Sub-Specialty Medicine

At the end of this clerkship, the student should understand the relationship between the basic and clinical sciences as it applies to the fields of cardiovascular medicine, hematology/oncology. Demonstrate the ability to assess cardiology/cardiac surgery, hematology/oncology patients and differentiate the need for urgent versus non-urgent care, employ viable treatment plans within the confines of clinical data available, and within the socioeconomic capability of those patients.