PATH 607 - Clinical Rotations

4 Credit Hours
This course is the final course of the Supervised Clinical Practice (SCP) component of the EVMS Pathologists’ Assistant Program. This course consists of immersive clinical experiences in the various disciplines where Pathologists’ Assistants may serve. Students will function under the direct supervision and guidance of site preceptors (Pathologists, Pathologists’ Assistants, or other appropriate laboratory professionals). These rotations will include experience in Surgical Pathology, Medical Autopsy Pathology, Forensic Autopsy Pathology, Laboratory Management and Bio-Banking/Biorepository Sciences. The settings for these experiences will include district offices of Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office, military and Veterans Administration hospitals, community hospitals, larger private hospital complexes, academic medical centers and the EVMS Biorepository. In this course, students will emphasize and refine the skills and abilities required of a practicing Pathologists’ Assistant and will be capable of working with indirect supervision and with the independence expected of a PathA program graduate. Upon completion of this course, students will be fully competent in all essential duties of a PathA.