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The Pathology Course for second-year
medical students is taught from August
through February. Teaching methods include
small group case history discussions,
interactive computer exercises, lectures,
autopsy attendance, and gross tissue demonstrations.
The major textbook used is "Robbins'
Pathologic Basis of Disease." Three
section exams are given during the course,
and a National Board of Medical Examiners
Subject Exam is given as the comprehensive
final exam. Around 50 faculty, fellows,
and residents are involved in teaching
the course. The Pathology Course has been
chosen as the "Best Course of the Year"
by the medical students for the past four
years.
Introduction to Pathology, HCS 3103 (PO),
5306 (PA, PT), 5364 (BMC)
Southwestern Allied Health Science School
Thomas H. McConnell, MD, FCAP, Course
Director
The University of Texas Southwestern
Medical School with its affiliated institutions
offers fully accredited programs in anatomic
(AP) and clinical pathology (CP) as well
as fellowships in the various subspecialties
listed below. AP/CP-4, AP-3, CP-3 and
AP-FP programs are available. The credentialing
year requirement may be fulfilled within
the department through advanced training
in a pathology subspecialty, or a year
of research. The program accepts eight
AP and AP/CP residents and up to three
CP-3 residents each year.
The Department offers subspecialty fellowship
training in the following disciplines:
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, Clinical
Chemistry, Cytopathology, Forensic Pathology,
Hematopathology, Immunopathology, Molecular
Pathology, Neuropathology, Pediatric Pathology
and Surgical Pathology.
New knowledge generated by continuing
research in the biological sciences frequently
has direct application to the practice
of medicine, often in the form of “Progress
in Clinical Pathology.” New test
formats continuously evolve reflecting
advances in technology and instrumentation.
The challenge to the clinical pathologist
is to stay abreast of new concepts in
pathophysiology of disease and to incorporate
technical advances and new analytical
systems into the clinical laboratory.
This program is intended to distill and
crystallize selected areas of recent progress
in clinical pathology. This will be accomplished
through lectures delivered by experts
in their area of clinical pathology and
by selected written materials and references.
The purpose of this unique surgical
pathology course is to provide the participants
with information concerning current issues
in surgical> pathology. Emphasis will
include both overviews of selected topics
of continuing interest and updates on
methods for solving diagnostic problems
encountered in surgical pathology. |
