Course Catalog
92-200 CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
Department
PATHOLOGY
Campus
Montgomery
Course Type(s)
Elective
Facility
UAB Montgomery Regional Medical Campus
Course Director
WALTER C BELL, MD
Enrollment Limit
1
Contact
BRITNEY SELLERS
Enrollment Minimum
1
Email
britneyc@uab.edu
Address
UAB Montgomery Regional Medical Campus
2119 E South Blvd., Suite 304
Montgomery, AL 361162946
Phone
(334) 398-0853
Fax
(334) 284-7542
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates
1-2, 1-4, 3-4, 5-6, 5-8, 7-8, 9-10, 9-12, 11-12, 13-14, 13-16, 15-16, 18-19, 18-21, 20-21, 22-23, 22-25, 24-25, 28-29, 28-31, 30-31, 32-33, 32-35, 34-35, 36-37, 36-39, 38-39, 40-41, 40-43, 42-43, 45-46, 45-48, 47-48, 49-50, 49-52, 51-52
Prerequisites
Internal Medicine and Surgery Clerkships
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description
The student will actively participate in the clinical laboratory, rotating through chemistry, microbiology, hematology, blood bank, special chemistry, phlebotomy, histology, cytology, and toxicology. The student will become familiar with gross and microscopic pathology including advanced techniques such as immunohistochemistry and molecular pathology. They will learn microscopic criteria for common diseases in surgical pathology. The student will understand the pathologist's role in disease diagnosis including communication skills with other clinicians regarding questions specific to pathology.
Where To Report
Baptist South Hospital, Room 304. Time TBD
Requirements
Please see course description.
Evaluation
Pass/Fail. The student will be evaluated on a subjective basis based upon the attending physician’s interview with the student and observations of the student’s performance.
Notes