In the event that either the staff or the trainee perceives further experience to be required, additional time in this rotation is available as needed. In addition, trainees are required to spend 1 morning per week on oral medicine during year 1. This rotation is carried out with the Dental Service of Brigham and Women's hospital, under the direction of Dr. Joseph Costa with assists from Dr. Woo and other members of the dental staff. The objective of the rotation is to familiarize trainees with the clinical evaluation of patients with a wide variety of oral diseases and conditions as encountered in both the inpatient and outpatient populations. Laboratory and radiographic examinations are performed where appropriate and test interpretation is discussed.
Patient management is planned and instituted by trainees under the supervision of the staff.
Evaluation is continuous and interactive as trainees and staff work together in a clinical setting, and the progress of the trainees is reported to the program director at the end of the rotation. In the event that either the staff or the trainee perceives further experience to be required, additional time in this rotation is available as needed. At least two weeks of training in cytology is required. This rotation is carried out with the cytology service of the Pathology department of the Brigham and Women's hospital, under the direction of Dr. Edmund Cibas. The objective of this rotation is to familiarize the students with the various applications of cytologic studies in modern pathology.