Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Subinternship

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 2. DESCRIPTION: This subinternship is designed to build upon the fundamental skills in hematology and oncology learned in Peds 305A, and to provide an intensive inpatient experience on the Hematology/Oncology unit at LPCH. Students act as primary caretakers for their patients, with instruction and supervision from the pediatric residents, hematology/oncology fellow, and hematology/oncology attending. Clinical activities include working up new patients, daily rounds and patient care, writing daily progress notes, writing orders, taking night call, and performing procedures, which may include bone marrow aspiriation and lumbar puncture. Students function as part of the ward team which is comprised of junior residents, fellow, and attending. Teaching activities include bedside teaching, small group discussions of clinical problems, instruction on reading peripheral blood smears and bone marrow aspirates, as well as participation in the regularly scheduled hematology and oncology conferences. Curriculum goals are to strengthen basic medical skills and to learn to manage complex, acutely ill patients with multiple medical problems, as well as to learn common diagnostic presentations of pediatric malignancies and the fundamentals of treating these diseases. Students wishing to do this clerkship must receive prior approval from the Clerkship Director before registering. PREREQUISITES: Pediatrics 300A. Pediatrics 305A highly recommended. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full time for 4 weeks, 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Aditi Kamdar, M.D., 650-723-5535. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Gretchen Shawver, 650-724-7164, gshawver@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: 5th floor LPCH, Heme/Onc inpatient ward. Contact Gretchen Shawver/Dr. Aditi Kamdar two weeks prior to start date to confirm and get further instructions; Time: 8:30 am. CALL CODE: 2. OTHER FACULTY: C. Aftandilian, J. Andrews, G. Dahl, K. Davis, M. Jeng, N. Lacayo, M. Link, C. Lo, R. Majzner, A. Narla, A. Pribrow, K. Sakamoto, S. Spunt. LOCATION: LPCH.