MED 4490 Hematology/Oncology Clinic & Consults
Working closely with other members of the consult service, clerks will have responsibility for providing initial consultation as well as daily follow-up on their assigned patients. In addition, clerks will see both new and follow-up patients in the outpatient clinic. The focus of this elective is to expose the subintern to a wide variety of hematologic and solid malignancies, their consequences, and effects of therapy as well as the diagnosis, treatment, and management of non-malignant hematologic disorders such as anemia, cytopenias, and coagulation disorders. Goals: At the end of this elective, senior students will be able create differential diagnoses of common presentations of malignant and hematologic disease, interpret common diagnostic testing (both laboratory and imaging), develop management plans for their assigned patients, and ultimately develop a rational approach to caring for similar patients in the future (prior to referring patients to an internist or hematologist/oncologist). Unique Objectives: Correctly interpret findings on peripheral blood smears, other laboratory results, and radiographic procedures on their assigned patients. Development diagnostic and management plans for assigned patients who present with non-malignant hematologic disease (i.e. anemia, cytopenias, coagulation disorders, etc.). Develop diagnostic and management plans for their patients who present with signs or symptoms suggestive of an underlying malignancy or have a known malignancy. Attain fund of knowledge and skills to enable the students to care for their patients with hematologic and malignant disease, including treatment options, management of treatment-induced complications (i.e. pancytopenia, fevers, etc.), and end-of-life issues.
Offered
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) - MD; Veteran Affairs Medical Center (DCVA) - Washington, D.C.; Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston (JBSA) - TX; Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) - VA; Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (TCM) - WA