Medical Student Education

PATHO853 - Laboratory Medicine

· This comprehensive elective exposes students to all aspects of laboratory medicine including chemistry, microbiology, hematology, immunology, transfusion medicine and molecular diagnostics. The students will participate in laboratory rotations, laboratory rounds, conferences and small group sessions with attending faculty, residents, fellows, and clinical laboratory staff. The overall objectives of the rotation are for the student to gain an appreciation of the role of laboratory measurements in the diagnosis and management of patients and to understand the preanalytical, analytical and post-analytic factors that influence laboratory results.

 

 

Pathology/Current Preceptors

· PATHO 853-Laboratory Medicine (Dr. Cynthia Schandl)

· PATHO 856-Forensic & Medical Autopsy Pathology (Dr. Angelina Phillips)

· PATHO 860-Cytopathology (Dr. Jack Yang)

· PATHO 862-Surgical Pathology (Dr. Cynthia Welsh)

· PATHO 865-Dermatopathology (Dr. Jessie Forcucci)

· PATHO 871-Hematopathology & Medicine (Dr. Elizabeth Rinker)

· PATHO 885J-Hematopathology/Flow Cytometry (Dr. Elizabeth Rinker)

· PATHO 886J-Surgical & Cytopathology (Dr. Cynthia Welsh)

· PATHO 888J-Forensic Pathology (Dr. Angelina Phillips)

 

*any course ending in a ‘J’ is a 3rd year elective; all other courses are 4th year electives