Education & Training

Undergraduate Training

Oncology Core Course - Introduction to Clinical Medicine
INDS 307 Principles of Oncology

(see Faculty of Medicine-Health Sciences Calendar)

The objective of the ICM oncology course is to provide students with basic knowledge in the following areas:

• cancer risks;
• clinical presentations;
• principles of cancer therapy;
• cancer prevention;
• cancer screening;
• genetic counselling;
• interpretation of imaging and pathological data.

Course Structure

• Eight (8) hours of whole class teaching. Students are exposed to evidence-based guidelines in cancer epidemiology, cancer prevention, and screening in major cancer sites, e.g. breast, genitor-urinary, colorectal and lung.
• Two-week clinical rotation. Students are introduced to the basic principles of medical, surgical, pediatric and radiation oncology and palliative care, in the McGill-affiliated hospitals.

Students are also instructed in the principles of pain management and have one session on communication skills.