title: Improving breast cancer education: the case of an evolving multidisciplinary module for undergraduate medical students (Lausanne Medical School, 1993-2008).
abstract: Breast cancer is a public health issue in numerous countries. Multidisciplinary collaboration is required for patient care, research, and also education of future physicians. This paper uses Kern's framework for curriculum design to demonstrate how a breast diseases module for undergraduate medical students created in 1993 evolved over 15 years. The main outcomes of program refinements were better integrated course content, the development of electronic course documents, and implementation of computer-aided small group learning. A main future challenge is to further develop efficient instructional strategies in line with well-defined learning needs for undergraduate students.
authors.affiliation: Pathology, Imaging Radiology, Oncology, Radio-Oncology, and Gynecology Departments, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland, maryse.fiche@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Maryse
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiche
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lepori
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guntern
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jucker-Kupper
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jeanneret
authors.forename: Khalil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vadot
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Delaloye
mesh_terms: D001941:Breast Diseases; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007858:Learning; D015397:Program Evaluation