Supervised Laboratory / Clinical Practice

Code:

MO09

Acronym:

PLCS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S (of 17-02-2025 to 18-07-2025)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Molecular Pahology and Immunology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Oncology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MO	23	Oficial plan since 2023	1	-	9	61	243

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This curricular unit aims to carry out a practical internship in laboratory or clinical context.


OBJECTIVES

1-Contact laboratory / clinical environment in the cancer patient approach;

2-Learning and understanding of the technical laboratorial / clinical management methods of the main types of cancer;

3-Recognize the crucial role of the multidisciplinary diagnostic and clinical approach of cancer patients;

4-Practice Laboratory / clinical observership

Learning outcomes and competences

1-To acquire concepts on laboratory methods used in the diagnosis / or research on the clinical management methods of the main types of cancer;

2-Recognize the main fields and translational research lines and clinical Oncology

3-Realize that the diagnosis of cancer diseases requires constant updating of analytical methods and clinical approach because of the growing knowledge of the biology of the tumors;

4-Contextualize the knowledge acquired in the evolution of medical practice and new therapeutic approaches.

 

 

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

NA

Program

1. Implementation and execution of experimental / laboratory protocols used in the areas of oncobiology, clinical pathology, anatomic pathology, molecular pathology and oncogenetics;

2. Observation of clinical cases, preparation and interpretation of clinical histories consultations of the most frequent pathologies (1. Breast Cancer, Cancer of the digestive system 2, 3. Cancer of the urinary system and male genital, 4. Cancer gynecological, 6. Cancer hematolymphoid system 7. cancer of the head and neck, eight. lung Cancer, Cancer 9. central nervous system, cancer of the endocrine system 10, and 11. skin cancer of the soft tissues and bone, cancer pediatric 12..

Mandatory literature

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors; Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals: writing and editing for biomedical publication, 2010. ISBN: ISSN: Print -0976-500X, Online - 0976-5018 (J Pharmacol Pharmacother. 2010 Jan;1(1):42–58. Available in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/)
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors; Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals., ICMJE, 2015 (Available in http://www.icmje.org/ (updated December 2015))
DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg; Cancer principles & practice of oncology, DeVita, Jr. Vincent T., 2014. ISBN: 978-0-7817-7207-5

Complementary Bibliography

Serrano Pedro; Redacção e apresentação de trabalhos científicos. ISBN: 972-708-300-5 (Available in the ICBAS/FF, UP library)

Comments from the literature

The specific bibliography for the development of the work should be provided by the internship tutor.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Individual work (self-learning) is carried out under the supervision and scrutiny of a tutor.

The rules on the preparation and delivery of the work willbe available on Moodle.

The evaluation of this CU is final. Students will be assessed by submitting an internship report.

The evaluation criteria are based on the quality of the written work developed and on active participation during the internship.

The result is expressed in numerical scale of 20 values. Approved students with a rating of 10 or higher.

Software

moodle

keywords

Health sciences
Health sciences > Medical sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	182,00
Realização de Estágio	61,00
Total:	243,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in at least 90% of planned sessions.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade = 0.4 report / written work + 0.6  active attendance.

Examinations or Special Assignments

No special tests or work are planned.

Internship work/project

The project work will focus on the area of knowledge in Oncology.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Standards for Evaluation and Pedagogical Orientation of the University of Porto.

Should be performed according to the schedule approved by the Pedagogical Council.

Classification improvement

It is not planned.

Observations

Students will have to choose one of the following trainings: laboratory internship (in a laboratory or research group of IPO Porto / I3S or other Research Institute to be designated) or clinical internship (in a clinic of the IPO Porto to designate).