IU Student Electives
PATHOLOGY
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93CA810 |
FORENSIC PATHOLOGY |
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Description: This course is intended for any student who is interested in the interface of law and medicine as well as a review of three-dimensional anatomy. The medical legal autopsy is the focus from which evaluation of mechanisms of death and injury are obtained. Opinions drawn from medical observations will be reviewed in light of their legal significance in medical practice as well as the court room. Opportunities to observe and perform autopsies will be mixed with an introduction to civil and criminal consultation and testimony. |
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93CA830 |
GENERAL CLINICAL
MICROBIOLOGY |
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Description: This elective will give the student an opportunity to pursue a special project related to some aspect of clinical microbiology. This might be in the area of clinical correlation of laboratory information, new procedures in diagnostic microbiology or hospital epidemiology. |
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ELECTIVE IN SURGICAL
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Description: The student will function as an extern on the Surgical Pathology Service under the supervision of the surgical pathology faculty. He or she will be given responsibilities in the dissection and histologic study of current surgical specimens. He or she will participate in operating room consultation (frozen sections) and in the surgical pathology teaching conferences. There will be an opportunity for reading and review in the discipline of surgical pathology and for attendance at various Department of Pathology Conferences. Opportunity exists for participation in the autopsy service if the student desires. |
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MEDICAL EDUCATION
ELECTIVE IN PATHOLOGY |
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NOTE: THIS COURSE MAY BE ADDED/DROPPED WITH 7 DAYS NOTIFICATION. Description: Students
may satisfy the requirements for the pathology education elective in several
ways: 1)
Students may serve as teaching assistants in General Pathology C603 in the
Fall or Systemic Pathology C604 in the Spring. This requires preparing
for and attending all lab sessions during the month as well as editing lab
manuals and creating new teaching materials. This may include gross and
microscopic photography. Students may be asked to help with
administration of written and practical examinations. 2)
Students may complete an "electronic project" and create study
materials to be used in the courses (quizzes, PowerPoints etc.). The project
is created on Angel and posted on Angel as well. It may also be
submitted for Level 3 Competency in LifeLong Learning. For example, creation
of a Quiz (with images) of 25 questions or a PowerPoint presentation of 40-50
slides would satisfy this option. 3)
Students may participate in a combination of the first 2 activities to be
arranged with the faculty. Students are
expected to be working on the elective from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM on
Monday-Thursday. Lab sessions with the 2nd-year students meet from 1:00-3:00
PM on M-Th. Preparation for the next week's labs are made on Friday
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GENERAL
PATHOLOGY IN A COMMUNITY - TYPE HOSPITAL |
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NOTE: THIS
COURSE REQUIRES 2 MONTHS NOTICE BEFORE START DATE TO DROP OR ADD. Description: This elective will expose the student to
pathology as practiced in a community hospital setting. The student will
have brief exposure to all areas of the labs as well as anatomic pathology.
Students will experience surgical pathology, cytopathology (including fine
needle aspirates) and clinical pathology (hematopathology, transfusion
medicine, clinical chemistry and microbiology). Goals: The student will become familiar with all
aspects of a pathology practice except autopsies (not performed at Wishard
Hospital). This is a survey elective. It does NOT offer a level 3 competency. |
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AUTOPSY
PATHOLOGY/INDIANAPOLIS |
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Description/Objectives 1. The student will function on the IU/Clarian Health Indianapolis autopsy service as an extern under the supervision of a pathology resident and direct supervision of pathology faculty. Students will perform dissections and external and internal examination on autopsies performed for the medical school and affiliated hospitals. 2. Students with interest in specialized surgical, neurological, or radiographic anatomy will learn to correlate surgical and radiographic perspectives with three-dimensional anatomy. There is special focus on neuropathology and neuroanatomy, with specific correlation to neuroradiologic procedures. 3. Students will learn to correlate clinical laboratory procedures such as microbiological culture and clinical toxicology with the clinical presentations of disease. 4. Students will learn to correlate the histologic and histochemical basis of cellular pathology to the human pathologic process in the areas of cancer and transplantation immunology. 5. Students will review, through didactic teaching materials, the fundamentals of forensic pathology as those principles apply to wound interpretation. Depending on the case load and availability, students may be able to participate in legal depositions, courtroom testimony, and forensic crime lab consultation as those activities relate to the duties of the physician within the criminal justice system.
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SPECIAL ELECTIVE IN
PATHOLOGY |
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Description: The student should refer to the section of the Preface entitled "Special Electives" for information concerning the availability of elective opportunities especially designed to meet his/her needs and interests. The "Special Electives" section will also identify the procedures for arranging and scheduling special elective courses. |
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PATHOLOGY SURVEY |
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Any
student wanting to drop or add this elective after initial computer
scheduling should contact Beverly Jarrett at 491-6350. Description: The Pathology Elective is designed to acquaint the student with the practice of pathology. The student will spend the first two weeks doing general anatomic pathology which includes autopsy and surgical pathology. He/she will participate in the performance of autopsies, gross specimen dissection, frozen sections, and microscopic examination with both the resident and staff pathologists. Students are encouraged to participate in the dictation of gross findings. The second part of the month will be spent rotating on the cytology and hematology services. During this time the student will examine gynecological and non-gynecological cytology specimens and observe the performance and interpretation of fine needle aspiration biopsies. On the hematology service they will study peripheral smears and observe the retrieval and microscopic examination of bone marrow aspiration and biopsy specimens. The student may arrange to observe other areas of the pathology laboratory such as the blood bank which has a busy plasmapheresis service. Throughout the month the student is encouraged to attend and, when appropriate, participate in the daily departmental and the interdepartmental conferences. The student is not required to take night or weekend call on this elective.
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PATHOLOGY - EMPHASIS
IN HEMATOPATHOLOGY |
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Description: Students will be taught the clinical abnormalities and most of the laboratory techniques for diagnosing the common hematological disorders, including myelodysplasia, myeloproliferative disorders, leukemias, and lymphomas. This will be done by accompanying residents and staff on bone marrow procedures and by studying blood, bone marrow, and lymph node slides under the supervision of the attending staff and residents. The current workload includes 200 bone marrows and 40,000 CBC's annually. Flow cytometry testing, lymph node, fine needle aspirate, bone marrow, and peripheral blood specimens are also readily available. Objectives: At the conclusion of the elective, the learner will be able to describe the classification system of myelodysplastic syndromes, anemias, myeloproliferative disorders, leukemias, and lymphomas, as well as criteria for making such diagnoses. The learner may also generate reports similar to pathology residents, present a topic of interest related to hematopathology, or submit a case study for publication if interested in level III competency.
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PATHOLOGY ELECTIVE |
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Description: Students will participate in the regular teaching activities of the Pathology Department, including daily lectures, demonstrations, and departmental meetings. After these general and basic meetings, the student may elect to spend most of their time in any one or more of the following major subdivisions of pathology for more specialized training and study:
Objectives: At the conclusion of the elective, the learner will be able to describe and have an appreciation for the role of the pathologist and pathology in patient care (i.e., diagnosis, management, therapeutics, and prevention). The learner may also have presented a topic of interest related to one area of pathology or submitted a case study for publication, particularly if interested in level III competency. |
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ELECTIVE IN
PATHOLOGY |
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Description: The elective is designed to provide practical experience in anatomic and clinical pathology. The student will participate in the performance and interpretation of clinical and anatomic laboratory studies. A flexible program can be planned to suit the student's needs. Four full time pathologists will participate in the elective which is held in a hospital/university setting. |
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