The USC Department of Radiation Oncology offers four-week elective rotations for USC and Visiting fourth year medical students, in cooperation with USC Keck School of Medicine.
Students will work with each attending physician, based on a schedule divided into half-day blocks. The student will attend chart rounds, tumor boards and conferences throughout the week, work with residents to prepare for and examine new patients, and present new patients to the attending physician. He or she will participate in treatment planning, including dosimetry, simulation, and set-up, and will be given the opportunity to observe brachytherapy and other procedures as scheduled in the clinic. Each student will also be required to give a 45-minute PowerPoint presentation for the residents and attending physicians during the last week of the clerkship rotation.
USC medical students should send their petitions through MedWeb.
Visiting Students (Allopathic, Osteopathic, International) are requested to follow the special application procedures, which can be found on the Keck School of Medicine Visiting Student Clerkships web page.
Petitions for the clerkship will be reviewed by:
Afshin Rashtian, M.D.
Associate Director, Radiation Oncology Residency Training Program
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
1441 Eastlake Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Phone: (323) 865-3072
Email: arashtia@yahoo.com
For additional information, please review our information sheet on MedWeb or contact Mike Langer at langerm@usc.edu.