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J Cancer Educ ; 34(5): 1010-1013, 2019 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30043388

ABSTRACT

Long-term follow-up is needed to evaluate the impact of short-term cancer research programs on the career trajectories of medical and graduate students. Participation in these programs may be crucial in fostering the next generation of cancer research scientists. This report presents the career outcomes and research productivity of 77 medical and public health students with 25 years of tracking data following their participation in a summer cancer research training program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 1990-1998. Of 64 summer trainees with contact information, complete survey responses were received from 55 (86.0%) individuals. Over half reported clinical care of cancer patients and 18.2% stated that they were engaged in cancer research. Literature searches confirmed that 23.4% (18/77) of trainees have published cancer research papers. Future studies should explore the optimal timing of short-term post-baccalaureate academic cancer training experiences to identify participant characteristics and institutional factors that influence career choices and determine research productivity.


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Biomedical Research/education , Career Choice , Medical Oncology/education , Neoplasms/prevention & control , Students/psychology , Training Support/organization & administration , Adult , Cohort Studies , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Surveys and Questionnaires , Training Support/methods
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J Cancer Educ ; 26(1): 58-63, 2011 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21210271

ABSTRACT

Short-term cancer research programs for health professions students typically state goals of encouraging and fostering interest in pursuing cancer research-based careers. Evaluating career choices and professional achievements of these trainees has been problematic. Well-designed program evaluation is a key element in determining successful training experiences, and program-specific outcome measures are typically used to assess the effectiveness of each short-term cancer research experience. We describe evaluation approaches for longitudinal tracking of participants of our National Cancer Institute-sponsored Cancer Research Experiences for Students program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, emphasizing those approaches that demonstrated greatest effectiveness. We also evaluate the various methods we used in terms of cost, efficiency, and effectiveness. Recommendations are provided to assist comparable training programs facing the challenges of longitudinal tracking and program evaluation.


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Biomedical Research/education , Education, Medical, Continuing/organization & administration , Students, Medical , Career Choice , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Internship and Residency , Longitudinal Studies , National Cancer Institute (U.S.) , National Institutes of Health (U.S.) , Program Evaluation , United States
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