PAT 400 - Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Laboratory medicine is an exciting and broad discipline that includes anatomic pathology (surgical pathology, autopsy pathology and cytology), clinical pathology (hematology, chemistry and microbiology), and transfusion medicine (clinical transfusion medicine and blood banking). The goal of this rotation is to provide an opportunity to learn the functional aspects of each of these areas, the appropriateness of test ordering and the processes involved in arriving at specific diagnoses, thereby fostering understanding and better working relationships between clinicians and the laboratory. Students will have the opportunity to rotate through all of the major areas of the anatomic and clinical laboratories and any other areas of special interest, time permitting.