Teaching

Leona W. Ayers, M.D.

Professor of Pathology

Vita  Research  Teaching  Clinical  Publications  Organizations 

OSU Appointments:

  • Professor of Pathology, College of Medicine and Public Health, 1997
  • Associate Professor, School of Allied Medical Professions, 1972
  • Graduate School Advisor, M.S. Pathology, Department of Pathology, 1970-

Recognition:

  • Foundation Lecturer, Foundation for Microbiology Lectures Program (FML), 1998-2000
  • William May Lectureship, Southern Association for Clinical Microbiology (SACM), 1998
  • The Earline Kutscher Memorial Lectureship, The Texas Society for Clinical Microbiology, 1991
  • Outstanding Microbiologist of the Year, South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, 1982

Programs/Lectures/Labs:

  • IBGP 703, Module 10, Immunology, Lecture, 2002-
  • Path 792.2, Med III-IV, Topics in Clinical Pathology, Clinical Pathology Readings, 1978-1997
  • Med COLL 663, Med II, General Pathology, Infectious Disease, Phase III, Lecture Discussion Learning Pathway, 1971

Clinical Teaching:

  • MED COL 664, Med III-IV, Elective Clerkship, 1971-
  • PATH 850, Graduate School, Mechanisms of Disease, 1997-
  • PATH 793.07, Med III-IV, Individual Studies in Clinical Microbiology, 1971-
  • PATH 793.09, Med III-IV, Surgical Pathology, Pathology Seminar, 1971-
  • PATH 999, Research, Thesis Research, 1971-

Teaching Practice:

  • Laboratory Medicine with Emphasis on Infectious Disease, 1971-
  • Bi-weekly Clinical Pathology rounds, 1970-

Continuing Education Presentations:

  • Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: Are We Ready for the Third Millennium?, Association of Clinical Scientists, Columbus, OH, May 7, 1999
  • Preliminary Evidence - Direct Examination of Infected Materials, Kentucky-Tennessee ASM Branch Meeting, Oakridge,Tennessee, April 17, 1999
  • Infectious Disease Diagnosis: Are We Ready for the Third Millennium?, Michigan Branch Spring Meeting, Ypsilanti, MI, April 10, 1999
  • Aligning for the future. Ode to a Paraffin Block., Histology Society of Ohio, Columbus, OH, April 26, 2003
  • When Nature is the Perpetrator, Crime Club, Columbus, OH, February 7, 2001
  • Aeromicrobial Control in an Extensively Damaged Hospital, MISSTAP, 10th Southern States Annual Environmental Conferrence, Biloxi, MS, September 25-28, 2000
  • Emerging Infections and Disruptive Technologies in the 21st Century, Joint Meeting ASM Region II, Lewes, DE, April 7, 2000
  • Emerging Infections and Disruptive Technologies in the 21st Century, Florida Branch ASM-American Society for Microbiology, Tampa, FL, February 25, 2000
  • Infectious Diseases 1999: Strokes, Heart Attacks, Alzheimer's Disease, Kawasaki's Disease, Arthritis, and Other Wretched Diseases, The Ohio State University Pathology Conference, Columbus, OH, May 24, 1999

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  E-mail:  Ayers.1@osu.edu