Advances in cancer management: at what cost to medical student education?

J Cancer Educ

Department of Medical Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.

Published: September 2009

Background: Several studies have demonstrated concern over medical student exposure to cancer patients. Aim. To examine this concern and explore possible explanations.

Methods: Surveys of Australian and New Zealand interns in 1990 and 2001 were compared to surveys of University of Western Australia graduates from 2002-2006.

Results: Significant decreases in the number of interns who had examined cancer patients from 1990 to 2006 were evident, despite spending more time in oncology clinics.

Discussion: Advances in patient management has resulted in a shift to ambulatory care reducing patient accessibility. Medical schools must identify means to provide students with adequate patent exposure.

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