PATH 522 Anatomical Pathology Techniques II

This is the second course in a two-course comprehensive sequence covering surgical and autopsy pathology techniques, with the incorporation of histology, biomedical photography, and medical terminology, including clinical and pathologic correlations. Lectures are enhanced by Gross Room and histology rotations.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PATH 521 Anatomical Pathology Techniques I

Corequisite

PATH 515 Procedures Laboratory II

Offered

Summer

Outcomes

1. 1. Comprehend basic histological techniques and procedure, with the ability to apply the techniques to clinical situations.
2. 2. Recognize normal gross and microscopic anatomy including the histologic morphology and functions.
3. 3. Relate and employ appropriate techniques to the pathology presented in a surgical or autopsy specimen.
4. 4. Correlate and integrate other clinical findings (clinical history, radiological procedures and findings, clinical laboratory results, etc) to the dissection, dictation, and selection of tissue for submission and ordering of special testing as appropriate, integrating appropriate medical terminology.
5. 5. Recognize and name organ specific gross pathology.
6. 6. Correlate proper biomedical photography techniques to the pathology presented.
7. 7. Select the appropriate histologic techniques and recite biomarkers for surgical specimens presented.