programme Specification MD in Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine

Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine programme Specification MD in Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine Academic Year (2012 / 2015 ) A- Basic information:  Title Doctorate (MD) in Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine  Final Award: MD degree in Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine  Programme type: Single Double Multiple   Code: ONMD04  Course duration: Three academic year  Responsible Departments: Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department Public Health Department Pathology department Internal Medicine Department General Surgery Department {Pre-requisite courses in: statistics & methodology for MD students (MS) Computer and internet application in medicine (CA) ONMD (Public Health) ONMD (Pathology) ONMD (Internal Medicine) ONMD (General Surgery) Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine ONMD (Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine) MDTH (thesis)  Coordinator: Prof Wael Hassan Elsawy  Assistant coordinator: Dr Nabila Hefzy, Dr Reham Amin  External evaluators: Prof Abdel Aziz Belal  Last date of programme specifications approval: 21/11/2011  Programme management team: Prof Wael Hassan Elsawy B-Professional Information: Programme aims: Apply the bases and methods of principles of radiotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy with (his/her) medical knowledge and merge it with related knowledge, improve professional skills, and use of technological tools needed in his/her practice thorough: Communicate and lead team in systematic professional manner Perfect the bases and methods of cancer medical researchers Decision making through analysis of available information in cancer diagnosis and treatment Effectively manage available resources Oriented with his role in community development, and environmental safety React in professional manner reflecting his commitment towards impartiality, credibility, medical ethics, and responsibilities Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine Realize the importance of self-development and continuous medical education Enable the students to perfect technical skills that allow them to interpret diagnostic investigations related to cancer properly Enable the students to solve clinical problems and suggests logic cost benefit solutions in cancer management 10 Enable the students to address, demonstrate, and practice positive attitudes that will help them to achieve long life continuous medical education, and share in community health education 11 React in professional manner reflecting them commitment towards impartiality, credibility, medical ethics, and responsibilities 12 Realize the importance of self-development and continuous medical education in cancer area 13 Commit to continuous self-development and transfer of Clinical Oncology experience to others Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs): A- Knowledge and understanding: By the end of our program graduate should be able to summarize the role of cancer in population health and illness Appreciate the significance of cancer as a health problem in Egypt and throughout the world By the end of the programme, graduate should be able to: KU1- Describe the basic theories and principles update regarding cancer diagnosis, management; follow up, screening and prevention KU2- Recognize the ethical and legal principles of cancer practice KU3- Recognize the principles of quality assurance in radio-chemotherapy practice Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine KU4- Determine the diagnostic investigations properly for each cancer patient, describe the logic cost benefit solutions KU5- Discus well the legal principle of radiation and chemotherapy KU6- Specify the recent advances about emerging and re-emerging cancer in Egypt and world wide KU7- Express the various tools, methods and ethics of cancer research KU8- Define his role in community development and environmental safety B- Intellectual skills By the end of the program, graduates should be able to: IS1- Analyzes the cancer problems IS2- Solve common medical problems related to cancer IS3- Analyze related cancer topics in medical journals for researchers in cancer IS4- Evaluate risks in cancer management practice IS5-Take medical dissension according to available information in particular cancer IS6- Prepare medical research about specified cancer problem (thesis) IS7- Plane to guide progress in the field of Clinical Oncology through updating therapeutic guide lines in the hot topics designing cancer control program C- Professional/practical skills By the end of the programme, students should be able to: PS1-Coordinate clinical data of a given case in provisional sheet, develop a management plane for clinical case PS2-Report a planning sheet of radiation therapy PS3- Comment on, and interpret common investigation reports related to specialty PS4- Construct a referring medical report about clinical case, reflecting its diagnosis and management plane, and respecting medico legal aspects Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine D- General &Transferable skills By the end of the programme, student should be able to: GS 1-Communicate effectively with his colleagues and patients GS 2- Apply self-evaluation and specify his medical educational needs GS 3-Search all different learning resources to get continuous knowledge and information GS 4- Manage time and practice team working through collaboration with other specialties to get proper diagnosis of a given case GS 5-lead a medical team in patient care wards GS 6- Perform continuous medical education Academic standards: 3a Generic standards of postgraduate programs prepared by National Authority of Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE) ‫المعاييرالقياسية العامة لبرامج الدراسات العليا التي أعدتها الهيئة القومية‬ )2009)‫لضمان جودة التعليم والعتماد فبراير‬ 3b External reference (Benchmark) (attached): Doctorate (MD) degree in Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine Royal College of Radiologists 3c Matrices: Comparison between the intended learning outcomes (ILOs) of the Faculty of Medicine Zagazig university MD in Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine programme and that of the Generic Academic standards of postgraduate ‫‪Zagazig University‬‬ ‫‪Faculty of Medicine‬‬ ‫‪Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine‬‬ ‫‪programme prepared by National Authority of Quality Assurance and‬‬ ‫‪Accreditation of Education.‬‬ ‫‪Remarks‬‬ ‫‪Comparable ILOs in the MD‬‬ ‫‪Generic Academic‬‬ ‫& ‪in Clinical Oncology‬‬ ‫‪standards of MD‬‬ ‫‪Nuclear Medicine‬‬ ‫‪programme‬‬ ‫المعايير العامة لبرامج‬ ‫الدراسات العليا)برامج‬ ‫‪100 % is fulfilled‬‬ ‫الدكتوراة(‬ ‫‪- 1‬المعرفة و الفهم‬ ‫أ‪ -‬النظريات و الساسيات‬ ‫‪ KU1-8‬والحديث من المعارف فى مجال‬ ‫التخصص وكذا في المجالت ذات‬ ‫العلقة‬ ‫ب‪ -‬المبادئ الخلقية و‬ ‫القانونية للممارسة المهنية‬ ‫في مجال التخصص‪.‬‬ ‫ت‪ -‬مبادئ و أساسيات‬ ‫الجودة في الممارسات‬ ‫المهنية في مجال التخصص‪.‬‬ ‫ث‪ -‬أساسيات و أخلقيات‬ ‫البحث العلمي وأدواته‬ ‫المختلفة‬ ‫ج‪ -‬المعارف المتعلقة بآثار‬ ‫ممارسته المهنية على البيئة‬ ‫‪100 % is fulfilled‬‬ ‫وطرق تنمية البيئة وصيانتها‬ ‫‪ IS1-7‬المهارات الذهنية‬ ‫أ‪ -‬تحليل و تقييم المعلومات‬ ‫في مجال التخصص‬ ‫والقياس عليها والسباط‬ ‫منها‪.‬‬ ‫ب‪ -‬حل المشاكل المتخصصة‬ ‫‪Zagazig University‬‬ ‫‪Faculty of Medicine‬‬ ‫‪Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine‬‬ ‫‪100 % is fulfilled‬‬ ‫‪100 % is fulfilled‬‬ ‫استنادا على المعطيات‬ ‫المتاحة‬ ‫ت‪ -‬الربط بين المعارف‬ ‫المختلفة لحل المشاكل‬ ‫المهنية‪.‬‬ ‫ث‪ -‬اجراء دراسة بحثية تضف‬ ‫إلى المعارف‪.‬‬ ‫ج‪ -‬تقييم المخاطر في‬ ‫الممارسات المهنية في‬ ‫مجال التخصص‪.‬‬ ‫ح‪ -‬التخطيط لتطوير الداء‬ ‫في مجال التخصص‪.‬‬ ‫خ‪ -‬أتخاذ القرارات المهنية‬ ‫في سياقات مهنية متنوعة‪.‬‬ ‫د‪ -‬صياغة أوراق علمية‬ ‫ذ‪ -‬البتكار والبداع‪.‬‬ ‫ر‪ -‬الحوار والنقاش المبنى‬ ‫على البراهين والدلة‪.‬‬ ‫‪ PS1-4‬المهارات المهنية‬ ‫أ‪ -‬اتقان المهارات المهنية‬ ‫الساسية و الحديثة في‬ ‫مجال التخصص‪.‬‬ ‫ب‪ -‬كتابة و تقييم التقارير‬ ‫المهنية‪.‬‬ ‫ت‪ -‬تقييم وتطوير الطرق‬ ‫والدوات القائمة في مجال‬ ‫التخصص‬ ‫ج‪-‬إستخدام الوسائل‬ ‫التكنولوجية بما يخدم‬ ‫الممارسة المهنية‪.‬‬ ‫ح‪ -‬التخطيط لتطور‬ ‫الممارسة المهنية وتنمية آداء‬ ‫الخرين‪.‬‬ ‫‪ GS1-6‬المهارات العامة و‬ ‫المتنقلة‬ ‫أ‪ -‬التواصل الفعال بأنواعه‬ ‫المختلفة‬ ‫ب‪ -‬استخدام تكنولوجيا‬ Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine ‫المعلومات بما يخدم‬ ‫الممارسة المهنية‬ ‫ التقييم الذاتي والمستمر‬-‫ت‬ ‫ استخدام المصادر‬-‫ث‬ ‫المختلفة للحصول علي‬ ‫المعلومات والمعارف‬ ‫ تعلييم الخرين وتقييم‬-‫ج‬ ‫آداءهم‬ ‫ العمل في فريق و قيادة‬-‫ح‬ ‫فرق في سياقات مهنية‬ ‫مختلفة‬ ‫ إدارة اللقاءات العلمية‬-‫خ‬ ‫والوقت بكفاءة‬ ‫ التعلم الذاتي و المستمر‬-‫د‬ 2- Comparison between the ILOs of the MD programme in CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, Faculty of medicine-Zagazig University and CLINICAL ONCOLOGY MD Programme of Royal Colleges of Radiologists Training Board, London MD of CLINICAL ONCOLOGY of Royal Colleges of Radiologists Training Board, London 1- Purpose of the Curriculum The purpose of this curriculum is to define the process of training and the competencies needed for the award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in clinical oncology ILOs in MD CLINICAL Approximate ONCOLOGY, Faculty of Zagazigachievable University ILOs Faculty of Medicine medicine-Zagazig Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine University Covered by our aim Entry Requirements and Training IS1 – IS5 Pathway 100% 80% The curriculum is defined for each phase of training for the benefit of the trainee, the trainers and those responsible for the organization and quality assessment of training Training objectives and methods of assessment are identified for: • An introduction to clinical oncology that should be completed during the first six months • Management of oncology emergencies that should be completed during the first 12 months of training, i.e by the end of ST3 • Underpinning sciences modules including some learning outcomes related to research that should be completed by the end of ST4 • Tumor site – specific training including learning outcomes related to general clinical and communication skills, and research The stage of training by which these should be achieved is documented for each tumor site • Other professional areas (‘Common Competencies’) including clinical governance, audit, education, ethics, law, team working, management and leadership The stage of training at which the trainee should achieve specific learning outcomes within these areas is stated Royal Colleges of Radiologists Training Programme Learning Outcomes A Knowledge and understanding of:  Etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, genetics, diagnosis, clinical features, investigations and management KU1 - KU8 70% 5- Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine Programme admission requirements Master degree in clinical oncology and nuclear medicine (Candidates must pass the final exam of course RDMS with at least 65%) 6- Regulations for progression and programme completion At the end of 1st Academic Year *- fulfillment of the of log book *- Pass examinations in the pathology, computer and statistics courses 2nd Academic Year *- fulfillment of the of log book *- Pass examination in the course of ONMD 01 , ONMD 02 CMD SMD 3rd Academic Year *- Perform the MD thesis in new area of clinical oncology and nuclear medicine fulfillment of the supervisors report every months *- perform a seminar about the thesis results *- Acceptance of the MD thesis from judgment committee nominated by department council 7- Evaluation of programme intended learning outcomes Evaluator Tool Sample 1- Exams results Results analysis Report All the students 2- Students Questionnaires All the students 3-Graduates after achieving MSc Questionnaires – 10 at least Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine 4-Stakeholders degree group discussion *- teaching staff *- Technicians Interviews *- Regional medical institutes Internet contact *- International medical institutes Phone calls 10 at least Questionnaires *- other Governmental faculties *- Non governmental faculties 5-External Evaluator Questionnaires 6-Others(If Present) Hospital managers 8- References : a- Course Notes: lecture notes prepared by staff members in the department Department notes, lectures and handouts b - Essential Books (Text Books) Diagnostic imaging and radiology text book(Sutton) CT and MR imaging of the whole body(Hagga) Diagnostic imaging and radiology text book(Granger and Allison) Online Encyclopedia of clinical oncology and nuclear medicine eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base Journal of the American College of clinical oncology and nuclear medicine Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine 9- Supports for Candidates and their Learning: Candidates and their learning are supported in a number of ways:        Printed copies of the programme and clinical oncology and nuclear medicine courses (Candidates aware of the ILOs and requirement of the MD degree in clinical oncology and nuclear medicine Availability of University central liberary Availability of the Faculty postgraduate library Availability of the Department Postgraduate library Availability of the faculty digital library Availability of the other educational resources included in every course MD thesis Supervisors (three Staff members according to the research specialty for each candidate)  Websites available in the department 10-Methods used for improving the programme:  Peer teaching observations and feedback to the programme management team and the coordinator (written reports at the end of the courses)  Faculty appointed external examiners  Candidates evaluation of teaching (Questionnaires)  Contact with ACR asking for their support 11-Committee with responsibility for monitoring and evaluating quality:  Internal Evaluators: Prof dr/ Abass Sarhan Member from Quality unit in the faculty  External Evaluator : Prof Dr 12- Regulations of assessment by-laws of the MD degree postgraduate of the faculty of medicine: Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine Cmputer course 1- Attendance of at least 75% of the teaching courses 2- Log book fulfilled and approved by the head of the department Computer course Tools Mark Written exam 80 Oral and Practical exam 20 Total marks 100 Percentage of the total mark Statistics course 3- Attendance of at least 75% of the teaching courses 4- Log book fulfilled and approved by the head of the department Tools Mark Written exam 100 Total marks 100 Percentage of the total mark 100% Pathology course Tools Mark Written exam 50 Oral exam 50 Total marks 100 Percentage of the total mark ONMD03 1- Pass the exam of the computer and statistics courses (at least 60% of total Mark) 2- Attendance of at least 75% of the teaching courses Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine 3- Log book fulfilled and approved by the head of the department Tools Mark Percentage of the total mark Written exam 100 33.3% Oral exam 100 33.3 % Practical exam 100 33.3% Total marks 300 community course Tools Mark Written exam 80 Oral and Practical exam 20 Total marks 100 Percentage of the total mark MD THESIS *- Preregistration seminar *- Registration of the thesis title *- Perform the thesis within at least 24 months of registration *- After finishing the thesis Candidate perform a seminar about the thesis results *- progression reports are introduced by each supervisor (one every months) *- MD thesis acceptance by the supervisors *- MD thesis acceptance by the judgment committee in an advertised public session by three professors including one of the supervisors, one from the faculty and third from other faculty *- Four copies of the thesis must be given to the postgraduate library 13- Rules for awarding the MD Degree in clinical oncology and nuclear medicine: Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine * Candidates must pass the computer and statistics courses exams (at least 60%) as a prerequisite for the registration clinical oncology and nuclear medicine courses and MD thesis * MD thesis must be accepted by the judgment committee after attending the final exam of clinical oncology and nuclear medicine * Candidates must pass the final exam of clinical oncology and nuclear medicine course (at least 60% ) Head of the Department: ... Faculty of Medicine Department of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine ONMD (Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine) MDTH (thesis)  Coordinator: Prof Wael Hassan Elsawy  Assistant coordinator: Dr... the MD programme in CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, Faculty of medicine- Zagazig University and CLINICAL ONCOLOGY MD Programme of Royal Colleges of Radiologists Training Board, London MD of CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. .. Training (CCT) in clinical oncology ILOs in MD CLINICAL Approximate ONCOLOGY, Faculty of Zagazigachievable University ILOs Faculty of Medicine medicine-Zagazig Department of Clinical Oncology &