Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
World J Surg Oncol. 2012 Jan 23;10:18. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-18.
The current educational environment may need enhancement to tackle the rising cancer burden in India. The aim of this study was to conduct a survey of Surgical Oncologists to identify their perceptions of the current state of Oncology education in India.
An Institutional Review Board approved questionnaire was developed to target the audience of the 2009 annual meeting of the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology in India. The survey collected demographic information and asked respondents to provide their opinions about Oncology education in India.
A total of 205 out of 408 attendee's participated in the survey with a 42.7% response rate. The majority of respondents felt that Oncology education was poor to fair during medical school (75%), residency (56%) and for practicing physicians (71%). The majority of participants also felt that the quality of continuing medical education was poor and that minimal emphasis was placed on evidence based medicine.
The results of our survey demonstrate that the majority of respondents feel that the current educational environment for Oncology in India should be enhanced. The study identified perceptions of several gaps and needs, which can be the targets for implementing measures to enhance the training of Oncology professionals.
当前的教育环境可能需要加强，以应对印度不断增加的癌症负担。本研究旨在对外科肿瘤学家进行调查，以了解他们对印度肿瘤学教育现状的看法。
我们开发了一份机构审查委员会批准的问卷，以针对印度外科肿瘤学会 2009 年年会的与会者。该调查收集了人口统计学信息，并要求受访者就印度的肿瘤学教育发表意见。
共有 408 名与会者中的 205 名参加了调查，回应率为 42.7%。大多数受访者认为医学专业（75%）、住院医师（56%）和执业医师（71%）的肿瘤学教育较差或一般。大多数参与者还认为继续医学教育的质量较差，几乎没有重视循证医学。
我们的调查结果表明，大多数受访者认为印度肿瘤学的当前教育环境需要加强。该研究确定了几个差距和需求的看法，这些看法可以成为实施措施的目标，以加强肿瘤学专业人员的培训。
