Table 2.
Characteristics of the clinical clerkships
| Mandatory weeks, Mdn (Ra) | Hours per week of any didactics, Mdn (Ra) | Total hours oncology didactics, Mdn (Ra) | Percentage of patients with cancer as the primary diagnosis, Mdn (Ra) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal medicine | 8 (6 to >8) | 4–6 (1 to >15) | 3 (0 to >10) | 20 % (10 to 80 %) |
| Surgery | 8 (6 to >8) | 4–6 (1 to >15) | 4 (0 to >10) | 20 % (0 to 90 %) |
| Pediatrics | 6 (4 to >8) | 4–6 (1 to >15) | 1 (0 to >10) | 10 % (0 to 50 %) |
| Obstetrics/gynecology | 6 (3 to >8) | 4–6 (0 to 12) | 3 (0 to >10) | 20 % (0 to 50 %) |
| Family medicine | 4 (0 to >8) | 4–6 (0 to 12) | 1 (0 to 7) | 10 % (0 to 40 %) |
| Neurology | 4 (0 to 6) | 4–6 (0 to 12) | 1 (0 to 7) | 10 % (0 to 50 %) |
| Psychiatry | 6 (2 to 8) | 4–6 (0 to 12) | 0 (0 to 5) | 0 % (0 to 20 %) |
| Radiology | 0 (0 to >8) | 1–3 (0 to >15) | 1 (0 to 10) | 10 % (0 to 50 %) |
| Pathology | 0 (0 to 2) | 0 (0 to 9) | 2 (0 to >10) | 10 % (0 to 80 %) |
| Geriatrics | 0 (0 to 4) | 0 (0 to >15) | 0 (0 to 8) | 0 % (0 to 60 %) |
| Hematology/oncology | 0 (0 to 3) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Surgical oncology | 0 (0 to 6) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Radiation oncology | 0 (0) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Pediatric oncology | 0 (0 to 1) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Gynecologic oncology | 0 (0 to 2) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
Mdn median, Ra range