Datta Soumitra Shankar, Agrawal Sanjit, Jain Prateek, Kumar Jeevan, Bhattacharjee Arnab, Bansal Ayush, Mahajan Shagun, Podder Dibakar, Manikantan Kapila, Kumar Gaurav, Samanta Bidisha, Sarkar Sohini, Ghose Soumita, Ghosal Niladri, Guevera Mary, Burke Danny
Department of Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata 700160, India.
Honorary Researcher, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Ecancermedicalscience. 2023 Dec 15;17:1647. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2023.1647. eCollection 2023.
Despite the high cancer burden in low-middle-income-countries, medical students often have inadequate exposure to oncology. This may contribute to reduced interest in pursuing training in the field. The second ecancer TMC Oncology Congress at Kolkata on 30th September and 1st October 2023 was planned primarily to introduce undergraduate medical and allied health science students to oncology. There were separate sessions on breast cancer, thyroid cancer, myeloma and research methods so that students get exposure to a wide range of topics. Multi-disciplinary case-based discussions on common clinical presentations helped the students grasp the way a modern cancer hospital functions. Eighty-two percent (131/159, 82%) of the pre-registered delegates attended the congress alongside 44 national and international faculty from surgical oncology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, nuclear medicine, radiology, histopathology, psychiatry and palliative medicine. Of those who offered written anonymous feedback, 76% (70/91, 76%) rated the congress to be excellent. Broadly the following themes emerged from the qualitative feedback a) Delegates positively viewed the opportunity to 'interact and learn from some of the best of minds in the field of medicine' b) Suggestions included 'more interactive sessions through case histories, demonstrations of techniques, videos, quizzes, etc.' to make the learning experience more engaging. c) Considerable appreciation was expressed for learning about 'scientific writing' d) A few delegates were also inspired by the 'style' of some of the presentations and felt that this would help to design their presentations in the future. Introducing oncology early during their career may inspire undergraduate students to explore the option of pursuing a career in oncology and allied specialties. A video summarising the event is available at https://ecancer.org/en/video/11672-introducing-oncology-to-undergraduate-medical-and-allied-health-sciences-students. All the talks presented during the conference are available at https://ecancer.org/en/conference/1505-2nd-ecancer-tmc-kolkata-oncology-congress.
尽管中低收入国家的癌症负担沉重，但医学生对肿瘤学的接触往往不足。这可能导致他们对该领域培训的兴趣降低。2023年9月30日至10月1日在加尔各答举行的第二届ecancer TMC肿瘤学大会主要旨在向本科医学和相关健康科学专业的学生介绍肿瘤学。会议设有关于乳腺癌、甲状腺癌、骨髓瘤和研究方法的单独场次，以便学生接触广泛的主题。针对常见临床表现的多学科案例讨论有助于学生了解现代癌症医院的运作方式。82%（131/159）预先注册的代表参加了大会，还有来自外科肿瘤学、放射肿瘤学、医学肿瘤学、核医学、放射学、组织病理学、精神病学和姑息医学领域的44名国内外教员。在提供书面匿名反馈的人中，76%（70/91）将大会评为优秀。从定性反馈中大致出现了以下主题：a）代表们对“与该医学领域的一些顶尖人才互动并学习”的机会给予积极评价；b）建议包括“通过病史、技术演示、视频、测验等进行更多互动环节”，以使学习体验更具吸引力；c）对学习“科学写作”表达了相当的赞赏；d）一些代表也受到某些演讲“风格”的启发，并认为这将有助于他们未来设计自己的演讲。在职业生涯早期引入肿瘤学可能会激励本科学生探索从事肿瘤学及相关专业职业的选择。总结该活动的视频可在https://ecancer.org/en/video/11672-introducing-oncology-to-undergraduate-medical-and-allied-health-sciences-students查看。会议期间展示的所有演讲可在https://ecancer.org/en/conference/1505-2nd-ecancer-tmc-kolkata-oncology-congress查看。
