Course Catalog

 
48-609 INTEGRATED CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
Department PATHOLOGY Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director R. CHAD SINIARD 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		 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites Completion of Medicine, Surgery and OB/GYN Clerkships. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology
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 This integrated elective course will offer opportunities for the student interested in Pathology as a career to prepare for residency by spending time in Transfusion Medicine, Hematopathology, and other disciplines of Clinical Pathology. Throughout the 4 week course, the student will grow in technical skills and diagnostic medical knowledge that are necessary for an entering student in Pathology. Students will directly participate in the patient care as well as the clinico-pathologic correlation necessary for understanding the consultative patient care role of Pathology. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the student will better understand the patient care role of the Clinical Pathologist. The student will be better prepared for Pathology Residency by having a breadth of experiences specific to Pathology.
Where To Report Instructions will be provided by the Administrative Contact a week prior to your rotation.
Requirements Enrollment in this course is by permission only. The course is part of the Pathology Integrated Residency, but students outside of the program may be accepted. Students will be required to attend intradepartmental conferences in Clinical Pathology.
Evaluation Pass/Fail. The student will be evaluated on a subjective basis utilizing input from the faculty and residents that the student worked with.
Notes General schedule of planned activities:

During the 4 week course, 2 weeks will be spent on Transfusion Medicine while the student learns blood bank management and apheresis procedures. One week will be spent on Hematopathology. For the final week, the student may elect to spend time in Molecular Pathology, Chemistry, or Microbiology. If the student has particular interest in another Clinical Pathology discipline, then that can be discussed and/or accommodated.