Clinical Hematology and Oncology - GW

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Department
Medicine
Course Number
MED 431
Course Title Clinical Hematology and Oncology - GW
Course Director
Sunil Adige, MD
Length (Weeks)

2, 4
When Offered

All year
Prerequisites

None
Availability Notes

Four week rotation recommended.
Contact Name
Derrick Whiting
Contact Phone
202-741-2277
Contact Fax
202-741-2487
Contact Email
dewhiting@mfa.gwu.edu
Other Contacts

Executive Assistant: Stephanie Smiley-Johnson (stejohnson@mfa.gwu.edu)
Location
Limit
2
Report

Please come at around 8:00am through the Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) entrance at 22nd and I St NW. Please walk past the guard desk on your right, past the Pharmacy on the left, past the elevators on the right, and through the glass doors of the ground floor Cancer Center. Please ask one of the receptionists or medical assistants to let you into the work area and please meet me in the work room.
Evaluation

Uniform Clinical Evaluation
Description

This rotation is generally a four-week, structured clinical experience under direct supervision designed to provide the student experience diagnosing, treating and caring for patients with hematologic and oncologic conditions.

  • Students will participate in the clinical evaluation and management of patients with hematologic and oncologic conditions in both an inpatient and outpatient setting.
  • Students will see both new and follow-up patients on the inpatient hematology or oncology consult service and make rounds with the consult team.
  • Students will have the opportunity to observe bone marrow biopsies, intrathecal chemotherapy delivery and pheresis procedures.
  • Students will be expected to attend Hematology/Oncology Virtual Grand Rounds on Friday at 8:00AM, and any other relevant conferences that may come up.
  • Students will also be expected to give brief topical presentations during rounds as assigned by the attending physician. 

Faculty includes members of the George Washington University Department of Hematology and Oncology.

Course Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, the student should be able to:

  1. Practice basic skills in obtaining a history and performing a physical exam with emphasis on hematologic or oncologic conditions.
  2. Recognize indications for appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests for hematologic or oncologic conditions.
  3. Identify common clinical presentations, evaluation, staging and management of hematologic or oncologic conditions. 
  4. Demonstrate familiarity with ancillary diagnostic procedures (bone marrow biopsies).
Additional Notes

Four week rotation is recommended. Please bring your white coat, stethoscope and lots of enthusiasm!