MEL 8308: Ambulatory Hematology Oncology 15-16

The objective of this elective is to provide the student with a basic understanding of the principles of medical management evaluation and management of hematologic and cancer related problems in the outpatient setting. Students will participate with hematology/oncology fellows and faculty members in the care of patients seen at the H. L. Moffitt Cancer Center James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa General Hospital and/or University of South Florida. There will be scheduled conference activities in which the student will participate. The student will see approximately 10 -12 established and 3-5 new patients per week. The student will be required to present and discuss, in depth, patient evaluation and management issues The student will be evaluated on the basis of the adequacy of patient evaluation and case presentations.

Objectives

The clinical experience should allow the student to gain additional knowledge and experience in the following areas:

1. Morphology, physiology, and biochemistry of blood, bone marrow, lymphatic tissue and spleen
2. Etiology, epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, pathology, staging and management of a wide variety of neoplastic and hematologic disorders
3. Chemotherapeutic drugs, growth factors and their mechanisms of action, clinical indications, and limitations
4. Assessment of tumor imaging by CT, MRI and nuclear imaging techniques
5. Students should be able to recommend when to order diagnostic tests and be able to interpret the laboratory test results
6. Pain management, palliative care and psychosocial management of patients with hematologic and neoplastic disorders

Grading

S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)