Additional file 1: of Vienna Summer School on Oncology: how to teach clinical decision making in a multidisciplinary environment

The exam comprises two steps. First, declarative knowledge about general aspects of cancer is tested, including diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, going further to questions about preventive strategies and interdisciplinary cooperation. Second, associative learning is tested in questions about translational (research) aspects covering the competencies of collaboration and communication with adjoined disciplines, procedural knowledge concerning professionalism, scientific competences and competencies of taking the role of a manager, health advocate and scholar (Frank, 2005). (DOCX 38 kb