Department
Medicine
Description
Students will join members of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology and follow adult patients with specific neoplastic diseases. Emphasis will be placed on pretreatment evaluation, paraneoplastic manifestations, choice of chemotherapeutic agents, Phase II and Phase III protocol studies, and post therapy evaluation procedures. Students will attend three to four outpatient sessions weekly and will be expected to assist in new patient and follow-up evaluations. Attendance at Medical Grand Rounds, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology Conferences, the Core Course in Adult Oncology, and the Combined Oncology Service Conferences is expected.
Prerequisites Other than Third Year Rotations
None
Offered (Course module dates)
A (July 6 - July 30) [Closed to international students]
B (August 2 - August 27) [Closed to international students]
C (August 30 - September 24)
D (September 27 - October 22)
E (October 25 - November 19)
F (November 22 - December 17)
G (January 3 - January 28)
H (January 31 - February 25)
I (February 28 - March 25)
J (April 4 - April 29)
K (May 2 - May 27)
L (May 30 - June 24)
Notes:
- For any holidays listed, students must consult with the Medical Student Coordinator to determine whether they are released from their responsibilities.
- In the Clinical Medicine and Oncology Sub-Internship, students will be expected to take "short call" once or twice during the week in addition to one Saturday and/or Sunday during the four-week elective. No overnight call is taken.
Duration
One module
Students per Module
Maximum of 1
