PATH-5003: Surgical Pathology
Location: Augusta University Medical Center
Enrollment: 2 Maximum
Prerequisites: Phase II
Duration: 1 Month
Months Offered: January - December
Goals: To observe and practice anatomic pathology.
Objectives: At the end of the rotation, the student should be able to:
- Learn anatomic pathology procedures and methods of basic diagnosis through rotations
of surgical and autopsy division in the Pathology Department.
Activities:
- Participate in routine microscopic sign out with faculty members including biopsies
and gross surgical specimens.
- Review cases with residents and attending pathologists at daily consensus meeting,
interdepartmental tumor boards, departmental didactic conferences, and gross specimen
and autopsy conferences.
- Participate in the preparation of frozen sections for immediate diagnosis during intra operative consultations.
- Observe and participate in the performance of postmortem examinations.
- Assists housestaff to obtain case related clinical data and communication.
Lecture Hours: 4 weekly
Lab Hours: 40 weekly
Assessment: Evaluation performed on the following skills:
- Assistance in the gross examination of surgical specimens.
- Assistance in the performance of frozen sections.
- Assistance in the performance of postmortem examinations. Case presentation.
- Professionalism and Attendance
Note: An oral presentation to the Anatomic Pathology Faculty and Residents is necessary
to qualify for a grade "A". The presentation should be a 20-30 minute presentation
on an anatomic pathology topic, preferably related to a case that the student encountered
during the rotation.
This elective is by arrangement only. Please contact Meighan Kilpatrick at 706-721-2923
or mekilpatrick@augusta.edu
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