title: Cancer prevention interdisciplinary education program at Purdue University: overview and preliminary results.
abstract: Cancer prevention is a broad field that crosses many disciplines; therefore, educational efforts to enhance cancer prevention research focused on interdisciplinary approaches to the field are greatly needed. In order to hasten progress in cancer prevention research, the Cancer Prevention Internship Program (CPIP) at Purdue University was designed to develop and test an interdisciplinary curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students. The hypothesis was that course curriculum specific to introducing interdisciplinary concepts in cancer prevention would increase student interest in and ability to pursue advanced educational opportunities (e.g., graduate school, medical school). Preliminary results from the evaluation of the first year which included ten undergraduate and five graduate students suggested that participation in CPIP is a positive professional development experience, leading to a significant increase in understanding of interdisciplinary research in cancer prevention. In its first year, the CPIP project has created a successful model for interdisciplinary education in cancer prevention research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. teegarden@purdue.edu
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mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies / Q000592:standards*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D017145:Models, Educational; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016730:Program Development; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities