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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2020

Situation, challenges, and SEOM recommendations for the future of undergraduate education in Oncology in Spain.

M A Segui, J J Cruz, E Alba, J Feliu, C Jara, F Rivera, A Rodriguez Lescure, A Lorenzo, M Martin

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Article in Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

M A SeguiMedical Oncology Department, Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08208, Sabadell, Spain. msegui@tauli.cat.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5103-6746
J J CruzMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
E AlbaMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de La Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
J FeliuMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario la Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain.
C JaraMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
F RiveraMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
A Rodriguez LescureMedical Oncology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Spain.
A LorenzoMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
M MartinMedical Oncology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, CIBERONC, GEICAM, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria · ESHospital General Universitario de Elche · ESHospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón · ESHospital Universitario La Paz · ESHospital Universitario Puerto Real · ESMarqués de Valdecilla University Hospital · ESUniversidad de Salamanca · ESUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ES

Funding

Janssen Pharmaceuticals This study was funded as an unrestricted grant by Janssen. Janssen did not have any intervention in the discussion and outcomes of this report.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe 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. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe 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.

resultsWhile 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.

conclusionsDespite 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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CurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateClinical CompetenceFaculty, MedicalHumansMedical OncologyPalliative MedicineSocieties, MedicalSpainSurveys and QuestionnairesTeachingEducationFutureOncologyRecommendationsSEOMSpainUndergraduate

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