Preceptor: Shun Yu, MD, Shun.Yu@NYULangone.org
Coordinator: Ivelisse Montalvo, Frances Soto
Contact: Oncologyfellowship@NYULangone.org
Telephone: 212-263-4689

Prerequisites: None

Clinical sites

Tisch/Kimmel Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, VA Hospital

Description

This is a 4-week elective that seeks to introduce students to the field of Clinical Hematology. Students will be expected to gain a broad understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of hematology cases. Students will gain this experience by participating fully in the clinical, educational, and research activities within the Division of Hematology. 

Students will participate in the consultation and care of our patients at Bellevue Hospital under the supervision of a Medical Hematology Fellow and an Attending Physician in Hematology. Students works closely with Fellows and Attendings, and will examine bone marrow smears and learn how to interpret them. In addition, they will have the opportunity to gain outpatient hematology experience at weekly hematology clinics at the Perlmutter Cancer Center, Bellevue Hospital, and VA Hospital. Finally, a variety of didactic conferences are available, including Hematology Grand Rounds and Hematology Management Conference.

In addition, students will be given the option to further tailor their educational experience if they are interested. For example, those who might have a special interest in a particular hematology subspecialty, or those who might wish to experience some time in the Coagulation Laboratory or Blood Bank, can email the course preceptor ahead of time and we will make every effort to accommodate.

Objectives of the Elective

By the end of this elective, through daily contact with patients and didactics, you will:

1. Gain a deeper understanding of the field of clinical hematology, building on your pre-clerkship and clerkship experiences, through a broad exposure to hematologic diseases
2. Expand your skills in inpatient and outpatient workup and management of patients with hematologic diseases that you may encounter throughout your career, regardless of specialty
3. Learn about specialty-specific history and physical exams as well as the indications for, and complications of specialty-specific procedures
4. Gain knowledge regarding treatment modalities used to treat hematologic diseases
5. Gain insight into the interdisciplinary nature of this specialty and how our clinicians interact with other medical disciplines to provide comprehensive patient care
6. Explore the option of clinical hematology as a career choice

Key Responsibilities of the Student While on Elective

By enrolling in this elective, you have agreed to:

1. Participate in at least 35 contact hours of education each week
2. Provide communication of any excused absences to the Office of Student Affairs (excused absence form) and to the elective coordinator, in a timely fashion 
3. Arrive in a timely fashion to all locations to which you are assigned  
4. Participate in daily morning rounds and patient care with residents and attendings
5. Be an active participant in the care of patients being followed by the team, as dictated by the resident/attending
6. Attend all didactics provided for trainees

Key Responsibilities of the preceptor/residents/faculty while you are on Elective

By accepting your enrollment in this elective, the department has agreed to:

1. Clearly communicate their expectations of you
2. Maintain a supportive clinical learning environment 
3. Ensure that you have access to a broad case mix and clinical experience  
4. Provide the education necessary for you to gain an understanding of the patients and pathology reflective of this specialty
5. Provide feedback on your clinical skills

Weekly Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Bellevue Consult	Bellevue Consult Hematology Clinic	Bellevue Consult	Bellevue Consult  Hematology Management Conference	Bellevue Consult

Method of Evaluation

The performance of students will be assessed based upon their participation in rounds and conferences, preparation of short oral presentations for attending rounds, procedural skills, and consultations.

Scheduling Information

Duration: 4 Weeks 

Months Offered: All year

Student point of contact before start of elective: Ivelisse Montalvo, Ivelisse.Montalvo@NYULangone.org

 On day 1, students report to: Bellevue Hospital, Hematology/Oncology Fellow’s Workroom on 17 West (across the hall from the nursing station, right next to the Medicine Conference Room)

Students per elective block: 3