STUDENT ELECTIVES Title: MED 545-P Oncology Department: MEDICINE Pre-requisite: Credit in Medicine 531/532 Duration: 4 weeks (available all year) Number of Students: Minimum - 1; Maximum - 2 Location(s): Tripler Army
Medical Center,
OPD - Dr. Jeffrey Berenberg Private Offices - Drs. Clayton Chong, Jonathan Cho, Jon Fukumoto,
William Loui Program Coordinator: Laurie Tam, M.D. II. Objectives The structured oncology elective is designed to provide training for
those students who may wish to pursue careers in community based practice.
General internal medicine aspects of cancer diagnosis, prevention, and
patient care will be emphasized thus making this attachment especially
relevant for primary care and general internal medicine training in
addition to providing an introduction to medical oncology
subspecialization. III. Method Core Clinical: A core clinical attachment is offered where the emphasis
is placed on outpatient care whenever possible. Students will make the
initial contact with patients and then present their impressions and
recommendations to the attending physician. IV. Evaluation 1. Ongoing evaluation by the supervising faculty will be used to assess
the student's acquisition of knowledge and application of this to patient
care and research methodology. There will be no formal examination. 2. To obtain credit for this elective, all students must complete and
return the elective evaluation form to the Department of Medicine. Revised January 2006 MED 545-P |