MDE 7286: Flexible Third Year Elective in Oncology Hospital Medicine 15-16
Contact:
Dr. Pabbathi
Smitha.Pabbathi@moffitt.org
813-745-6657
Students will rotate on the Internal and Hospital Medicine (IHM) Inpatient service at Moffitt Cancer Center. The student will have exposure to problems such as atrial fibrillation, heart failure, diabetes management, thromboembolic disease, transfusion medicine, and neutropenic fever within the context of the oncology patient. Students will also be exposed to managing cancer pain and be an integral part of end-of-life care discussions with patients and their families. The student will work directly with the IHM attending on the interdisciplinary teaching service. The interdisciplinary team consists of a resident, intern and AI in addition to social work, pharmacy, case management, and advance practice professionals. During the month, the student is expected to attend Morning Report, Noon conference, Grand Rounds and Board review sessions. Depending on student interest, there are additional opportunities to gain exposure to outpatient and consultative services also provided by the IHM program.
Objectives
- Introduction to comprehensive, interdisciplinary hospital-based care of cancer patients
- Learn how to perform complete history and physical examinations
- Master the art communication with writing a daily progress note as well as oral presentation
- Develop a thorough differential diagnosis in a problem based fashion
- Introduction to the management of many common inpatient medical problems/diagnoses
Evaluation
Evaluation of the student will reflect the overall performance on the rotation including history and physical examination skills, constructing differential diagnosis and oral presentations by the attending physician.