title: Education in cancer prevention for primary care clinicians.
abstract: In response to increased public interest in cancer prevention and rapidly escalating health care costs, the National Cancer Institute supported the development of cancer prevention courses for health professionals. A multidisciplinary group of physicians, behavioral scientists, and educators developed, field-tested, revised, and evaluated a 12-module, 24-classroom-hour clinical preventive oncology course for primary care physicians. A rationale for education in cancer prevention is presented, the new clinical discipline of preventive oncology is defined, and contributory disciplines are identified. A curriculum based upon detailed learning objectives is described, short-term evaluation data are presented, and a methodology for incorporating a didactic course into a residency program is suggested. The positive reception given to this course by residents warrants optimism concerning application of a biopsychosocial or self-regulative model rather than the traditional biomedical one to clinical medicine and its teaching.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014743:Videotape Recording