Preceptor: Shun Yu, MD, Shun.Yu@NYULangone.org
Coordinators: Ivelisse Montalvo, Michelle Miranda, Frances Soto
Contact: Oncologyfellowship@NYULangone.org
Telephone: 212-263-6485

Prerequisite: None

Clinical sites

Perlmutter Cancer Center, Bellevue Hospital, VA Hospital

Description

This is a 4-week elective that seeks to introduce students to the field of Medical Oncology. 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 oncologic cases. Students will gain this experience by participating fully in the clinical, educational, and research activities within the Division of Oncology and the Department of Medicine. 

Students will participate in the consultation and care of our patients at Bellevue Hospital under the supervision of a Medical Oncology Fellow and an Attending Physician in Medical Oncology. In addition, they will have the opportunity to gain outpatient oncology experience at weekly oncology clinics at the Perlmutter Cancer Center, Bellevue Hospital, and VA Hospital. Finally, a variety of didactic conferences are available, including the Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Conference, which covers a wide spectrum of subspecialty areas, ranging from breast to lung to gynecologic malignancies.

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 oncology subspecialty, or those who might wish to see more of the cutting-edge research being conducted at the Perlmutter Cancer Center, 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 medical oncology, building on your pre-clerkship and clerkship experiences, through a broad exposure to oncologic conditions
2. Expand your skills in inpatient and outpatient workup and management of patients with oncologic conditions 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 oncologic conditions
5. Gain insight into the interdisciplinary nature of this specialty and how our clinicians interact with other medical disciplines to provide comprehensive patient care

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

Weeks 1 & 3

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Bellevue Consult	Bellevue Consult	Bellevue Consult VA Onc Clinic	Bellevue Consult BH Onc Clinic Didactics	Bellevue Consult Tumor Board Conference

Weeks 2 & 4

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
NYU Onc Clinic	NYU Onc Clinic	NYU Onc Clinic	NYU Onc Clinic Didactics	NYU Onc Clinic Tumor Board Conference

Please note: Week 1/3 and 2/4 schedules may be swapped for some students, with some students starting with the week of NYU Oncology Clinic first.

Method of Evaluation

Students will be evaluated at the Bellevue medical oncology attending of the month who serves as faculty preceptor. AN ABIM evaluation form will be filled out for each student.

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: 2