ESMO Course in Medical Oncology for Medical Students Naples 2024

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This annual four-day residential course is open to fourth and fifth-year medical students and provides insight into the field of medical oncology, enabling participants to get a better picture before making the choice of their specialisation. Through a high-standard and interactive educational programme, including state-of-the art lectures, clinical case discussions and dedicated workshops, ESMO aims to motivate medical students to commit to working in this fast-evolving field for the benefit of cancer patients.

Learning objectives

• To understand the basic principles of Medical Oncology
• To understand how the main tumour types are approached in the clinic from diagnosis to therapy
• To get close to the practice of Oncology in a multidisciplinary setting, through dedicated workshops focusing on the assessment of clinical cases
• To capture the importance of a molecular definition of tumours in the context of a modern precision medicine