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| Title |
Oncology Education in Medical Schools: Towards an Approach that Reflects Australia’s Health Care Needs
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Cancer Education, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13187-016-1088-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Robert J. McRae |
| Abstract |
Cancer has recently overtaken heart disease to become the number 1 cause of mortality both globally and in Australia. As such, adequate oncology education must be an integral component of medical school if students are to achieve learning outcomes that meet the needs of the population. The aim of this review is to evaluate the current state of undergraduate oncology education and identify how Australian medical schools can improve oncology learning outcomes for students and, by derivative, improve healthcare outcomes for Australians with cancer. The review shows that oncology is generally not well represented in medical school curricula, that few medical schools offer mandatory oncology or palliative care rotations, and that junior doctors are exhibiting declining oncology knowledge and skills. To address these issues, Australian medical schools should implement the Oncology Education Committee's Ideal Oncology Curriculum, enact mandatory oncology and palliative care clinical rotations for students, and in doing so, appreciate the importance of students' differing approaches to learning. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 45 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 11% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Researcher | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 20% |
| Unknown | 12 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 38% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 16% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 12 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
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