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Effects of an oncology elective on first-year medical students' knowledge and attitudes about cancer. 1990

S K Krackov, and W Preston, and P Rubin

University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY 14642.

This study examined cognitive knowledge and attitudes about cancer for three consecutive classes of first-year medical students who were enrolled in an elective oncology course. Analyses of the data indicated that knowledge about oncologic anatomy and cancer spread patterns increased and attitudes about various aspects of cancer tended to be positive; however, the two parameters were not correlated. Our observations and findings led us to believe that although we did not attempt to "teach" attitudes, factors in addition to cognitive skills could be associated with students' attitudes about cancer. Exposure to cancer patients in an appropriate setting may be as important as instruction. These findings are discussed and placed within the context of the literature. Further research is suggested to compare this group to students who may have similar exposure to cancer patients, but no didactic presentations.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007722	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).	Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
D007858	Learning	Relatively permanent change in behavior that is the result of past experience or practice. The concept includes the acquisition of knowledge.	Phenomenography
D008495	Medical Oncology	A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of neoplasms.	Oncology, Medical,Clinical Oncology,Oncology, Clinical
D003479	Curriculum	A course of study offered by an educational institution.	Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004504	Education, Medical, Undergraduate	The period of medical education in a medical school. In the United States it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the M.D.	Medical Education, Undergraduate,Education, Undergraduate Medical,Undergraduate Medical Education
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013337	Students, Medical	Individuals enrolled in a school of medicine or a formal educational program in medicine.	Medical Student,Medical Students,Student, Medical
D013663	Teaching	A formal and organized process of transmitting knowledge to a person or group.	Teaching Method,Training Activity,Training Technique,Academic Training,Educational Technics,Educational Techniques,Pedagogy,Teaching Methods,Technics, Educational,Techniques, Educational,Training Activities,Training Technics,Training Techniques,Activities, Training,Activity, Training,Educational Technic,Educational Technique,Method, Teaching,Methods, Teaching,Pedagogies,Technic, Educational,Technic, Training,Technics, Training,Technique, Educational,Technique, Training,Techniques, Training,Training Technic,Training, Academic

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