Course Catalog

 
48-412 PATHOLOGY FOR THE MEDICAL STUDENT INTERESTED IN SURGERY
Department PATHOLOGY Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective Facility
Course Director DIANA MURRO LIN, MD Enrollment Limit 2
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		 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23, 30-31, 32-33, 34-35, 36-37
Prerequisites Medicine & Surgery clerkships plus one other clerkship in the course discipline (i.e. Medicine + Surgery + Pediatrics clerkship for an EL or AI course in Pediatrics). 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Description This course is designed for medical students who have completed their preclinical coursework and have an interest in pursuing a surgical residency. As surgeons and pathologists work together daily to accomplish diagnostic and therapeutic goals for patients, it is important for future surgery residents to be familiar with the principles of pathology. Assignments will be tailored to the enrolled students according to their specific interests. Options include any combination of participating in adult and pediatric autopsies, rotating in surgical pathology, observations in the frozen section room, touring the blood bank and coagulation laboratories, and exposure to the transfusion medicine service. Students are welcome to attend any of the weekly activities such as subspecialty sign-outs, provisional and final anatomic diagnoses, brain-cutting sessions, journal clubs, and anatomical and laboratory medicine conferences. Upon request, students may also spend a day at the Medical Examiner's office at Cooper Green. Emphasis will be placed on anatomic skills and dissection, principles of intra-operative frozen section diagnosis, the process of obtaining a final report for specimens and biopsies, indications for blood product use, and interpretation of special laboratory tests. Learning Objectives: Participation in this course will enhance the student's understanding of anatomy and dissection skills, inform him or her of the process of establishing a diagnosis on frozen section or permanent section, and enable effective and efficient use of blood products and laboratory tests. Afterwards, the student will be better prepared to utilize services provided by the department of pathology and work as a team with his or her pathology colleagues in patient care.
Where To Report Please follow the first day instructions provided to you by the Administrative Course Contact.
Requirements Specific requirements will reflect the schedule and assignments given by the chief residents based on the individual interests of the students. In general, attendance will be required during the morning of each weekday of the weeks students are enrolled for the course.
Evaluation Pass/Fail. Students will be evaluated based on attendance, participation, and level of enthusiasm as reported by faculty and residents with whom the students interacted. Grades will be given as "pass" or "fail". No examinations or numerical grades will be given.
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