We offer many elective courses during the senior year to best serve each student’s individual needs and goals. Students with well-defined career goals and those who are still in the process of choosing a specific area to focus on have a wide assortment of electives to choose from. Most courses are two or four weeks in duration.
Students are also encouraged to approach faculty members for the development of unique courses.
| Department: | Pathology |
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| Course Number: | PAT-4005 |
| Course Name: | Anatomic Pathology and LaboratoryMedicine |
| Instructors: | Dr. M. Kristina Subik |
| Course Description: | Prerequisite: Successful completion of 3rd year. Course Description: The objectives are to reinforce the students' knowledge of gross and microscopic pathologic findings and to correlate these with clinical events. Although students are exposed to various specimens during the rotation, we attempt to individualize the elective to accentuate the students' future professional pursuits. Students will assist with all autopsies, helping with the gross dissection. The students and the resident will then examine the microscopic slides before the attending signs out the case with the residents and students. The main responsibility is attending daily didactics and microscopic sign out with pathology attendings and residents. During this time period students are exposed to the diagnostic aspects of surgical pathology. To further enhance the clinical pathologic correlation, students will observe the dissection of surgical specimens and at the five-headed microscope, sit in when cases are signed out. This rotation involves teaching second year students in microscopic and gross tutorial when appropriate. Students will also have the opportunity to learn more about laboratory medicine, including transfusion medicine, hematology, microbiology, chemistry, and flow cytometry. |
| Educational Objectives: | The student will: 1. Gain a better understanding of the Pathologist's role in current anatomic pathology and laboratory medical practice. 2. Demonstrate and apply a more in depth knowledge of the diseases that affect pediatric and adult patients. 3. Demonstrate proficiency at making the most common diagnoses by both gross and microscopic examination. |
| Types of Patients: | All patients that are biopsied, undergo surgery testing, or have laboratory testing performed. |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | Daily conference 8-9 am in F110 conference room Monday through Thursday and 9-10am Friday. Various tumor boards throughout the work day. |
| Resources /Readings: | Textbooks and computers available in the lab |
| Evaluation Method(s): | Direct Observation, Conference Participation, Mid-Rotation Feedback |
| Contact Information: | Dr. M. Kristina Subik, [email protected] |
| Period(s) Available: | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 |
| Available Length: | 2 weeks 4 weeks |
| Max Students: | 4 |
| Visiting Students: | Yes |