During their third year, medical students from UT Southwestern spend 8 weeks at Children's Medical Center Dallas learning pediatrics.  Approximately one-fourth of these students will spend two (2) weeks on the inpatient hematology-oncology service (located on E-10 at CMCD).  During this time, the students will learn about and participate in the care of children with a wide range of hematologic and oncologic disorders, including sickle cell disease, hemophilia, aplastic anemia, leukemia, lymphoma, brain tumors, bone tumors, and other childhood cancers. 

Fourth year medical students have the option to participate in a four (4) week elective in the outpatient hematology-oncology clinics, known as the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) at CMCD.  During this elective, the students have an opportunity to see children with cancer and blood disorders as well as children who are referred to the CCBD for further evaluation.  This outpatient rotation allows the students to see these children in a more relaxed, "normal" setting than is possible in the inpatient area, where our children are often more acutely ill.  With prior approval, this elective is also available for a limited number of fourth year medical students from other medical schools.