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Questions and data from the Faculty questionnaire

 

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)
Data yes no don't know
69 43 3
If yes, is it a multidisciplinary activity? 50 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.  25 37
b. Basic science faculty members are involved. 42 20
c. Clinical faculty members are involved. 63 3

d. There is a cancer education coordinator.

If yes, is it a formal or official appointment/post?

Fulltime: 12, part time: 15, less: 11, no answer: 16

41

29

29

13

 

4

 

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?
Data yes no don't know
36 71 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. Does your Hospital/Institution have a cancer prevention/detection clinic?
Data yes no don't know
52 57 3

 

7. Are there special inpatient oncology divisions in the following departments?  

 

Inpatients

yes

no

don't know

 

Gynecology

68

29

4

 

Internal medicine

77

19

4

 

Pediatrics

69

25

6

 

Radiotherapy

84

13

3

 

Surgery

64

30

5

 

Other

13

1

86

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

 

 

Student rotation

all

some

none

 

Gynecology

48

42

11

 

Internal medicine

49

45

7

 

Pediatrics

30

54

7

 

Radiotherapy

45

39

17

 

Surgery

53

39

8

 

Other

25

58

17

 

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

 

Outpatients

yes

no

don't know

 

Gynecology

63

29

9

 

Internal medicine

73

21

6

 

Pediatrics

62

25

13

 

Radiotherapy

84

10

5

 

Surgery

66

27

17

 

Other

92

8

 

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

 

 

Student rotations

all

some

none

 

Gynecology

28

49

22

 

Internal medicine

31

51

18

 

Pediatrics

22

49

30

 

Radiotherapy

33

40

27

 

Surgery

36

47

17

 

Other

30

60

10

 

 

9. If your Hospital/Institution does NOT treat cancer patients, are other (affiliated) cancer patientfacilities available for your medical students during their training?
Data yes no don't know
94 3 3
.
10. Does your Hospital/Institution have multidisciplinary cancer patient management conferences?
Data yes no don't know
94 3 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?  26 % 61 % 13 %

 

11. How much attention does your medical curriculum pay to the following aspects of cancer control and cancer care?

 

Data

sufficient

insufficient

not at all

don't know

 

Epidemiology

50

45

4

2

 

Screening techniques

50

40

5

4

 

Early detection

55

38

4

3

 

Disease prevention (life style counseling, nutrition, etc)

24

59

10

7

 

High risk groups

44

44

8

4

 

Patient and family counseling

21

50

25

4

 

Psychosocial support

24

58

14

3

 

Communication skills with patients, relatives

25

51

17

7

 

Communication skills with other health professionals

27

48

21

4

 

Quality of life

30

53

11

5

 

Pain management

50

44

3

3

 

Palliative care

46

47

4

4

 

Terminal care

36

51

10

3

 

Hospital versus home care

24

45

24

6

 

Support groups, reach to recovery groups

10

46

35

9

 

Role of doctor in health promotion (e.g. against smoking)

31

49

13

7

 

Non-proven (alternative) methods

8

37

42

13

 

Tumour biology

52

37

42

13

 

Basic cancer research

46

41

8

5

 

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) .
Data yes no don't know
28 % 68 % 4 %

 

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

 

Data

yes

no

don't know

 

Lectures

93

3

2

 

Small group teaching

86

10

4

 

Clinical cancer electives

64

24

11

 

Basic science cancer electives

44

43

13

 

Skills training: cancer history taking

66

24

10

 

Skills training: physical cancer examination

73

16

11

 

Independent learning / self-study

60

24

17

 

Other

4

-

96

 

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

 

Data

yes

no

don't know

 

Essays

36

42

23

 

Modified Essay Questions (MEQ)

17

51

31

 

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

59

23

18

 

Oral Examinations

66

20

14

 

Oral exam with objective criteria lists

15

54

31

 

Clinical examination

61

25

14

 

OSCE's (objective structured clinical exams)

15

50

35

 

Observation of clinical performance

40

34

26

 

Other

2

-

98

 

15. Does your school have a specific cancer examination for medical students?
Data yes no don't know
26 % 74 %
.
16. In 1981 WHO published Euro Reports and Studies No 49: "Undergraduate education in cancer in the European Region".
Data yes no don't know
Are you familiar with| the content of this report? 22 % 75 % 4 %
If yes, was the report of any use in cancer education planning by your Medical School/Faculty? 18 % 69 % 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".
Data yes no don't know
Are you familiar with the content of this report? 42 % 56 % 3 %
If yes, was the report of any use in cancer education planning by your Medical School/Faculty? 33 % 57 % 10 %
.
18. Since 1973 UICC has published a "Manual of Clinical Oncology" for medical students. The fifth revised edition was published in 1990.
Data yes no don't know
Are you familiar with the content of this manual? 59 % 38 % 3 %
Is the manual recommended to your students? 22 % 55 % 23 %
.
19. Which of the following journals are available in your Medical Library?

 

Data

yes

no

don't know

 

Medical Education

27

49

24

 

Journal of Medical Education (now: Academic Medicine)

20

51

29

 

Journal of Cancer Education

17

59

24

 

Other Medical Education Journals

7

50

43

.
20. Some countries have a general oncology book in the national language published by national cancer specialists.
Data yes no don't know
there such a book in your country? 70 % 20 % 10 %
If yes, is this "national book" recommended to your medical students? 63 % 33 % 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.
Data yes no don't know
Would your Faculty consider a WHO/UICC visit to discuss possibilities for improving your cancer education programme? 69 % 12 % 19 %


 

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