The goal of the Galveston Professional Oncology Education Program is to continue to provide a coordinated, multidisciplinary educational program of excellence for undergraduate students in medicine, nursing and allied health sciencs; physicians, nurses and other health professionals in Texas; cancer patients and their families; and for other constituents of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Specific aims of this proposal are as follows: (1) to improve the quality of cancer instruction in the undergraduate medical curriculum; (2) to develop new courses in the undergraduate medical curriculum in preventive oncology and cancer research principles and methods; (3) to augment cancer instruction in the undergraduate nursing and allied health sciences curricula; (4) to develop an interdisciplinary educational experience in cancer prevention for medical, nursing and allied health sciences students; (5) to provide continuing education for physicians, nurses, and other health professionals in Texas; (6) to develop a model program for primary care physicians (pediatricians and family physicians) to prevent smoking behavior in children and youth; (7) to support innovative education activities for cancer patients and their families; and (8) to provide cancer education programs for UTMB constituents.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Education Projects (R25)
Project #
5R25CA020643-09
Application #
3451761
Study Section
Clinical Cancer Education Committee (CEC)
Project Start
1979-07-01
Project End
1989-06-30
Budget Start
1987-07-01
Budget End
1988-06-30
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
1987
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Texas Medical Br Galveston
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
041367053
City
Galveston
State
TX
Country
United States
Zip Code
77555
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