title: [Knowledge about colorectal cancer among surgeons in training].
abstract: Ninety-five participants in five theoretical courses on colorectal cancers were prior to the course asked to attend a multiple choice examination about colorectal cancer. All participants were under education in general surgery. Their experience in years as doctors was registered as was the time each participant had used for preparation before this course. For thirty-six of the participants the course ended with an examination and the participants had knowledge of that before they attended the course. We found a statistically significant relation between the amount of time spent in preparation and the results obtained in the multiple choice examination. There was no relation between results obtained and experience as a doctor. Participants who knew that an examination was to be held used significantly longer time for preparation and obtained a significantly better results than participants who did not attend any examination at the end of the course. It is concluded that the reading of text books extends the knowledge on colorectal cancer and that doctors during education are more eager to prepare when they know that an examination is waiting.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk afdeling K, Bispebjerg Hospital, København.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wille-Jørgensen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kjaergaard
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Svendsen
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D003718:Denmark; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Kirurgiske kursusdeltageres paratviden om kolorektal cancer.