Table 1.

Knowledge objectives of the “Cancer as a Chronic Disease Curriculum,” associated number of questions in knowledge test, and performance by senior medical students and oncology fellows.

Competencies	Number of questions included	Number of questions answered correctly by students (mean ± SD)	Number of questions answered correctly by fellows (mean ± SD)
Competency 1
Understands that all cancer survivors are at increased risk for other cancers as well as    recurrence of the original cancer, and need to avoid tobacco, eat right, and use sunscreen.	4	2.5 ± 1.0	2.9 ± 1.2
Competency 2
Understands basic mechanisms of genetic contribution to risk of cancer	5	3.5 ± 2.1	4.0 ± 1.1
Competency 3
Understands common uses of the terms “cure”, “disease free survival”, and “cancer survivor”	2	1.4 ± 0.7	1.5 ± 0.7
Competency 4
Understands differences in cancer survivorship by gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status	3	1.8 ± 1.0	2.1 ± 1.1
Competency 5
Understands the variety of social consequences of cancer on su rvivors, including difficulty    getting employment and insurance, stigma, and the impact on the family and friendships	3	1.5 ± 0.7	1.9 ± 0.6*
Competency 6
Knows the essential elements to obtain about cancer history, how to get information the patient    can’t provide, and how to interpret the health implications of this history.	3	1.5 ± 0.9	2.2 ± 1.0**
Competency 7
Understands consequences of cancer treatment for different developmental stages, including    impact on growth, osteoporosis, learning, sexual function and fertility	5	1.6 ± 1.1	2.3 ± 1.0**
Total	25	14.0 ± 3.7	16.8 ± 4.2*

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .01