P.O.E.M.S.

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P.O.E.M.S.

PERCEPTION OF ONCOLOGY EVALUATED BY MEDICAL STUDENTS (POEMS)
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Q1. Which year of MBBS are you currently in?

2nd Professional MBBS

3rd Professional MBBS Part I

3rd Professional MBBS Part II

Rotational Internship

Houseman-ship

Q2. Are you a cancer survivor?

Yes

Q3. Which top two subjects do you want to perform your specialization in?

General Medicine

General Surgery

Paediatrics

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Orthopedics

ENT

Ophthalmology

Community Medicine

Pharmacology

Microbiology

Pathology

Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

Anatomy

Biochemistry

Physiology

Anaesthesiology

Oncology

Chest Medicine

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Psychiatry

Dermatology

Radiodiagnosis

Nuclear Medicine

Sports Medicine

Not decided yet

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Q4. Is there a Department of Radiotherapy/Radiation Oncology in your institution?

Yes

Maybe

Q5. Have you ever visited the Department of Radiotherapy/Radiation Oncology (if any) in your institution?

Yes

Q6. On a scale of 1-10, what in your opinion is the overall prospect of being an oncologist in India?

Extremely poor

Extremely Good

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Q7. What would you say is/are the major sources of knowledge regarding oncology for you?

Newspaper

Television

Internet

Social Media (e.g. WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

First/second degree relatives being medical professionals

First degree relatives are cancer patients/survivors

Second relatives, friends, colleagues or associates being cancer patients/cancer survivors

Others

Not quite familiar with oncology as a profession

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Q8. What in your opinion might be the major reason(s) behind choosing Oncology as a specialization?

Academic interest (Interest in the subject)

Increasing global cancer incidence opening new horizons in this field

High job satisfaction related to helping/treating/curing cancer patients

Good job oppurtunities in government/private sector

Oppurtunity for extensive research work

Social prestige

Motivation from relatives/friends/teachers

Close contact with a cancer patient/cancer survivor acting as a motivating factor

Others

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Q9. What in your opinion is/are the major drawbacks of being an Oncologist?

Mainly palliative intent of the profession

High mortality rate among cancer patients resulting in poor job satisfaction

Emotionally challenging/depressing

Early burn out amongst oncologists

Fear of undue radiation exposure and related health hazards

Not much further scope for improvement/research in the subject

Financial or economic rewards poorer than other professions

Others

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Q10. What in your opinion is/are the major causes behind rising incidence of cancer globally?

Lack of public awareness regarding the issue

Increased environmental pollution and carcinogens

Increased deliberate use of carcinogens (smoking, alcohol, etc.)

Poor quality control of food items

Lack of awareness amongst medical professionals leading to delay in detection

Cancer cannot be treated once diagnosed

Others

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Q11. Do you think an introduction to oncology as a subject in undergraduate curriculum will make future physicians better equipped in detection of cancer patients?

Yes

Yes, but only during rotational internship posting

Yes, but only as an elective rotational posting for interested candidates

No, referral can be made to oncologists in case of suspicion

No, it is not needed for everyday practice

No as academic pressure of MBBS is already too high - oncology should be kept as a specialisation

No, but due to reasons not listed above

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