BACKGROUND: Partners in Research is a ten-week summer elective designed to provide cancer-related educational activities. This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of the program on the general cancer knowledge of medical students, pharmacy students, and undergraduate biology majors. METHODS: The 24 students enrolled in 1999 were evaluated using a pretest and post-test with 75 multiple-choice questions. RESULTS: The mean test score increased significantly from 46.6% to 53.0% (p = 0.001). Improvements were significant for general cancer knowledge and three specific disease categories (breast, gastrointestinal, and skin cancers). CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that the program does increase the cancer-related knowledge of students.
BACKGROUND: Partners in Research is a ten-week summer elective designed to provide cancer-related educational activities. This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of the program on the general cancer knowledge of medical students, pharmacy students, and undergraduate biology majors. METHODS: The 24 students enrolled in 1999 were evaluated using a pretest and post-test with 75 multiple-choice questions. RESULTS: The mean test score increased significantly from 46.6% to 53.0% (p = 0.001). Improvements were significant for general cancer knowledge and three specific disease categories (breast, gastrointestinal, and skin cancers). CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that the program does increase the cancer-related knowledge of students.
Authors: Wayne D Newhauser; Michael E Scheurer; Jessica M Faupel-Badger; Jessica Clague; Jeffrey Weitzel; Kendra V Woods Journal: J Cancer Educ Date: 2012-05 Impact factor: 2.037
Authors: James A Trovato; Nina M Trocky; Julianne S Oktay; Deborah McGuire; Kathleen A Griffith; Sandra W McLeskey Journal: J Cancer Educ Date: 2013-12 Impact factor: 2.037