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2003-2008 (National Cancer Institute III)

Fundamental question. Will medical students whose clinical learning experiences are supplemented with medical school-sponsored Web-based and distance learning modalities be more likely to perform as effective agents for cancer prevention and control in their eventual practice of medicine?

The goal for this 5-year grant period is to develop, implement, evaluate, and demonstrate performance outcomes of an integrated online and clinical education program that provides students opportunities to acquire relevant knowledge, master patient counseling and clinical detection skills, and demonstrate proficiency in proven prevention activities for the most prevalent cancers.

CATCHUM has set 5 specific aims for this stage of the project

• develop a 16-module course that will cover each major site-specific cancer and will use Internet and distance learning mechanisms

• devise specifications for clinical experiences in ambulatory and primary care settings to complement the online course material

• evaluate effectiveness of the CATCHUM website as a platform for the delivery of the online course by providing learning objectives, information, learning resources, links, and tools that address the most prevalent cancers

• maintain the CATCHUM infrastructure

• continue to evaluate and disseminate the innovative and significant outcomes of the project, particularly as it affects faculty, students, medical schools, and the field of cancer education

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