Abstract
Most oncology education is provided to residents on an inpatient oncology service, with limited outpatient exposure. There exists considerable need to develop effective education strategies to teach resident physicians basic concepts in oncology. We created a 2-hour small-group interactive workshop, using interactive cases, followed by a number of questions regarding curability, survival, and possible treatment options. All residents were asked to fill out optional questionnaires before and after this workshop. A total of 64 residents participated in this study with an average of 16 residents per session. Significant deficits in knowledge were identified, and prognosis was estimated correctly by 40% of residents when presented with a variety of clinical scenarios. We demonstrated an increase in comfort level in basic oncology concerns, comfort level at estimating prognosis, and managing toxicity based on pre- and post-level testing. Our results confirm that the oncology inpatient rotation may not be adequate in educating residents. The format of our workshop demonstrates that it is possible to create and implement a focused intervention with fairly limited resources. This can serve as a platform for evaluation of oncology medical education of internal medicine residents at other institutions.
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