Master of Science in Pathologist’s Assistant

The course serves as a transition from the foundational modules to the organ systems courses. It focuses on the general mechanisms of disease, introducing students to microbiology and infectious disease, principles for discriminating healthy from unhealthy conditions and predicting clinical manifestations. The course consists of face-to-face lectures by basic science faculty focusing on major principles and their biomedical applications. Exams are used to assess foundational knowledge and facilitate knowledge integration and are designed to facilitate student review and self-assessment.

This course is a comprehensive introduction to integrative organ system pathology. Organ system pathology including interrelationships of structure and function are reinforced throughout the course. The flow of the course is intended to interphase with topic material being taught concurrently in autopsy and surgical pathology techniques. The course introduces an interactive learning experience that exposes the student to all the major organ system pathology as is presented in Robbins Pathology and will provide the student with a strong background for fulfilling the competency requirements for a career as a Pathologists’ Assistant.

This course is a comprehensive introduction to integrative organ system pathology. Organ system pathology including interrelationships of structure and function are reinforced throughout the course. The flow of the course is intended to interphase with topic material being taught concurrently in autopsy and surgical pathology techniques. The course introduces an interactive learning experience that exposes the student to all the major organ system pathology as is presented in Robbins Pathology and will provide the student with a strong background for fulfilling the competency requirements for a career as a Pathologists’ Assistant.

These surgical pathology rotations during the second year of study provide the student with didactic and practical experience in anatomic pathology dissection with respect to surgically excised specimens, including specimen identification, tissue triaging for ancillary studies, review and interpretation of clinical data, gross specimen description, specimen photography, and get the guidance from Consultant Pathologist regarding cancer staging by gross pathology.

These surgical pathology rotations during the second year of study provide the student with didactic and practical experience in anatomic pathology dissection with respect to surgically excised specimens, including specimen identification, tissue triaging for ancillary studies, review and interpretation of clinical data, gross specimen description, specimen photography, and get the guidance from Consultant Pathologist regarding cancer staging by gross pathology.

These surgical pathology rotations during the second year of study provide the student with didactic and practical experience in anatomic pathology dissection with respect to surgically excised specimens, including specimen identification, tissue triaging for ancillary studies, review and interpretation of clinical data, gross specimen description, specimen photography, and get the guidance from Consultant Pathologist regarding cancer staging by gross pathology.

These surgical pathology rotations during the second year of study provide the student with didactic and practical experience in anatomic pathology dissection with respect to surgically excised specimens, including specimen identification, tissue triaging for ancillary studies, review and interpretation of clinical data, gross specimen description, specimen photography, and get the guidance from Consultant Pathologist regarding cancer staging by gross pathology.

Autopsy rotations during the second year of study allow the student to become proficient in all phases of the human post-mortem examination, including review of consent forms and death certifications, review of medical records, decedent identification, evisceration, organ block dissection, description of findings, and preparation of postmortem reports. Students receive basic instruction in the function of the autopsy service and the hospital morgue. Practical aspects of specimen photography are also presented during the course. Students are exposed to basic concepts of the medicolegal investigation of death in a four-week rotation where the students receive "hands on" instruction in forensic autopsies.

The intent of this course is to enable to the student to learn to pursue a chosen topic through a literature search, collection and analysis of data, project report preparation and defense. Although this course officially begins in the second year, the trainees are encouraged to identify the project topic and supervisor, in their first year so that they are able to begin the research project in the fall of their second year.

The intent of this course is to enable to the student to learn to pursue a chosen topic through a literature search, collection and analysis of data, project report preparation and defense. Although this course officially begins in the second year, the trainees are encouraged to identify the project topic and supervisor, in their first year so that they are able to begin the research project in the fall of their second year.