Table 2 Association between the type of oncology curriculum and oncology exposure, interest, and satisfaction

Interest in pursuing an oncology career

0.037

Yes

229 (32%)

42 (24%)

187 (35%)

No

272 (38%)

74 (43%)

198 (37%)

Not sure

206 (29%)

56 (33%)

150 (28%)

Satisfaction with the quality of oncology education

< 0.001

Very dissatisfied

49 (7.0%)

6 (3.5%)

43 (8.1%)

Dissatisfied

184 (26%)

30 (17%)

154 (29%)

Neutral

248 (35%)

61 (35%)

187 (35%)

Satisfied

177 (25%)

54 (31%)

123 (23%)

Very satisfied

45 (6.4%)

21 (12%)

24 (4.5%)

Missing

4

0

4

Observing multidisciplinary care

0.8

No

379 (54%)

91 (53%)

288 (54%)

Yes

328 (46%)

81 (47%)

247 (46%)

Observing the shared decision-making process between doctors and cancer patients

> 0.9

No

398 (56%)

97 (56%)

301 (56%)

Yes

309 (44%)

75 (44%)

234 (44%)

Assessment of history taking from cancer patient

0.5

No

115 (16%)

25 (15%)

90 (17%)

Yes

592 (84%)

147 (85%)

445 (83%)

Assessment of examining a cancer patient

0.5

No

190 (27%)

50 (29%)

140 (26%)

Yes

517 (73%)

122 (71%)

395 (74%)

Assessment of breaking bad news to cancer patients

< 0.001

No

364 (51%)

68 (40%)

296 (55%)

Yes

343 (49%)

104 (60%)

239 (45%)

Assessment of counseling cancer patients

0.015

No

328 (46%)

66 (38%)

262 (49%)

Yes

379 (54%)

106 (62%)

273 (51%)

Assessment of oncology knowledge

< 0.001

No

196 (28%)

26 (15%)

170 (32%)

Yes

511 (72%)

146 (85%)

365 (68%)

Total number of assessed cancer cases

0.14

10 times or less

117 (17%)

30 (17%)

87 (16%)

11–20 times

422 (60%)

93 (54%)

329 (61%)

21–30 times

125 (18%)

33 (19%)

92 (17%)

31 times or more

43 (6.1%)

16 (9.3%)

27 (5.0%)