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)

	Data	yes	no	don't know
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)
		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)

	Data	yes	no	don't know
3. Have you or someone else in your medical school developed any particular cancer education project for medical students in the last five years?
		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)

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

	*Inpatients*	yes	no	don't know
7. Are there special inpatient oncology divisions in the following departments?
	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

	*Outpatients*	yes	no	don't know
8. Are there special outpatient oncology divisions in the following departments?
	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

	Data	yes	no	don't know
9. If your Hospital/Institution does NOT treat cancer patients, are other (affiliated) cancer patientfacilities available for your medical students during their training?
		94	3	3
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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 %

	Data	sufficient	insufficient	not at all	don't know
11. How much attention does your medical curriculum pay to the following aspects of cancer control and cancer care?
	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

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

	Data	yes	no	don't know
13. What are the cancer education teaching methods used at your school?
	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

	Data	yes	no	don't know
14. With regard to the previous question, how are your students evaluated?
	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

	Data	yes	no	don't know
15. Does your school have a specific cancer examination for medical students?
		26 %	74 %
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16. In 1981 WHO published Euro Reports and Studies N^o 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 %
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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 %
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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 %
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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
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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 %
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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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12 December 2012 10.48 a.m.