Improving breast cancer education: the case of an evolving multidisciplinary module for undergraduate medical students (Lausanne Medical School, 1993-2008).
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.
Fiche
Maryse
M
Pathology, Imaging Radiology, Oncology, Radio-Oncology, and Gynecology Departments, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland, maryse.fiche@chuv.ch.
Lepori
Domenico
D
Guntern
Daniel
D
Jucker-Kupper
Patrick
P
Jeanneret
Wendy
W
Zaman
Khalil
K
Vadot
Sara
S
Delaloye
Jean-François
JF
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