Department of Pathology ANNUAL REPORT 2009 - University of ...

Course
Number Course Title
30 | Department of Pathology Annual Report 2009
Course Description
Course and Practicum Based Graduate Program (Pathologists’ Assistants)
9540 ENVIRONMENTAL
PATHOLOGY
9541 ENVIRONMENTAL
PATHOLOGY –
SPECIAL TOPIC
9550 INTRODUCTION TO
FORENSIC SCIENCES
9551 INTRODUCTION TO
FORENSIC SCIENCES
– SPECIAL TOPIC
The pathology of occupational and
environmental diseases, including
information on recent developments and
basic mechanisms involved in these
diseases. Recognition of occupational
and environmental diseases, early
diagnosis, mechanisms of cell injury and
regeneration, and the effects of a wide
variety of toxic drugs, chemicals and UV
and ionizing radiation are included.
Lectures, assessment: written
examinations and assignment.
Students who have taken Pathol 4400B
(Env Path) within the last two years of
study will be exempt from taking Path
9450, but will be required to conduct a
literature or systematic review or case
study on a selected topic in Environmental
Pathology. This will be submitted as a
written report and assessed by a Pathology
faculty member.
Examination of the medico-legal
framework in investigation of the nature
and circumstance of certain deaths. These
forensic investigations involve experts in
different disciplines assisting the coroner
and police in resolving cases. Forensic
pathology examines the effects of disease,
particularly in sudden death, and effects
of various external agents on the human
body.
Lectures, assessment is by written
examinations and assignment.
Students who have taken Pathol 4500B
(For Path) within the last two years of study
will be exempt from taking Path 9550,
but will be required to conduct a literature
or systematic review or case study on a
selected topic in Forensic Sciences. This
will be submitted as a written report and
assessed by a Pathology faculty member.
9575 GROSS PATHOLOGY Students will receive hands-on instruction
in how to perform an analysis, description,
and dissection of all surgical specimens.
This rotation will be supplemented
by pathology rounds or small group
discussions, as appropriate, to provide
students with a complete understanding
of the protocols for specimen examination
and dissection.
The students will be assessed on an
ongoing basis by the laboratory supervisor.
At the end of these rotations they will be
examined in a viva. They will be given a
pass/fail grade.
9570 AUTOPSY ROTATION Students will receive hands-on instruction
in the duties and responsibilities of the
Pathologists’ Assistant, including organ
examination techniques, tissue selection
for microscopy, and autopsy reporting.
The students will be assessed on an
ongoing basis by the laboratory supervisor.
At the end of these rotations they will be
examined in a viva. They will be given a
pass/fail grade.
Coordinator
Enrollment
2008-2009
Dr. C. Chakraborty 3
Dr. C. Chakraborty 1
Dr. M. Shkrum 3
Dr. M. Shkrum 1
Dr. S. Chakrabarti 4
Dr. S. Chakrabarti 4