RONU-4001 - Clinical Radiation Oncology

RONU-4001 - Clinical Radiation Oncology

Elective Title: Clinical Radiation Oncology
Course Number: RONU-4001
Elective Type: clinical Duration/Weeks: 4 Max Enrollment: 2
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Year 2
Additional Requirements: N/A
Responsible Faculty Director: Sandra Hatch, M.D. Periods Offered: 1-7, 9-13 excluding holiday period 8 
Coordinator: Melissa Greenwald Other Faculty: Sandra Hatch, M.D. and Faculty of the Dept. of Radiation Oncology.
Location to Report on First Day:
1.228, McCullough Bldg.

Goals
This elective for medical students will provide a clinical experience in Radiation Oncology. During this rotation, the student will be expected to acquire a working knowledge of neoplastic diseases and the role of radiation therapy in their management, in cooperation with other clinical services such as Surgery and Medical Oncology. Interdisciplinary cooperation and optimized management will be emphasized.

Objectives
Learn the indications for radiation treatment in major neoplastic diseases, and identify the risks and side effects of various radiation treatment modalities. Learn examination, staging and treatment management of patients with neoplasms.

Description of course activities
The student will participate in daily clinical activities, conferences and didactic lectures in Oncology, and that will include the evaluation of patients referred to the Department with supervision by residents and faculty.

Type of students who would benefit from the course
Individuals motivated to pursue oncology as a career goal.

    Weekly Schedule
          Estimated Course Activities (Start-Time/Finish-Time):
Day of Week   AM   PM
Monday 8-Rad. Onc. Clinic 5-Rad. Onc. Clinic
Tuesday 8-Rad. Onc. Clinic 5-Rad. Onc. Clinic
Wednesday 8-Rad. Onc. Clinic 5-Rad. Onc. Clinic
Thursday 8-Rad. Onc. Clinic 5-Rad. Onc. Clinic
Friday 8-Rad. Onc. Clinic 5-Rad. Onc. Clinic
Saturday
Sunday

 Average number of patients seen per week: 25
 Call Schedule: n/a

Research / Other Course Activities
(estimated schedule)
Activity Hours per Week
Faculty Contact-Time
Self-Directed Study
Data-Collection/Analysis
Other


Method of Student Evaluation
1.  Clinical Observation
  A. Where are students observed on this elective?
    Inpatient Service   Ambulatory   Surgery   Standardized patients
Patients simulators   Other
  B. Frequency - How often are students observed clinically?
    daily
  C. Format - What method(s) are used to document the student's clinical performance?
    Daily oral feedback   End of period oral feedback   Written feedback
Other

2.  Oral Presentation
  A. Audience - To whom does the student present?
    Rad Onc faculty, residents and support staff
  B. Frequency / Duration of Presentation(s)?
    1 required during the month of rotation. Others may be done electively.
  C. Format - What guidelines are set for the student's presentation?
    Faculty guidance in preparation. Power Point. One hour.
  D. Assessment - Who assesses the student's presentation performance?
    Self-assessment   Peer assessment   Faculty assessment
  E. Method of content selection
    Current cases  Student-selected topic   Assigned topic

3.  Written Assignment (H&P's, notes, papers, abstracts, etc.)
  A. Frequency of written assignment(s)?
    H & Ps pertinent to consults and follow ups seen with faculty.
  B. Format - What guidelines are set for the student's written work?
    Faculty and resident oversight.
  C. Length of written assignment(s)?
    Abstract   Annotated bibliography   1 - 2 page paper   3+ page paper
  D. Are recent references required?   No    If yes, how are they selected?
   
  E. Method of content selection - e.g. student-selected, relate to cases, etc.?
    With faculty input.
  F. Audience - Who assesses the student's written performance?
    Peer Assessment     Faculty Assessment     Other

4.  Examination
  Format
    Oral   Written multiple choice   Written essay / short answer   OSCE
Other

5.  Extra Course Activities
  What expectations do you have for the student to demonstrate participation in the elective (e.g. small group activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal club, resident lecture attendance)?
    Must attend all conferences and associated tumor boards pertinent to radiation oncology.

6.  Additional Costs
  Please list any additional costs and/or purchases (books, materials, movies to watch, etc.) that are required for this course. Include an estimated total cost. If there are no additional costs, please enter "None".
    None

7.  Other Modes of Evaluation
  Please explain below.
    Students will be evaluated during their rotation by their performance in the clinical activities, and individual interaction with the faculty. The student will be required to read the pertinent literature relative to the patients seen, and to provide rational plans for patient management based on their reading. Students are also required to give an oral presentation on a prepared topic, towards the end of the elective.

8.  If this course is an Acting Internship, please complete the following:
  A. Objectives for the AI should relate directly to the Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). Each AI should describe how the four key Year-4 EPAs that our school has identified as being Year-4 skills are assessed. The Year-4 objectives are:
1. Entering and discussing orders/prescriptions.
2. Give or receive patient handover to transition care responsibility.
3. Recognizing a patient requiring urgent or emergent care and initiating management.
4. Obtaining informed consent for tests and procedures.
Specify how the student will be given formative feedback on their clinical skills.
    N/A
 
B.
Year-4 students should demonstrate mastery of EPAs they developed in the clerkship year, including recommending and interpreting common diagnostic and screening tests, and performing general procedures of a physician. They should be able to demonstrate masterfully and independently skills they mastered in Years 2-3, including efficiently performing comprehensive admission-notes and succinct daily progress notes and perform accurate, concise, and hypothesis-driven clinical presentations, form clinical questions and retrieve evidence to advance patient care. They should be able to demonstrate basic understanding of and beginning mastery of collaborate as a member of the interprofessional team and identify system failures and contribute to a culture of safety improvement.

List advanced clinical skills that a student will be assured an opportunity to practice.
    N/A
 
C.
How specifically will this AI build on developing skills from the clerkship year to prepare students for internship?
    N/A
 
D.
What opportunities will typically be available to all students who take this AI (procedures, required presentations, etc.)? What opportunities may be available based on patient load/presentation or student initiative (ie. Writing a case report)?
    N/A
 
E.
An AI should have expectation of a minimum of 32 hours per week of clinical responsibilities. Duty hours should be capped at ACGME limits for an intern, thus up to 24 hours followed by 4 hours of activities related to patient safety, education, and handoff. Students cannot work more than 80 hours per week averaged over 4 weeks. They can only have 1 day off in a 7-day work week with 8 hours off between shifts.

Clinical responsibilities will vary depending on specialty, but how is the student functioning with work commensurate to a PGY1 with an appropriate level of training?
    N/A
 
F.
How is the student demonstrating drawing clinical conclusions and/or developing a management plan and documentation as an intern would do?
   
 
G.
How and by whom will midpoint feedback be provided to the student? How will you remediate deficiencies identified at midpoint?
    N/A
 
H.
Acting Internship students often seek letters of recommendation following their experience. How many different Faculty will work directly with the student and have knowledge of the student's abilities to detail in a written evaluation? Describe the degree of supervision and interaction with faculty vs. residents or other providers and how feedback will be obtained if more direct work is with residents or other providers.
    N/A