Stritch School of Medicine - Elective Course Catalog

Introduction

Medicine (MED)

Dept. Contact:	Debi Kurcab
Location:	Rm. 7611A, Bldg. 102
Phone:	708-216-4813
Email:	dkurcab@lumc.edu

Department: Medicine

Course Number: MED-452

Course Title: Hem-Onc Consults

No. of Students: 2

Site: HVA

Supervisor: Nirmala Bhoopalam, M.D.

Duration: 4.0 weeks

Periods Offered: Year round

Prerequisite: Completion of Medicine clerkship; open to SSOM students only.

Special Note: On the first day of the rotation, report to Lovette Parks at 8:30AM in Bldg. 200, Rm. 910.

Description: Students assist subspecialty attendings and residents in hematology and medical oncology consultations, coordinating leukemia-lymphoma-oncology management. Tutorial instruction in blood and marrow morphology and performance of bone core biopsy is provided. The objective of the elective is to provide introduction to the assessment of common hematologic and oncologic problems, particularly rational, economical approach to the diagnosis of anemia, coagulation disorders, and other common abnormalities of the blood. In addition, the student is expected to learn the fundamentals of oncologic diagnosis, with emphasis on learning the techniques involved in determining the type and stage of a variety of neoplastic disorders.

Method of Evaluation: The student's clinical performance will be evaluated by both subspecialty attendings and residents using the student's written summary of each case assigned to him, as well as the student's use of texts and literature to further delineate and solve the problems at hand.