Institution: Greenville Hospital System

Location: Greenville, South Carolina

Duration: 4 weeks

Course Offered: Periods 2 - 10

Number of Students: 1 per rotation

Students Report To: Natalie Carey, Medical Student Coordinator,
(864) 455-5494, Main Lobby of Greenville Memorial Hospital,
9:30 a.m.

A preceptorial orientation is utilized with a busy consultative hematology practice dealing with diagnosis and treatment in-hospital and in the office. Patients with hematological neoplasms, immunohematological problems including blood banking problems, clotting difficulties, various cytoses and cytopenias, and patients undergoing plasmapheresis for a variety of disorders are evaluated and discussed. The student can expect to attend daily Internal Medicine conferences and experience one-on-one patient-oriented instructions with Drs. Smith and Thompson.

At the conclusion of the rotation, the student should be able to reasonably approach a patient with various cytopenias, clotting disorders, and hematological neoplasms.