Situation, challenges, and SEOM recommendations for the future of undergraduate education in Oncology in Spain
Segui Palmer, Miquel Angel (Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT))
Cruz Hernández, Juan Jesús (Hospital Clínico Universitario (Salamanca))
Alba, Emilio (Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria (Màlaga, Andalusia))
Feliu, Jaime (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer)
Jara Sánchez, Carlos (Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón)
Rivera, Fernando (Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla (Santander, Cantabria))
Rodríguez-Lescure, Álvaro (Hospital General Universitario de Elche)
Lorenzo Peñuelas, Antonio (Hospital Universitario Puerto Real (Cadis))
Martín Jiménez, Miguel (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón)

Date:	2019
Abstract:	The Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM, for its Spanish acronym) would like to attest to the relevance of training in Oncology as part of the undergraduate education in Medicine program and issue recommendations to improve said training, with the aim of responding better to the challenges that cancer poses to our society. The curricula of 42 schools of medicine were reviewed with interviews with at least one teaching medical oncologist from each faculty. The qualitative and opinion analysis was completed by means of an online questionnaire targeting lecturers, resident tutors, and residents in Medical Oncology (MO), enabling the detection of needs and areas for improvement at an organizational level and in terms of skill acquisition. While the number of medical schools with a specific, mandatory program in MO has grown by up to 90%, it has not been accompanied by an increase in independent programs. Instead, they largely consist of programs shared with other specialties (61% of the medical faculties). In most of the undergraduate education programs, Oncology contents are fragmented and approached from the perspective of each organ system. Despite the positive evolution in recent years, the heterogeneity in Oncology contents during undergraduate education training continues to be remarkable. Cross-sectional programs with an integral vision, taught in the final years of undergraduate medical education would be desirable. Among the recommendations for improvement of training in Medical Oncology, the SEOM proposes that updated, theoretical content be incorporated and clinical practice in Medical Oncology departments be promoted.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Undergraduate ; Oncology ; Education ; Future ; Recommendations ; Spain ; SEOM
Published in:	Clinical & translational oncology, Vol. 22 (november 2019) , p. 1049-1058, ISSN 1699-3055

DOI: 10.1007/s12094-019-02230-8
PMID: 31701365

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