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Elective Title: 82CA710 — ANATOMIC & CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
Description:
This elective will expose the student to pathology as practiced in a community hospital setting. The student will have brief exposure to all areas of the labs as well as anatomic pathology. Students will experience surgical pathology, cytopathology (including fine needle aspirates) and clinical pathology (hematopathology, transfusion medicine, clinical chemistry and microbiology). Through observation, interaction with pathologists and laboratory staff, hands-on activities, attendance/presentations at tumor boards, and an independent project/case report, the student will gain an appreciation of the scope of the medical specialty of pathology and laboratory medicine.
Elective Details:
Primary Contact for Add/Drops: Caren Whitehouse (whitca@iu.edu)
Director: Kristine La Fortune, M.D.
Campus: Evansville
Location: Deaconess Hospital (Evansville)
Learning Objectives
- 1) Demonstrate additional skills (beyond those acquired in the pre-clinical courses) in gross and microscopic examination of tissue involved with a variety of disease processes (MK3)
- 2) Describe basic principles of clinical laboratory testing through observation and interaction with laboratory staff (PBLI1, MK5, SBP1)
- 3) Integrate clinical and pathologic findings in the context of a patient-centered case report and presentation (MK3)
- 4) Examine the multifaceted role of the pathologist in a busy community hospital (PC1)
Assessment
- Clinical Performance Evaluation Form (Clinical Observations and Project presentation).
Enrollment Information
Prerequisites: 3rd or 4th year status (Must have completed Internal Medicine and/or Family Medicine Clerkship)
Availability with Max Students per Month:
| Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Duty Hours: 35-40
Time Distribution: 25%Clinical; 25%Library/Research;25%Labratory:25%Lecture/Seminar
Elective Type Category: CP - Clinical Practice
Notes and Enrollment Information:
Third Year Elective? Yes
Interprofessional Skills and Service Learning
Interprofessional Collaborative Skills: None
Service Learning Included: None