Pathology Course Descriptions

• MED 51902
  Systemic Pathology I (Step 10)
  Fall, 5th Year/5.5 credits
  7 hours per week (119 hours per semester)
  Prerequisite: MED 48801
  Duration: 17 weeks
  Course Director: Stanley Lipper, M.D.
  
  
• MED 51903
  Systemic Pathology II (Step 10)
  Spring, 5th Year/2 credits
  5.5 hours per week (38 hours per semester)
  Prerequisite: MED 51902
  Duration: 8 weeks (includes one week preparation for the National Board of Medical
        Examiners - Pathology Examination)
  Course Director: Stanley Lipper, M.D.

In the Systemic Pathology course, students learn to apply the principles and mechanisms of diseases. The course covers the disease process in all organ systems, including a separate section on the cardiovascular system, with the pertinent pathophysiologic correlations. The basic clinical aspects of systemic disease are introduced and correlated with the morphologic features of the diseases. The course utilizes lectures with kodachrome slides, power point presentations, essay assignments, laboratory sessions with gross specimens and pertinent clinical histories, microscopic slides, and review sessions.