Cancer Education in the United States Since 1948
| Autor: | Margaret H. Edwards |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Specialty Cancer medicine.disease Variety (cybernetics) Maintenance of Certification Radiation therapy Family medicine medicine Quality (business) Training program business Psychosocial media_common |
| DOI: | 10.1016/b978-0-08-024385-6.50006-4 |
| Popis: | The National Cancer Institute initiated a support program for cancer education in 1948. Its goals were to coordinate cancer teaching in medical and dental schools and to improve its quality. Changes in this program over a 30-year period as well as its present status are described. Medical education has undergone many changes during the same period such as an increase in elective time. Similarly, knowledge concerning cancer has expanded, and more must be taught so that physicians are able to provide optimum care to their patients. Chemotherapy is an example of such new knowledge. Significant improvements in medical and dental education have been noted in institutions which are the recipients of the National Cancer Institute's support grants. These include a wide variety of educational offerings and opportunities for periods of intensive study. There is still a need, however, for more emphasis on certain neglected areas of cancer teaching, such as radiation therapy and the psychosocial aspects of cancer. Graduate education in the clinical specialties varies in cancer content, and examination of these programs is underway to learn the optimum amount of cancer experiences desirable in each specialty training program. Training in the clinical subspecialties pertaining to cancer has grown rapidly but some types of oncologists, notably radiation therapists, are still in short supply. A new specialty in dental oncology is emerging. Continuing education of medical and dental practitioners is not carried out systematically in the United States, but a wide variety of courses and other offerings are available. The medical specialties all require periodic re-examinations for maintenance of certification. Cancer education has evolved as medical knowledge has advanced, and therefore future changes and improvements may be anticipated. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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