Oncology

November 11, 2024-November 22, 2024

Course Director
Louis Rapkin, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
louis.rapkin@chp.edu

Course Description

This course introduces students to the underlying pathophysiology and phenomenology of cancer, presenting basic approaches to assessment and management, of both blood and solid tumors.

Course Objectives

(pending)

Educational Methods​

  • Case-based learning
  • Small group workshops
  • Patient presentations
  • Self-study
  • Review sessions
  • Weekly assessments (Formative, Summative)

Evaluation

Evaluation for this course is based on a cumulative, graded Summative exam.


Requests for excused absences should be submitted via Elentra. Unexcused absences may result in grading penalties as outlined in the Policy on Absence and Attendance.