Acting Internship in Radiation Oncology

Catalog Description: 

The sub-internship is designed to prepare students for their role as a radiation oncology resident. During the rotation, the student should function as a beginning PGY-2 resident under the supervision of an attending physician. The sub-intern will assume primary responsibility for the patients on that attending’s service. The attending will make sure that the workload is commensurate with the sub-intern’s clinical skills, the complexity of the cases and the number of patients on the service. Graduated responsibility will be granted by the supervising attending, based on the students’ performance.

Sites: View site addresses by clicking on the site name below or visiting the site codes table.

Required session attendance:

• Weekly treatment planning sessions (Mon & Tues 7:30-8:30AM)

• Weekly resident didactic sessions (Wed. AM or PM) as assigned

Typical weekly schedule/Delivery Mode: 

Monday through Friday; 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM.

Direct patient care: Yes

Consent Requirement: Arranged. Please submit a request to schedule using the form linked below.

TRAD Arranged Electives Form

Course Objectives:

• Take a directed history and physical for a patient referred for radiotherapy.
  
• Write a preiliminary radiation prescription and formulate a preliminary treatment plan.
  
• Direct the planning session and begin to be able to delineate tumor targets and organs at risk (to be avoided).
• Work with a dosimetrist, generate a radiation plan.
• Follow up with a patient every week during radiation to evaluate for side effects.
• Learn the basics of side effect management.

Graded Components:

• 10 minute presentation at the end of the rotation.
• Medhub Evaluation performed by the preceptor.

Grading Scale:  H/E/S/N