Cancer prevention education in United States medical schools: How far have we come?

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 204-208

  Dajani, Zeina ^a   Geller, Alan C ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

COUNSELING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57349140771     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190802188552     Document Type: Review

References (29)

1. American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts and Figures 2008. Available at: www.cancer.org. Accessed October 27, 2008.
2. Bakemeier RF, Kupchella CE, Chamberlain RM, et al. Survey design and observations relating to cancer education funding. Cancer Education Survey II: cancer education in United States medical schools (conducted by The American Association for Cancer Education with the support of the American Cancer Society). J Cancer Educ. 1992;7:85-93.
3. Gallagher RE, Bakemeier RF, Chamberlain RM, et al. Instructional methods and the use of teaching resources in cancer education curricula. Cancer Education Survey II: cancer education in United States medical schools. J Cancer Educ. 1992;7:95-104.
4. Chamberlain RM, Bakemeier RF, Gallagher RE, et al. Cancer prevention education in United States medical schools. Cancer Education Survey II: cancer education in United States medical schools. J Cancer Educ. 1992;7:105-114.
5. Geller AC, Prout M, Sun T, et al. Medical students' knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices of cancer prevention and detection. J Cancer Educ. 1999;14:72-77.
6. Geller AC, Prout MN, Miller DR, et al. Evaluation of a cancer prevention and detection curriculum for medical students. Prev Med. 2002;35:78-86.
7. Geller AC, Prout MN, Sun T, et al. Cancer skills laboratories for medical students: a promising approach for cancer education. J Cancer Educ. 2000;15:196-199.
8. Sloan DA, Donnelly MB, Plymale M, et al. The structured clinical instruction module as a tool for improving students' understanding of breast cancer. Am Surg. 1997;63:255-260.
9. Wilkerson L, Lee M, Hodgson CS. Evaluating curricular effects on medical students' knowledge and self-perceived skills in cancer prevention. Acad Med. 2002;77(suppl 10):S51-S53.
10. Lee M, Hodgson CS, Wilkerson L. Predictors of self-perceived competency in cancer screening examinations. J Cancer Educ. 2002; 17:180-182.
11. Moore MM, Geller AC, Zhang Z, et al. Skin cancer examination teaching in US medical education. Arch Dermatol. 2006;142:439-444.
12. Powell HS, Bridge J, Eskesen S, et al. Medical students' self-reported experiences performing pelvic, breast, and male genital examinations and the influence of student gender and physician supervision. Acad Med. 2006;81:286-289.
13. Zapka JG, Luckmann R, Sulsky SI, et al. Cancer control knowledge, attitudes, and perceived skills among medical students. J Cancer Educ. 2000;15:73-78.
14. Hauer KE, Hodgson CS, Kerr KM, et al. A national study of medical student clinical skills assessment. Acad Med. 2005;80(suppl 10):S25-S29.
15. Lee KC, Dunlop D, Dolan NC. Do clinical breast examination skills improve during medical school? Acad Med. 1998;73:1013-1019.
16. Kerfoot BP, Masser BA, Dewolf WC. The continued decline of formal urological education of medical students in the United States: does it matter? J Urol. 2006;175:2243-2248.
17. Kerfoot BP, Baker H, Volkan K, et al. Development of validated instrument to measure medical student learning in clinical urology: a step toward evidence based education. J Urol. 2004;172:282-285.
18. Kerfoot BP, Baker H, Jackson TL, et al. A multi-institutional randomized controlled trial of adjuvant Web-based teaching to medical students. Acad Med. 2006;81:224-230.
19. Jazieh AR, Henle K, Deloney LA, et al. The impact of a cancer education program on the knowledge base of participating students. J Cancer Educ. 2001;16:8-11.
20. Teichman JM, Monga M, Littlefield JH. Third year medical student attitudes toward learning urology. J Urol. 2001;165:538-541.
21. Kerfoot BP, DeWolf WC. Does the outpatient setting provide the best environment for medical student learning of urology? J Urol. 2002;167:1797-1799.
22. Barrett WL, Aron BS, Breneman JC, et al. Clinical oncology clerkship for third-year medical students. J Cancer Educ. 2001;16:182-184.
23. Smith JL. Cancer education for the generalist physician. Fam Med. 2001;33:371-375.
24. Geller AC, Zapka J, Brooks KR, et al. Prevention and Cessation Education Consortium: tobacco control competencies for US medical students. Am J Public Health. 2005;95:950-955.
25. American College of Graduate Medical Education. Outcomes Project. Enhancing residency education through outcome assessment. Available at: http://www.acgme.org/outcome
26. Barzansky B, Etzel SI. Educational programs in US medical schools, 2004-2005. JAMA. 2005;294:1068-1074.
27. Zebrack JR, Mitchell JL, Davids SL, et al. Web-based curriculum: a practical and effective strategy for teaching women's health. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20:68-74.
28. Carney PA, Ogrinc G, Harwood BG, et al. The influence of teaching setting on medical students' clinical skills development: is the academic medical center the "gold standard"? Acad Med. 2005;80:1153-1158.
29. Haagedoorn EM, De Vries J, Robinson E. The UICC/WHO-CCCE Cancer Education project: a different approach. J Cancer Educ. 2000;15:204-208.