Year 1

793.09 Surgical Pathology and Clinical Rotations

Instructional Level: Professional (P) and Graduate (G)
Credit Hours: 3-12
Instructors:  Banky, Purcell, Kay, Zerilli, and Pathology Faculty

Description:  At the beginning of the academic year the first year student will shadow a senior PA person during their daily responsibilities. The responsibilities of the first year student as they pertain to gross surgical specimens will be limited.  The student will primarily be expected to observe the dissection of gross specimens as it is performed by the AP technicians, senior PA students, PA staff, pathology residents, and attendings.  In doing so the students will gain an appreciation for the accessioning process, frozen section process, concise description of specimens, adequate and efficient dissection with selection of appropriate tissue blocks, clerical work involved, and gross photography.  The grossing activities during the first year will be limited to biopsy specimens, small resections, and uncomplicated larger size specimens as designated by the staff PA’s or the Medical Director of the program.  After appropriate experience has been attained, the student will be assigned surgical specimens for which they will be responsible to gross. These specimens will be grossed under the direct supervision of the PA staff.

The second year student will spend 9 months of the year in surgical pathology participating in prosection (grossing) of specimens in the gross room.  They will be expected to learn and acquire progressive experience in the grossing of difficult and complicated specimens, and will receive the same assistance from the senior APA students, APA staff and attendings as is given to the first year students.  However, more initiative and a higher level of performance will be expected at this stage in the grossing of surgical pathology material.  Also of importance this year is to participate in the performance of frozen sections. The second year student will be responsible for the handling, cutting, and performance of selected frozen sections during this period.

Second year students will also spend 2 months rotating between the Division of Autopsy and forensics at the Franklin County Coroner's Office.  One month will be spent in pediatric pathology at the Columbus Children's Hospital. 

Clinical rotations are assigned throughout the first and second year in the following areas:  histology, hematopathology, blood bank, microbiology, and neuropathology.

500 Medical Terminology

Instructional Level:  Undergraduate (U)
Credit Hours:  3
Description:  Terminology pertaining to the treatment of disease, including standard abbreviations, anatomic, diagnostic, symptomatic, eponymic, laboratory, pathologic, radiology, anesthetic, operative, and drug terms.
Quarter:  Summer

712 Human Anatomy

Instructional Level:  Graduate (G)
Credit Hours:  12
Description:  Designed to acquaint a graduate student with a basic knowledge of human anatomy by regional dissection.  This is the regular medical school anatomy course.
Instructor:  Robert dePhilip, Ph.D.
Quarter:  Autumn (starts mid August with first year medical students; ends in mid-November)

Instructional Level:  Graduate (G)
Credit Hours: 3
Description:  Designed to acquaint the anatomy graduate student with a basic knowledge of human embryology.  The course is taught concurrently with the anatomy course and generally parallels its content.
Instructor:  David Clark, Ph.D.
Quarter: Autumn Quarter (starts mid August with medical students; ends in mid-November)

Instructional Level:  Graduate (G)
Credit Hours:  4
Description:  General pathology, including the etiology of diseases, disturbances of nutrition, inflammation, regeneration, and organ pathology.
Instructors:  John Kalmar, D.D.S. and pathology faculty
Quarter:  Fall and Winter

520 Management and Education in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Instructional Level:  Undergraduate (U) 
Credit Hours:  3
Description:  Theory and application of management, education, and research principles directed specifically to the Clinical Laboratory Scientist.  This course will prepare students to function in the roles of laboratory supervisors, managers, and educators.
Instructor:  Kathy Waller, Ph.D., CLS(NCA)
Quarter:  Winter

Instructional Level:  Graduate (G)
Credit Hours:  6
Description: A microscopic study of cells, tissues, and organs with particular emphasis on human; consideration of microscopic structure in relation to function of various organ systems.
Instructor:  Thomas Hayes, Ph.D.
Quarter: Spring

Year 2

601 Organ System Physiology

Instructional Level:  Graduate (G)
Credit Hours: 5
Description: First of a two-quarter sequence presenting the following areas of physiology:  Cell, Neuroscience, Gastrointestinal, Endocrine, Reproduction, Muscle, Cardiovascular, Respiration, Renal and Acid-base.
Instructor:  Wood
Quarter:  Autumn

602 Organ System Physiology

Instructional Level: Graduate (G)
Credit Hours: 5
Description: Continuation of 601
Instructor:  Wood
Quarter:  Winter 

793.11 Lectures and Independent Reading

Instructional Level: Graduate
Credit Hours: 3-6
Instructors:  Banky, Purcell, Kay and Zerilli, Pathology Faculty

Description: This course includes all lectures and independent reading during the student’s second year.  The following are available to the student:

Anatomic Pathology Orientation & Didactic Lectures
Gross Pathology lectures
Med II Pathology lectures
Autopsy/Forensic Lectures
Autopsy Conference
Independent Reading 

Anatomic Pathology Orientation & Didactic Lectures
Orientation lectures cover basic concepts necessary for successful function within an anatomic pathology laboratory, including safety, medical terminology, computer use and laboratory computerization, and basic laboratory administration.  Didactic lectures are offered twice a week covering organ systems.  

Emphasis is placed on the clinical setting of disease and the correlation between pathophysiology and surgical/autopsy specimen handling.

Gross Pathology Lectures
Approximately 20 lectures regarding basic pathology are broken down into systems and focus on the common pathology seen in the gross room and on the appropriate grossing techniques and approach to surgical specimens.  A quiz is given the following week regarding the previous lecturer's material.

Autopsy and Forensic Lectures
Autopsy and forensic lectures are given during the Autopsy and Forensic rotation.  Lectures cover the autopsy, from death certificate and permission to performance, sign out, and clinical correlation. Forensic pathology is briefly covered. Basic dissecting and description skills are taught and practiced as a prelude to clinical rotations on the autopsy service.

Med II Lectures
Students may attend the pathology and histology portions of the Med II curriculum that covers pulmonary, cardiology, renal, gastroenterology, endocrinology, reproduction, musculoskeletal/skin, and neuropathology.  

Autopsy Conference
Students are invited to attend weekly autopsy conference.

Independent Reading
Students are strongly encouraged to read and study the chapters in "Pathologic Basis of Disease, 7th Ed." during their second year.

Students are also provided with the PA Certification Exam Study Course materials to assist with certification preparation. 

793.01 Autopsy Pathology and Forensics

Instructional Level: Professional (P) and Graduate (G)
Credit Hours: 3-9
Instructors:  Hitchcock and Regional Autopsy Service attending faculty and staff.  Cox and FCCO staff.

Description:  Instruction includes interpretation of death certificates, resolving autopsy permission questions, release of bodies to funeral homes and the coroner's office, and maintaining universal precautions.  The students will work with the attending pathologist and deiner to assist students in prosecting cases while they learn the technical operations of the autopsy service.  During this time they will develop prosecting skills, gross descriptions, processing tissue for histology, digital photography, preparation of preliminary and final reports with cause of death statements, and special studies in toxicology, microbiology, and cytogenetics.  Students will receive specialized instruction in neuropathology and perinatal autopsy procedures.  By the end of the rotation, the students will be able to 1) extract clinical information from the chart, and 2) perform all aspects of an autopsy with an attending pathologist.  While rotating at the Franklin County Coroner's Office students will gain instruction in forensic pathology.  Students will assist in the performance of autopsies under the supervision of staff forensic pathologists and their assistants.  Students will learn the principles of forensic investigation and use of toxicology and crime scene investigation.