h
   
   How is it organized?
   a. There is a multidisciplinary cancer education committee.    yes: 25         no: 37
   b. Basic science faculty members are involved.                       yes: 42         no: 20
   c. Clinical faculty members are involved.                                 yes: 63         no: 3
   d. There is a cancer education coordinator.                            yes: 41         no: 29
   If yes, is it a formal or official appointment/post?                    yes: 29         no: 13      don't know: 4.
   Fulltime: 12         part time: 15         less: 11         no answer: 16
   e. Other, ....................... (no answers)
3. Have you or someone else in your medical school developed any particular cancer education project for medical students in the last five years?                                               yes: 36         no: 71         don't know: 2
4. Approximately how many beds does your Hospital/Institution have? 1050 beds (20-5000)
5. Approximately how many beds are used for cancer patients? 172 beds (0-1000)
6. 6.  Does your Hospital/Institution have a cancer prevention/detection clinic?
   yes: 52      no: 57      don't know: 3
7. 7.Are there special inpatient oncology divisions in the following departments?  

If yes, do all, some or none of the students rotate through these units?

8. Are there special outpatient oncology divisions in the following departments?

If yes, do all, some or none of the students rotate through these units?

9. If your Hospital/Institution does NOT treat cancer patients, are other (affiliated) cancer patient facilities available for your medical students during their training? yes: 7 no: 7don't know: 3
10. Does your Hospital/Institution have multidisciplinary cancer patient management conferences?
    yes: 94      no: 3         don't know: 3
    If yes: how often?
    Less than once/month: 20
    1-2 times/month: 19
    3 times/month: 62
    How often do undergraduate medical students attend?
    regularly: 30%         occasionally: 55%         never: 9%
    Is undergraduate medical students attendance compulsory?
    yes: 26%    no: 61%    don't know: 13%
11. How much attention does your medical curriculum pay to the following aspects of cancer control and cancer care? Webmaster: pas op: ik lijd aan dyscalculie (cijferblindheid – al dyslexie, maar dan uitsluitend voor cijfers).

12.Does your Medical School/Faculty provide the students with a specific set of cancer education objectives? (we define an objective as: a description of what is required of students in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes) .      yes: 28%         no: 68%         don't know: 4%

13.What are the cancer education teaching methods used at your school?

14.With regard to the previous question, how are your students evaluated?

15.Does your school have a specific cancer examination for medical students?yes: 26%     no: 74%

16.In 1981 WHO published Euro Reports and Studies N^o 49: "Undergraduate education in cancer in the European Region".  Are you familiar with| the content of this report?

yes: 22%     no: 75%    don't know: 4%
      If yes, was the report of any use in cancer education planning by your Medical School/Faculty?
      yes: 18%     no: 69%    don't know: 14%

17.In 1988 the EORTC-Education branch on behalf of the European Community published guidelines for "A curriculum in oncology for medical students in Europe".

Are you familiar with the content of this report?

yes: 42%         no: 56%         don't know: 3%
If yes, was the report of any use in cancer education planning by your Medical School/Faculty?
yes: 33%         no: 57%         don't know: 10%

18. Since 1973 UICC has published a "Manual of Clinical Oncology" for medical students. The fifth revised edition was published in 1990.

Are you familiar with the content of this manual?

yes: 59%         no: 38%         don't know: 3%
Is the manual recommended to your students?

yes: 22%         no: 55%         don't know: 23%

19. Which of the following journals are available in your Medical Library?

20.Some countries have a general oncology book in the national language published by national cancer specialists. Is there such a book in your country? yes: 70%         no: 20%         don't know: 10%

If yes, is this "national book" recommended to your medical students?

yes: 63%      no: 33%     don't know: 4%

21. WHO/UICC believe that it can help your medical school do a better job taking less curricular time by analyzing your problems and helping to overcome them. Would your Faculty consider a WHO/UICC visit to discuss possibilities for improving your cancer education programme?

yes: 69%    no: 12% don't know: 19%