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130.01  CIEx - Radiation Oncology Apprenticeship  (1.5 - 3 units)   Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s): H. Vasudevan, S. Braunstein       Prerequisite(s): None

Restrictions: Medical Students in Foundations 2       Activities: Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact

This is a Bridges Curriculum Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx), which provide medical students in Foundations 2 opportunities to broaden and enhance their professional development in health care settings different from those of their core clerkships. On Attending-Resident paired services, students will assist with components of the Radiation Oncology care pathway, including initial patient consultation, interdisciplinary discussion, radiotherapy planning/delivery, and patient follow up.

140.01  Radiation Oncology Clerkship  (6 - 8 units)   Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s): H. Vasudevan, S. Braunstein       Prerequisite(s): MEDICINE 110

Restrictions: None       Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Student - Lecture

Mentored by residents and faculty, students will perform H&Ps on patients under evaluation for radiation therapy (mostly cancer patients), participate in clinics, attend teaching conferences, chart rounds, and tumor boards, and have the opportunity to observe a wide variety of radiotherapeutic approaches. Students have the option of giving a 20-60 minute presentation on a topic of their choice toward the end of the rotation.

140.02A  Off-Campus Clerkship  (3 - 6 units)   Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s): H. Vasudevan, S. Braunstein       Prerequisite(s): MEDICINE 110

Restrictions: None       Activities: Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact

Students will perform H&Ps on patients under evaluation for radiation therapy (mostly cancer patients), participate in clinics, attend teaching conferences, and have the opportunity to observe a variety of radiotherapeutic approaches.

140.02B  Off-Campus Clerkship  (3 - 6 units)   Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s): H. Vasudevan, S. Braunstein       Prerequisite(s): MEDICINE 110

Restrictions: None       Activities: Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact

Students will perform clinical assessments of patients under evaluation for radiation therapy (mostly cancer patients), participate in clinics, attend teaching conferences, and have the opportunity to observe a variety of radiotherapeutic approaches.

140.03  Virtual Radiation Oncology  (3 units)   Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s): H. Vasudevan, S. Braunstein       Prerequisite(s): None

Restrictions: 4th year students in good Academic Standing       Activities: Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact

Via remote distance learning and Telehealth approaches, students perform histories & physicals (H&Ps) on cancer patients, participate in discussions of treatment recommendations, attend tumor boards, teaching conferences, and clinics, and have the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of radiotherapeutic techniques.

150.01  Research in Radiation Oncology  (3 - 24 units)   Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s): H. Vasudevan, S. Braunstein       Prerequisite(s): UCSF students only. Consent of faculty member in charge of students research project and approval of UME and coordinator.

Restrictions: UCSF students only.       Activities: Direct - Project

Students participate in individual radiation oncology clinical or laboratory research under the close supervision of individual staff instructors.

198  Supervised Study  (1 - 6 units)   Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s): H. Vasudevan, S. Braunstein       Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor preceptor and approval of third- and fourth-year coordinator.

Restrictions: Medical students only       Activities: Direct - Project, Direct - Independent Study

Focused study and directed reading under supervision of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department.

235A  Radiation Therapy Physics I  (3 units)   Fall

Instructor(s): A. Cunha       Prerequisite(s): The course expects knowledge of radiation detection and measurement.

Restrictions: None       Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture

The two quarters of this course series (235 A and B) cover the fundamentals of the physics of radiation therapy: the physics of radiation interactions relevant to radiation therapy, the machines that produce this radiation, the measurement of radiation quantities, and dose calculation. The physics of photon, electron, proton, and ion beams, brachytherapy, and hyperthermia are covered. Monte Carlo techniques are introduced as well as the basics of machine commissioning.

235B  Radiation Therapy Physics II  (3 units)   Winter

Instructor(s): A. Cunha       Prerequisite(s): 235A

Restrictions: None       Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture

The two quarters of this course series (235 A and B) cover the fundamentals of the physics of radiation therapy: the physics of radiation interactions relevant to radiation therapy, the machines that produce this radiation, the measurement of radiation quantities, and dose calculation. The physics of photon, electron, proton, and ion beams, brachytherapy, and hyperthermia are covered. Monte Carlo techniques are introduced as well as the basics of machine commissioning.

235C  Radiation Therapy Physics III & Clinical Rotation  (3 units)   Spring, Summer

Instructor(s): A. Cunha       Prerequisite(s): Radiation Oncology 235A and 235B

Restrictions: None       Activities: Clinical Experience/Patient Contact

This course will provide exposure to clinical medical physics activities commonly encountered in radiation oncology clinics. The student will rotate through various treatment modalities in the Radiation Oncology clinic to become familiar with medical physics procedures involved. The course will be divided into multi-week blocks. During each block the student will participate in clinical activities of a single service under the mentorship of one physics faculty.