CBIO 561 - Cancer Biology Clinical Experience

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University of Arizona

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Description: Students will learn about the most common types of cancer and the four major clinical disciplines that are primarily responsible for diagnosing and treating patients with cancer. The course will be focused around a series of clinical experiences in which individual or small groups of students will observe a clinician in the practice of pathology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, and surgical oncology focused on one of the four major U.S. cancers, breast, colorectal, prostate, and lung cancer. Students will meet for one hour per week (12 weeks) with the course coordinator(s) and clinical faculty for didactic instruction on common types of cancer, lectures by clinicians in the major clinical disciplines, discussion of clinical observations and experiences, and to facilitate the scheduling of the clinical experiences. Students will be responsible for arranging a total of 12 hours of Clinical Experience Assignments with the assistance of the course coordinators, consisting of 8 hours of core assignments (4 assignments, 2 hours each) and 4 hours of elective assignments (1 2 hours each). Students will select from a variety of elective clinical experience assignments, observe a multidisciplinary case discussion conference in the major clinical subspecialties on a monthly basis, and learn about therapeutic development in cancer. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Usually offered: Spring.

Credits:

2.00 - 3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arizona.edu

Phone Number:

(520) 621-2211

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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