RADIATION ONCOLOGY - UM HOSPITAL

CLINICAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY, University Hospital

COURSE CODE: RRXONCO.00l.U

Instructor: Avraham Eisbruch, M.D.

Responsible Agent: Dr. A. Eisbruch; B2C442; 936-9337

Duration: 4 or 8 weeks

Periods Offered: All

Enrollment/Period: 2 Maximum

Distribution of student's time:
10% Inpatient Care
65% Outpatient/Specialty
25% Conferences/Lectures

Where to Report First Day of Clerkship: B2C440 Hospital; 7:30 a.m.

Course Description:
Students will participate in all aspects of a busy radiation oncology clinical practice. Physical diagnosis opportunities are outstanding as the department consults on over l500 new oncology cases annually. Multidisciplinary care of the cancer patient is stressed through participation in comprehensive clinics such as the Breast Care Center and patient management conferences on lymphomas, Thoracic, ENT, GYN, and pediatric malignancies. Radiographic and pathologic correlations are stressed.