Course Catalog

 
48-408 HEMATOPATHOLOGY (DIAGNOSTIC LYMPH NODE & BONE MARROW PATHOLOGY)
Department PATHOLOGY Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director ADAM WILBERGER Enrollment Limit 3
Contact KALANTRA ELLIS Enrollment Minimum 1
Email kalantraellis@uabmc.edu Address 615 18th St S
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone (205) 975-8323 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of internal medicine and surgery clerkships. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Contact will provide details about approvals for this course.
Course Description In this elective the student participates in the morphologic and immunophenotypic analysis of diagnostic biopsies of bone marrow, lymph node as well as other tissues involved by hematopoietic neoplasms. The student is based in the Surgical Pathology / Bone marrow Lab (North Pavilion or SW281), and attends various teaching sessions / conferences available on the service including daily Hematopathology Sign out sessions. The student may also participate in the flow cytometric analysis of current diagnostic cases. Students are encouraged to participate in case reports and clinical research. Teaching material and recent literature on hematopathology are available for review.
Where To Report Please follow the instructions provided to you by the Administrative Course Contact. Students should also contact the course director two weeks prior to the beginning
of their rotation.
Requirements See Course Description
Evaluation The student will be evaluated on a subjective basis with comments.
Notes Elective course is appropriate for MS-2, MS-3 and MS-4 students