Discipline
Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Pneumonology
Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Pneumonology
Programme mentors
Dr. Sergio Sandiego Contreras
Dr. Sergio Sandiego Contreras
Duration
3 - 6 months
3 - 6 months
Type
Visiting Observership
Visiting Observership
Language requirements
Good knowledge of English required for non-Spanish speaking fellows
Good knowledge of English required for non-Spanish speaking fellows
Programme description
This programme is intended to allow the student to immerse in the multidisciplinary management of thoracic malignancies with special focus on lung cancer. Therefore, the students will be involved in all the diagnostic procedures needed for a correct pathological and molecular diagnosis of cancer as well as the standard staging procedures. The students will presentially observe all this procedures and attend the Lung Cancer Tumour Board in which clinical decisions are made. In addition, the students will shadow the consultants involved in the therapeutic management of these patients involving targeted therapy and immunotherapy as systemic treatment options.
