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The impact of a cancer education program on the knowledge base of participating students
A R Jazieh1, K Henle, L A Deloney
1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Little Rock 72205, USA. jaziehabdulr@exchange.uams.edu
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.