Courses

201-2 Pathology A year-long course; required for second-year medical students. General introduction to concepts of disease. Pathology of organ systems; correlation with symptoms and physical signs. Gross and microscopic study of diseased tissues. Case studies. 229 Pathology for Health Sciences Students Lecture course. Basic concepts and language of pathology; infectious diseases and fundamental disease processes. Emphasis on pathogenesis and dynamics of disease. Causation, evolution, and morphology of pathological changes in the principal diseases of each organ system, presented in coordination with clinical lectures in HCS 225. 252 Introduction to Basic Laboratory Medicine Theory, performance, and interpretation of routine clinical laboratory tests done in a physician's office, such as complete blood counts with differentials, urinalysis, and microbiological culture and staining techniques. Lectures, demonstration, and laboratory. Prerequisite: Path 229. 290-92 Extramural Pathology Elective 296 Surgical Pathology Evaluation of surgical specimens and correlation with clinical status of patient. Description of gross and microscopic findings on assigned cases. 298 Autopsy Pathology Organ changes in disease, gross and microscopic correlation, preparation of protocols. Participation in autopsy pathology service. 302 Forensic Pathology Experience in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the District of Columbia. Observation of death scene investigation techniques, medical-legal autopsies, and related toxicological laboratory analyses; attendance at court trials; and participation in the various conference activities of the agency. 320 Transfusion Medicine Didactic sessions, guided reading assignments, clinical consultations, laboratory bench work, and weekly conferences provide structured introduction to basic principles of transfusion medicine, including clinical and laboratory indications for use of blood components; diagnosis, management, and prevention of adverse transfusion reactions; and basic immunohematology and blood groups. 321 Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Rotations through clinical chemistry, hematology, microbiology, and transfusion medicine (blood bank) laboratories providing guided readings, laboratory experience, didactic presentations, weekly conferences, and opportunities for clinical consultation. Basic principles of laboratory technology applied to the diagnosis and management of clinical disorders, with special focus on the appropriate interpretation of laboratory data. 501 Selected Topics in Pathology Guided readings, study, and/or laboratory experience in an aspect of pathology of particular interest to students. Students present a report on the specific topic.

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