Course Catalog

 
80-411 SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Department SURGERY Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Other AI-Ambulatory, Surgery AI-Inpatient, Elective AI Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director SUSHANTH REDDY, MD Enrollment Limit 2
Contact SUSHANTH REDDY, MD Enrollment Minimum 1
Email sreddy@uabmc.edu Address BDB 581
Phone (205) 934-5916 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of the core internal medicine and surgery clerkships and any clerkship which covers the content material of the requested elective or acting internship course (e.g. Pediatric Clerkship must be successfully completed prior to taking a Pediatric Elective or AI). 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery, Family Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description This clinical course provides comprehensive exposure to the diagnosis, surgical treatment, and post-operative management of cancer patients. Emphasis is also placed upon multidisciplinary care including adjuvant chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. The student will play an integral role in the pre- and post-operative management of surgical patients in the outpatient clinics. Weekly didactic activities include Surgical Oncology Service Conferences, Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference, Surgery Grand Rounds and the Resident's Basic Science Conference. Faculty members on this service include: Drs. Wang, Contreras, and Reddy.
Where To Report Surgical Oncology Chief Resident (page resident 2-3 days prior to start).

Please email UAB NetTrain (nettrain@uabmc.edu) 2 weeks prior to start date to initiate the Visiting Student Task List.
Requirements Participation in clinic, OR, in-hospital patient care and conferences (staging conference, multidisciplinary tumor conference and Surgery Grand Rounds.
Evaluation Pass/Fail based on:
- Student performance in clinic, OR and conferences
Notes