Ramakrishnan S, Bolger J J, Dunn K S, Neal F E, Hancock B W
Department of Clinical Oncology, Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, U.K.
J Cancer Educ. 1993 Spring;8(1):25-30. doi: 10.1080/08858199309528203.
A questionnaire survey has been conducted to assess the nature and extent of teaching given to undergraduate medical students in departments of Oncology within the United Kingdom. Postal questionnaires were sent to 58 departments of Radiotherapy/Oncology and 30 departments of Medical Oncology. This included both teaching and nonteaching departments. Response rates were 84.5% (49 replies) and 90% (27 replies), respectively. Of the responders, 26 Radiotherapy/Oncology departments (53%) and 21 Medical Oncology departments (78%) have a regular commitment to undergraduate medical teaching, the majority being units affiliated to teaching hospitals. The time spent in teaching, methods of teaching, the teaching curriculum, and other details have been documented and are summarised. The information obtained leads us to conclude that there is a considerable variation between departments with regard to teaching commitments and the curriculum. Such variations appear to be primarily centre oriented rather than specialty biased. The survey also raises a number of issues regarding undergraduate medical teaching with reference to oncology, which are discussed.
为评估英国肿瘤学系为本科医学生提供教学的性质和范围，开展了一项问卷调查。向58个放射治疗/肿瘤学系和30个医学肿瘤学系邮寄了问卷。这其中包括教学和非教学部门。回复率分别为84.5%（49份回复）和90%（27份回复）。在回复者中，26个放射治疗/肿瘤学系（53%）和21个医学肿瘤学系（78%）定期承担本科医学教学任务，其中大多数是隶属于教学医院的单位。已记录并总结了用于教学的时间、教学方法、教学课程及其他细节。所获得的信息使我们得出结论，各部门在教学任务和课程方面存在相当大的差异。这种差异似乎主要以中心为导向，而非专业偏向。该调查还提出了一些关于肿瘤学本科医学教学的问题，并进行了讨论。
