IB Senior Educational Objectives - UCSF Radiation Oncology

Rev. 9/14/10
3. Be responsive to the needs of the referring/primary healthcare team; completing
patient-care tasks in a timely and responsible manner (especially in the inpatient
setting) so as not to delay or impede patient’s further care or discharge from the
hospital.
4. Demonstrate a commitment to excellence and on-going professional development.
5. Function well as a member of the team.
6. Practice in an ethical manner with regard to provision or withholding of care,
confidentiality of PHI, and informed consent.
7. Maintain comprehensive, accurate, and timely medical records.
8. Function as role models and mentors for junior residents.
SYSTEM-BASED PRACTICE
Senior residents will demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the health care system and
ability to call on resources to provide care. They are expected to:
1. Understand how their professional patient care practices affect other health care
professionals, the healthcare organization and the community.
2. Practice cost-effective health care that does not compromise quality of care.
3. Advocate for quality patient care practices and help patients navigate through
complexities in the healthcare system.
4. Be able to partner with healthcare managers and providers to access, coordinate, and
improve health care; be aware of how these activities affect system performance.
LIST OF SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
The following is a list of specific expectations for resident physicians in training at UCSF while
assigned to the Neuro-Oncology Service In Radiation Oncology. The goal of the list is to facilitate
learning, improve patient management skills, and to improve knowledge of relevant literature and its
application to the individual patient.
1. Be prepared to discuss relevant literature with attending physician(s). Literature
should be reviewed in advance of patient presentation to the attending physician.
The reference reading list will be located on the department server and many
seminal articles which apply to the daily practice will be provided on the server in
the PDF format. Additional reading recommendations will be made by the
attending physician as indicated.
2. Attend relevant CNS conferences:
a. Pediatric and Adult Neuro-Oncology Conference (Thursday, 12:30 – 2:30 pm,
weekly)
b. Radiosurgery Conference (Thursday, 2:30 – 3:30 pm, weekly); starts immediately
after the Neuro-Oncology Conference
c. Skull Base Conference (Thursday, 3:30 – 4:30 pm, first week of every month)
d. Spine Tumor Conference (Wednesday, 7:30 – 8:30 am, third week of every month)
e. CNS Chart Rounds (Wednesday, 8:00 – 9:00 am, weekly)
3. Check and sign port films with the attending for on-treatment patients weekly.
4. Gamma knife: Participate in the simulation, planning, and treatment delivery of
radiosurgical procedures. The residents are expected to remain in the Gamma
knife control area for the entire duration of the patient’s procedure. They are also
responsible for helping the attending physician position the patient for treatment
and then for helping to remove head frame post-treatment. They are also
expected to assist the attending physician with providing patients post-treatment
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