Pathology Introductory

(2 Credits)

This is an introductory 2-week elective that seeks to introduce the student to the field of Pathology. The student will gain a deeper understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. The student has the opportunity to see how the "book knowledge" of pathology is applied to the practice of diagnostic pathology and its key role in clinical decision-making. The student will gain this experience through spending time on the surgical pathology service where the student will be exposed to a large variety of diagnostic surgical and medical specimens, and will learn how to approach specimen evaluation on both the gross and microscopic level, considering clinical history, disease mechanisms, and the implications of diagnoses for patient management.