title: Undergraduate oncology education in Scandinavia.
abstract: An overview of undergraduate education in general oncology in 18 medical schools in Scandinavia demonstrated that insufficient resources were allocated to this activity, and that there was a lack of integrated multidisciplinary educational activities. Further, there was a lack of clear consensus about the contents of a curriculum in oncology. To remedy this situation a minimal list of recommendations is suggested for the undergraduate education in oncology in Scandinavia. The main points are: (1) a better coordination of the curriculum in general oncology with the curricula of other specialty disciplines, (2) a two-week period of clinical clerkship in the department of general oncology early in the study, (3) a two-week concentrated course in general oncology late in the study, (4) a final knowledge test, and (5) adequate funding of cancer educators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brincker
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires