Annual Report 2009-2010<strong>Pathology</strong>Another highlight during the year was the 3 month visit of Professor Clive Harper, a distinguished neuropathologistand the Head of Department of Neuropathology at the <strong>University</strong> of Sydney, Australia. During histime in the Department as visiting Professor, he helped with neuropathology teaching and the reporting ofslides in the hospital.Visitors who were invited to the Department in 2009–2010 and presented a Dean’s lecture were: Dr. AnshooAgarwal, Professor and Chair, Ras Al Khimah Medical College and Health Sciences <strong>University</strong>, who presenteda lecture on “Epidemic Dropsy” in October 2009; Dr. Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, Associate Professor (<strong>Pathology</strong>),King Edward Medical <strong>University</strong>, Lahore, Pakistan, gave a Dean’s lecture on “Molecular Classification ofBreast Cancer and Role of Immunohistochemistry for detection of cell types that predicts response to chemotherapy”in February 2010; Prof Chandu de Silva, Professor and Head of Department, Faculty of Medicine,<strong>University</strong> of Colombo, Sri Lanka, presented a lecture on “ Poorly differentiated synovial sarcomas-diagnosisand prognostic implications” followed by a brief presentation: “My vision for teaching undergraduate <strong>Pathology</strong>”in March 2010; Prof Ritu Lakhtakia, Professor of <strong>Pathology</strong>, College of Medicine, King Faisal <strong>University</strong>,Saudi Arabi, presented a lecture entitled “The Spirit of Inquiry” in April 2010, and finally Dr. Hassan Kamel,from Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha Qatar, presented a lecture on “Trends and Challenges in <strong>Pathology</strong>Practice: Choices and Necessities” in June 2010.Teaching ProgrammesPRECLINICAL PROGRAMMEThe Department taught semester 7 and summer courses, including general pathology with some appliedcontent. This year the department was also involved in the full implementation of the new curriculum: MEDI2104, Response to Infection and Pathobiology, Cardiovascular System and Respiratory System, and in the oldcurriculum, in the Integrated Lecture Series and problem-based learning.CLINICAL PROGRAMMEThe Department taught in the following courses for the 5 th year students in the old curriculum: IntegratedLecture series: Cardiovascular System, Nervous System, Respiratory System, Endocrinology, GastrointestinalTract System, and Urinary System. It also took part in the rotation and laboratory work for 7 th year students.B.SC. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES (MLS) COURSESIn the B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) programme, staff taught in the following courses: Introductionto MLS, Biology of Disease, Applied MDLS, Cellular <strong>Pathology</strong> I, Cellular <strong>Pathology</strong> II, Biology of Cancer,Advanced Instrumentation in Cellular pathology and the Project course.172