Pathology Sub-Internship

5 credits · School of Medicine

The Pathology Sub-Internship prepares the student for residency. Four one-week rotations include anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, and autopsy are available in discussion with the Course Director. The student assumes primary responsibility for cases, including gross examination (with assistance from resident or pathologists' assistant {PA}), microscopic preview, ordering tests in Beaker, and sign-out with the pathologist. The student is paired with a resident and is on-call with a resident for frozen sections (1x/week x2), one weekend of grossing (Saturday 7a.m. -12 noon, and AP/CP weekend call (Friday 5 p.m.-Monday 7 a.m.). Pre-requisite: Permission of the Instructor is required. Please contact Dr. Jennifer Crimmins (jennifer.crimmins@duke.edu) and Ms. Eliya Watson (Eliya.watson@duke.edu) for a permission number to enroll. Credit: 5; Maximum Enrollment: 2. Jennifer Crimmins, MD and Thomas J Cummings, MD. Other faculty: Drs. Carolyn Glass and Anand Lagoo