There are various pathways available to engage in research, clinical rotations, and specialized electives.
Training Opportunities
Bone Marrow Transplant Elective
We offer an elective for medical students on bone marrow transplantation and its role in treating hematologic diseases.
Clinical Problems in the Treatment of Breast Cancer and Solid Tumors (M-217)
Students will follow adult patients with breast cancer, including pretreatment evaluation, therapy and clinical trial selection, and post-therapy evaluation procedures.
Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (M-118)
Students in this program participate in daily consultation rounds in endocrinology at Memorial Sloan Kettering and/or Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Students in this program join an active consultative service encompassing various aspects of clinical nutrition, with emphasis on total parenteral nutrition, tubefeeding, and problems in malabsorption and malnutrition.
During this elective, students participate in various GI conferences, observe inpatient GI consultations by the fellows, participate in daily attending rounds, observe GI procedures, and attend outpatient clinic.
Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (M-108)
Students in this program will see a variety of infectious diseases, including those complicating neoplastic disease, AIDS, and other conditions resulting in impaired host immune function.
This elective focuses on primary diagnosis and management of acute and chronic pulmonary illnesses, seen in both the inpatient and outpatient arena.
Renal and Electrolyte Disorders (M-141)
Students in this program are exposed to patients with disturbances in fluid and acid-base balance complex electrolyte abnormalities, as well as other renal diseases, and will learn about the evaluation and treatment of patients with acute renal failure, including dialysis and hemofiltration.