School of Medicine

Department: Medicine/Oncology

Instructor: Claudine Isaacs, MD

Contact: Adrian Hameed

Phone Number: (202) 444-7036

Location: Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Research Center

Duration: Four Weeks

Max Students: 3 students per time block

Description: The Division of Medical Oncology offers an in-depth experience in the outpatient management of cancer medicine.  The student functions as an active member of the outpatient team and works closely with a fellow as well as the attending.  The student has an opportunity to independently work up and manage patients in the outpatient practice, supported by full-time faculty and staff.  These skills are applicable to the care of outpatients regardless of the specialty.  The formal teaching program includes weekly Morning Report, Pathology Conference, didactic lectures, Hematology-Oncology Conference, and Research Conference.  In addition, multidisciplinary teaching conferences in major areas of oncology (breast, GI, GU, pulmonary, etc.) are held weekly or monthly.  Attendance of all of these will be mandatory.  All students have the opportunity to attend the Comprehensive Breast Center one-half day per week.  This clinic offers breast self-examination teaching, regular screening for breast cancer, and work-up of breast problems.  Students receive in-depth teaching in proper breast examination technique and learn office management of breast pain, breast lumps nipple discharge, mastitis, and other common complaints.  Again, these skills are applicable to the practice of almost any field of medicine or surgery.  Students will also have the opportunity to attend the Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer  and Thoracic Oncology Clinics , where patients with biopsy-proven cancer are seen simultaneously by a surgeon, a radiation oncologist, and a medical oncologist to determine optimal local and systemic treatments.  These clinics offer a unique opportunity to observe interdisciplinary communication, a good model for future physicians regardless of their chosen field, and to understand the learning and decision-making process that patients undergo when diagnosed with a new illness.  Through the conduct of formal patient evaluations, the student will have an opportunity to follow patients through treatment during the month and to present cases in conference and to attendings.  Teaching will be directed towards the particular problems that the student encounters during his or her one-month rotation.  A liberal use of the original literature will be strongly encouraged.

Department: Medicine/Oncology

Instructor: Drs. Krasnow, Wadleigh and Arcenas

Contact: Roland DeLeon

Phone Number: 202-745-8471

Location: Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Duration: Four Weeks

Max Students: One per time period

Description: Cancer and Primary Care:  Cancer is one of the commonest illnesses in this country.  The Primary Care physician will be involved in the diagnosis and care of many cancer patients.  Furthermore, many oncologists serve as primary care providers for their patients.  This rotation introduces the future generalist to aspects of cancer care that will be useful in his/her practice.  Content will include:  Office Assessment of the cancer patient, Clinical Courses of Common Malignancies, Recognizing oncologist emergencies, Supportive care principles, including pain management, and Cancer Prevention and Early Detection.