Course Descriptions

793.09 Surgical Pathology and Clinical Rotations

Instructional Level
: Professional (P) and Graduate (G)
Credit Hours: 3-12
Instructors:  Banky, Kay, Purcell, Nelson, 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, the process of tissue procurement, 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 the participation 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 Nationwide Children's Hospital. 

Clinical pathology rotations are assigned in the first quarter of the first year in the following areas:  histology, hematopathology, blood bank, microbiology, toxicology 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.  Taken with first year medical students and graduate students.
Instructor: 
Robert dePhilip, Ph.D.
Quarter: 
Autumn (starts mid August and ends late October)

710 Human Embryology

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 and ends late October)

620 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
 

700 Human Histology

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

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 

793.01 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.  Gorniak and FCCO staff.

Description:  Instruction includes interpretation of autopsy consents, including the determination of proper next-of-kin, 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, pathology resident and deiner 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 and correlate clinical information from the chart and apply it to the specific management and performance of the autopsy, 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.

793.11 Lectures and Independent Reading

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

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

Med II Pathology lectures
Anatomic Pathology Orientation & Didactic Lectures
Autopsy Conference
Brain Conference
Independent Reading of Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 7th Ed.

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

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.

Autopsy Conference
Students are required to attend weekly autopsy conference when rotating on the service.

Brain Conference
Students are required to attend while on the Autopsy rotation.

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

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