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Undergraduate oncology education in Sudanese public medical schools; a national cross-sectional study
| العنوان: | Undergraduate oncology education in Sudanese public medical schools; a national cross-sectional study |
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| المؤلفون: | Salma S. Alrawa, Ammar Elgadi, Esraa S. A. Alfadul, Shahd Alshikh, Nazik Hammad, Abdelhafeez Abdelhafeez |
| المصدر: | BMC Medical Education, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Special aspects of education LCC:Medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medical education, Curriculum, Cancer, Oncology, Sudan, Developing countries, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Medicine |
| الوصف: | Abstract Background Cancer was the fifth leading cause of death in Sudan general hospitals in 2020, and its incidence is increasing. Medical students’ cancer education is key in cancer control. Evaluating the current education is the first step in optimizing it. The aim of this study was to assess undergraduate oncology education in Sudan public medical schools as reflected by the graduates of the year 2021–2022. Method This was a cross-sectional institution-based study. A validated online questionnaire was sent between 8 September and 11 November 2022 to graduates who were selected using a stratified random sampling technique from 17 Sudan public medical schools. The data were collected using Google Forms and analyzed using R software version 4.2.2 and Microsoft Excel 2022. Results A total of 707 graduates completed the questionnaire. They reported generally poor exposure to oncology. Palliative and radiation oncology in addition to chemotherapy daycare units were never attended by 76.0%, 72.0%, and 72.0% of graduates, respectively. The massed oncology curriculum was associated with increased hours of lectures dictated to medical (p = 0.005), radiation (p 0.05). Conclusion This study reflected poor exposure to oncology at the undergraduate level in Sudanese public medical schools. The massed oncology curriculum was associated with formal assessment of oncology-related competencies and better exposure to some disciplines, such as radiation and palliative oncology. Nonetheless, it was associated with decreased interest in an oncology career. In spite of the poor exposure, graduates were confident in their skills in oncology-related competencies. Further objective analysis of competence is needed. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1472-6920 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12909-023-04883-0 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/2e8c9dbfd4e34ca8941e5afc16e59bb6 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.2e8c9dbfd4e34ca8941e5afc16e59bb6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12909-023-04883-0 |