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Elective Title: 93CA950 — PATHOLOGY FOR NON-PATHOLOGISTS
Description:
The goal of this elective is to improve the student's understanding of the different aspects of both clinical and anatomical pathology. The hope is that with familiarization and a better understanding of common clinical and anatomical pathology tests, the student will be able improve their patient care. To this end, the student will spend most of their time rotating through the clinical pathology departments such as chemistry, microbiology, hematology, and blood bank. The student will learn the different tests that each department performs, how to interpret the results, and how best to utilize the tests as a clinician. A few days will also be spent rotating through different anatomical pathology areas such as surgical pathology and cytopathology with the goal to learn how pathology specimens such as biopsies, cervical cytology samples, and urine samples are processed and interpreted.
Elective Details:
Primary Contact for Add/Drops: Karen Sanburn (ksanburn@iu.edu)
Director: Ashley Inman, M.D.
Campus: Indianapolis
Location: IU Health Pathology Laboratory (Indianapolis)
Learning Objectives
- 1) Explain the proper utilization and procedure of common chemistry and hematology tests (PC2, MK4)
Assessment
- Clinical Performance Evaluation Form; (Observation by departmental faculty and residents and discussion of progress toward learning objectives with course director. At the end of the elective the student will undergo a reflective exercise in which they are asked to describe a particular test or blood product and what they learned that will improve the way they manage their patients. This can be done either by a brief written essay or discussion with the course director, depending on the student's preference. The student must complete this exercise in order to pass the course).
Enrollment Information
Prerequisites: 3rd or 4th year; completion of Medicine clerkship
Availability with Max Students per Month:
| Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Duty Hours: 30-40
Time Distribution: 85% Laboratory; 10% Lecture/Seminar; 5% Clinical
Elective Type Category: AC - Advanced Clinical
Notes and Enrollment Information:
Add/Drop Contact Person: Karen Sanburn (ksanburn@iu.edu)
Third Year Elective? Yes
Interprofessional Skills and Service Learning
Interprofessional Collaborative Skills: None
Service Learning Included: None