Table 3 Association between the type of oncology curriculum and hours spent by the graduates in various oncologic disciplines
Characteristic | Oncology curriculum | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total, N = 707 | Massed, N = 1721 | Spaced out, N = 5351 | p-value2 | |
Skill labs/clinical rounds in surgical oncology | 0.086 | |||
0 hrs | 243 (34.4%) | 66 (38%) | 177 (33%) | |
1–5 hrs | 304 (43.0%) | 61 (35%) | 243 (45%) | |
6–10 hrs | 87 (12.3%) | 24 (14%) | 63 (12%) | |
11–15 hrs | 25 (3.5%) | 4 (2.3%) | 21 (3.9%) | |
16–20 hrs | 13 (1.8%) | 6 (3.5%) | 7 (1.3%) | |
> 20 hrs | 35 (5.0%) | 11 (6.4%) | 24 (4.5%) | |
Skill labs/clinical rounds in medical oncology | 0.006 | |||
0 hrs | 231 (32.7%) | 39 (23%) | 192 (36%) | |
1–5 hrs | 317 (44.8%) | 80 (47%) | 237 (44%) | |
6–10 hrs | 93 (13.2%) | 32 (19%) | 61 (11%) | |
11–15 hrs | 37 (5.2%) | 10 (5.8%) | 27 (5%) | |
16–20 hrs | 14 (2.0%) | 4 (2.3%) | 10 (1.9%) | |
> 20 hrs | 15 (2.1%) | 7 (4.1%) | 8 (1.5%) | |
Skill labs/clinical rounds in pediatric oncology | > 0.9 | |||
0 hrs | 360 (50.9%) | 85 (49%) | 275 (51%) | |
1–5 hrs | 256 (36.2%) | 62 (36%) | 194 (36%) | |
6–10 hrs | 54 (7.6%) | 15 (8.7%) | 39 (7.3%) | |
11–15 hrs | 20 (2.8%) | 5 (2.9%) | 15 (2.8%) | |
16–20 hrs | 9 (1.3%) | 3 (1.7%) | 6 (1.1%) | |
> 20 hrs | 8 (1.1%) | 2 (1.2%) | 6 (1.1%) | |
Skill labs/clinical rounds in radiation oncology | 0.009 | |||
0 hrs | 509 (72.0%) | 109 (63%) | 400 (75%) | |
1–5 hrs | 146 (20.7%) | 47 (27%) | 99 (19%) | |
6–10 hrs | 34 (4.8%) | 12 (7.0%) | 22 (4.1%) | |
11–15 hrs | 8 (1.1%) | 1 (0.6%) | 7 (1.3%) | |
16–20 hrs | 5 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (0.9%) | |
> 20 hrs | 5 (0.7%) | 3 (1.7%) | 2 (0.4%) | |
Skill labs/clinical rounds in palliative oncology | 0.7 | |||
0 hrs | 474 (67.0%) | 108 (63%) | 366 (68%) | |
1–5 hrs | 163 (23.1%) | 46 (27%) | 117 (22%) | |
6–10 hrs | 49 (6.9%) | 13 (7.6%) | 36 (6.7%) | |
11–15 hrs | 14 (2.0%) | 4 (2.3%) | 10 (1.9%) | |
16–20 hrs | 2 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.4%) | |
> 20 hrs | 5 (0.7%) | 1 (0.6%) | 4 (0.7%) | |
Daycare in the chemotherapy unit | 0.094 | |||
0 hrs | 509 (72.0%) | 113 (66%) | 396 (74%) | |
1–5 hrs | 146 (20.7%) | 45 (26%) | 101 (19%) | |
6–10 hrs | 30 (4.2%) | 9 (5.2%) | 21 (3.9%) | |
11–15 hrs | 11 (1.6%) | 2 (1.2%) | 9 (1.7%) | |
16–20 hrs | 5 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (0.9%) | |
> 20 hrs | 6 (0.8%) | 3 (1.7%) | 3 (0.6%) | |
Lectures/tutorials in surgical oncology | 0.11 | |||
0 hrs | 119 (16.8%) | 25 (15%) | 94 (18%) | |
1–5 hrs | 318 (45.0%) | 68 (40%) | 250 (47%) | |
6–10 hrs | 142 (20.1%) | 44 (26%) | 98 (18%) | |
11–15 hrs | 47 (6.6%) | 10 (5.8%) | 37 (6.9%) | |
16–20 hrs | 22 (3.1%) | 5 (2.9%) | 17 (3.2%) | |
> 20 hrs | 59 (8.3%) | 20 (12%) | 39 (7.3%) | |
Lectures/tutorials in medical oncology | 0.005 | |||
0 hrs | 112 (15.8%) | 15 (8.7%) | 97 (18%) | |
1–5 hrs | 304 (43.0%) | 70 (41%) | 234 (44%) | |
6–10 hrs | 167 (23.6%) | 42 (24%) | 125 (23%) | |
11–15 hrs | 61 (8.6%) | 23 (13%) | 38 (7.1%) | |
16–20 hrs | 16 (2.3%) | 5 (2.9%) | 11 (2.1%) | |
> 20 hrs | 47 (6.6%) | 17 (9.9%) | 30 (5.6%) | |
Lectures/tutorials in pediatric oncology | 0.15 | |||
0 hrs | 247 (34.9%) | 48 (28%) | 199 (37%) | |
1–5 hrs | 275 (38.9%) | 68 (40%) | 207 (39%) | |
6–10 hrs | 114 (16.1%) | 32 (19%) | 82 (15%) | |
11–15 hrs | 32 (4.5%) | 12 (7%) | 20 (3.7%) | |
16–20 hrs | 11 (1.6%) | 3 (1.7%) | 8 (1.5%) | |
> 20 hrs | 28 (4.0%) | 9 (5.2%) | 19 (3.6%) | |
Lectures/tutorials in radiation oncology | < 0.001 | |||
0 hrs | 375 (53.0%) | 66 (38%) | 309 (58%) | |
1–5 hrs | 212 (30.0%) | 64 (37%) | 148 (28%) | |
6–10 hrs | 67 (9.5%) | 25 (15%) | 42 (7.9%) | |
11–15 hrs | 22 (3.1%) | 5 (2.9%) | 17 (3.2%) | |
16–20 hrs | 15 (2.1%) | 6 (3.5%) | 9 (1.7%) | |
> 20 hrs | 16 (2.3%) | 6 (3.5%) | 10 (1.9%) | |
Lectures/tutorials in palliative care | 0.035 | |||
0 hrs | 349 (49.4%) | 68 (40%) | 281 (53%) | |
1–5 hrs | 226 (32.0%) | 63 (37%) | 163 (30%) | |
6–10 hrs | 77 (10.9%) | 23 (13%) | 54 (10%) | |
11–15 hrs | 28 (4.0%) | 8 (4.7%) | 20 (3.7%) | |
16–20 hrs | 12 (1.7%) | 6 (3.5%) | 6 (1.1%) | |
> 20 hrs | 15 (2.1%) | 4 (2.3%) | 11 (2.1%) | |