Field Trip: Helen Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Care
Helen F. Graham Cancer Center by Eric Crossan
The Helen F. Graham Cancer Center is beautiful. What is more beautiful is seeing doctors and radiologists actively work together to get their patients the very best treatment possible. The RETs and REUs were invited to attend a small, one and a half hour conference where a small portion of the cancer center staff gathered to discuss patient cases–gathering second, third, fourth,…, tenth opinions on the cancer (progression or regression) and treatment methods. Again this was a small portion of the staff and there were still about 30-40 doctors and radiologists sitting in the room. It made me excited about the way medicine is being practiced and I hope that that doesn’t change for the worse with government meddling (something that was actually voiced by a lead doctor during the meeting). The PET scan and CAT scan imaging were amazing. The collaborative efforts between universities and hospitals and other industries stresses the need for students to be able to work well together with anyone and everyone. I hope that this point comes across clearly to my students this year in the classroom.
