SURGERY 420C
General Surgical Oncology
Dan G. Blazer III
Description from DukeHub
The course is designed for the student interested in surgical oncology. Students will typically spend 1-2 weeks on 2-3 different services. Students will rotate on services with a focus on Hepatobiliary, Pancreas, Breast, Endocrine, Colorectal, Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Melanoma disease sites. The students are involved in patient care with a specific surgeon but, in addition, are expected to attend multidisciplinary conferences related to the disease site of interest that week. These multidisciplinary conferences involve medical and radiation oncology as well as surgical oncology. The student is also expected to evaluate surgical patients in an outpatient setting as well as participating in inpatient and operative patient care. There is no overnight call responsibility. For more information, please contact Dr. Trey Blazer via email, (contact listed in DukeHub) or contact Ben Latta at. Permission is required. Credit: 4. Enrollment: min 1, max 4. Trey Blazer, MD
Skills
- clinicalSchool of Medicine clinical course
AI-resilient: 3 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "patient care"
- Yes: Live work with people · "patient"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- Yes: A craft you practice with your hands or body · "surgical"
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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