Pathology Courses
| 069:130 Clinical Lab Medicine Physician Assistants | 1 s.h. |
| Theory and practice of selected clinical laboratory techniques, procedures; emphasis on effective use of clinical laboratory in the diagnosis and management of disease. Open only to physician assistant students. | |
| 069:133 Introduction to Human Pathology | 4 s.h. |
| Human disease; basic disease processes, organ-related and multisystem diseases. Offered fall semesters. | |
| 069:152 Clinical Laboratory Science Theory, Application and Correlation | 5 s.h. |
| This course includes the application, evaluation and correlation of laboratory procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of common disease states. Opportunities for building critical thinking, problem solving, and leadership skills are provided in small group clinical case discussions. | |
| 069:154 Clinical Chemistry I | 4 s.h. |
| This course includes the introduction to the theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of clinical chemistry laboratory procedures. Correlation of clinical Laboratory data with the diagnosis and treatment of carbohydrate, renal, liver, cardiac, protein, pancreatic and endocrine disorders is emphasized. | |
| 069:155 Clinical Chemistry II | 3 s.h. |
| This course incorporates advanced theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of clinical chemistry laboratory procedures. Correlation of clinical Laboratory data with the diagnosis and treatment of carbohydrate, renal, liver, cardiac, protein, pancreatic and endocrine disorders is emphasized. | |
| 069:156 Clinical Hematology I | 4 s.h. |
| This course includes the introduction to the theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of hematological and hemostasis procedures. There is an emphasis on the correlation of clinical laboratory data with the diagnosis and treatment of anemia, leukemia, and bleeding/clotting disorders. | |
| 069:157 Clinical Hematology II | 3 s.h. |
| This course incorporates advanced theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of hematological and hemostasis procedures. There is an emphasis on the correlation of clinical laboratory data with the diagnosis and treatment of anemia, leukemia, and bleeding/clotting disorders. | |
| 069:158 Clinical Microbiology I | 4 s.h. |
| This course includes the introduction to the theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of procedures for isolation, identification and susceptibility testing of infectious disease organisms in humans. This course includes bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology and serology, and emphasizes the correlation of clinical laboratory data with the patient=s diagnosis and treatment. | |
| 069:159 Clinical Microbiology II | 3 s.h. |
| This course incorporates advanced theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of procedures for isolation, identification and susceptibility testing of infectious disease organisms in humans. This course includes bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology and serology, and emphasizes the correlation of clinical laboratory data with the patient's diagnosis and treatment. | |
| 069:160 Clinical Immunology and Molecular Diagnostics | 1 s.h. |
| This course includes the theory, practical application, and evaluation of immunological components, principles and methodologies used in the assessment of immunologically related disorders, including hypersensitivity reactions, autoimmune, immunoproliferative and immunodeficiency disorders, tumors, and transplantations. Theory and application of molecular diagnostic tools, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), nucleic acid probes, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and microarray are also addressed. | |
| 069:162 Clinical Immunohematology I | 3 s.h. |
| This course includes the introduction to the theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of blood bank procedures required for transfusion of blood and blood components and for handling and storage of blood and blood components. | |
| 069:163 Clinical Immunohematology II | 2 s.h. |
| This course incorporated advanced theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of blood bank procedures required for transfusion of blood and blood components and for handling and storage of blood and blood components. | |
| 069:164 Phlebotomy | 1 s.h. |
| This course includes the theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of procedures used in collecting, handling and processing blood specimens. | |
| 069:166 Urine and Body Fluid Analysisy | 1 s.h. |
| This course includes the theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of procedures used in the analysis of urine and other body fluids, including cerebrospinal, synovial, serous and amniotic fluids. | |
| 069:170 Clinical Laboratory Management I | 2 s.h. |
| This course includes the theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of laboratory management principles and associated models. Opportunities for building critical thinking, problem-solving, and management/professional leadership skills are provided. | |
| 069:171 Clinical Laboratory Management II | 3 s.h. |
| This course includes the theory, practical application, technical performance and evaluation of laboratory management principles and associated models. Opportunities for building critical thinking, problem-solving, and management/professional leadership skills are provided. | |
| 069:205 Medical Pathology I (Fall) | 5 s.h. |
| This is a required five hour course in the M2 years. Students have in depth exposure to mechanisms of disease and major clinical manifestations of disease organ systems. This course is a pre-requisite to Medical Pathology II. Open only to medical students or graduate students with the consent of the instructor. | |
| 069:206 Medical Pathology II (Spring) | 5 s.h. |
| This is a required five hour course in the M2 years. Students have in depth exposure to mechanisms of disease and major clinical manifestations of disease organ systems. Students must complete Medical Pathology I before taking this course. Open only to medical students or graduate students with the consent of the instructor. | |
| 069:211 Research in Pathology | arr. |
| Basic aspects of pathology or clinical patient material; emphasis on experimental design, methods, literature review, obtaining formal answers to specific questions. Open only to medical students or to graduate students with consent of instructor. | |
| 069:220 Seminar in Pathology | 1 s.h. |
| Course open only to graduate students in the Masters in Pathology Program. | |
| 069:231 Special Topics in Pathology | arr. |
| Open only to medical students or to graduate students with consent of instructor. | |
| 069:240 Topics in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology | 1 s.h. |
| Issues in appropriate use of clinical laboratory and pathology resources in the primary care setting; case-based approach. Open only to third- and fourth-year medical students. | |
| 069:241 Autopsy Pathology Clerkship | 4 s.h. |
| Objectives: The student will: 1) increase his/her knowledge of the gross and histologic morphology of a wide variety of diseases and injuries; 2) learn the basic aspects of the postmortem examination and clinicopathologic correlation; 3) become acquainted with the role of the autopsy in quality control, public health and medicolegal death investigation; and 4) improve basic case presentation skills. Faculty: Dr. Marcus Nashelsky and other anatomic pathology faculty attending on the autopsy service Administrative contact: Jan Frerichs |
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| 069:245 Hematopathology Clerkship | arr. |
| Objectives: The student will: Depending on the student's interest, participate in one or more of the following: 1) develop proficiency in peripheral blood and bone marrow, lymph node, and body fluid cell evaluation 2) increase skills in recognition of benign and malignant disorders of the hematopoietic system; 3) learn the appropriate laboratory work-up of anemia, leukocytic disorders and disorders of thrombosis and coagulation; 4) increase understanding of the functioning of the hematology laboratory; and/or 5) correlate hematologic findings with molecular, immuno and cytogenetic laboratory findings. Faculty: Drs. N. Rosenthal, M. Vasef, S. Syrbu Administrative contact: Jan Frerichs |
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| 069:246 Surgical Pathology Clerkship | arr. |
| 069:247 Blood Bank Clerkship | 4 s.h. |
| 069:249 Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology: Laboratory and Clinical Correlations | 4 s.h. |
| Experience in immunopathology lab, allergy-immunology clinics; conferences, follow-up of lab requests, abnormalities. Open only to third- and fourth-year medical students. Same as 078:253. | |
| 069:270 Pathogenesis of Major Human Diseases | 3 s.h. |
| Designed for students pursuing careers in the biomedical sciences, this course focuses on critically analyzing models of pathogenesis in a series of major human diseases. Course format includes clinical presentation, analysis of cellular and molecular events leading to the disease, and small group discussion of key papers. Prerequisite: 156:201. | |
| 069:288 Molecular and Cellular Biology of Cancer | 3 s.h. |
| Biological features, population characteristics; cell biology, molecular mechanisms; chemical, viral carcinogenesis; immunobiology of neoplasia, with emphasis on in-depth analysis, supporting literature. Prerequisites: strong basic science background and consent of instructor. Same as 077:288. | |
| 069:290 Medical Student Fellowships in Pathology (Externships) | 0 s.h. |
| First-hand experience in autopsy, surgical and clinical pathology, teaching, and research to further understanding of disease mechanisms, normal and pathologic anatomy, laboratory use. | |
| 069:291 Warner Fellowship in Experimental Pathology | 0 s.h. |
| One-year, full-time membership in established research laboratory in the Department of Pathology or collaborating laboratory. Open only to medical students. | |
| 069:998 Pathology On Campus | arr. |
| 069:999 Pathology Off Campus | arr. |