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MTPA 610 Cardiovascu Path 1.5 College of Osteopathic Med


MTPA 612 GI Pathology 1.5 College of Osteopathic Med


MTPA 614 Hematopathology 4 College of Osteopathic Med


MTPA 616 Musc-Skel Path 1 College of Osteopathic Med


MTPA 618 Neuro/Neuro Path 1 College of Osteopathic Med


MTPA 620 Ob/Gyn & Mam Path 1 College of Osteopathic Med


MTPA 622 Renal Pathology 1 College of Osteopathic Med


MTPA 624 Respiratory Path 1 College of Osteopathic Med


MTPA 711 Path Fellowshp I 18 College of Osteopathic Med


MTPA 801 Clinical Clerkship: Pathology I 4 College of Osteopathic Med
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with anatomic and clinical pathologists in an approved teaching hospital. Students will gain an understanding of principles and patterns of histopathology used in evaluating patient specimens; develop microscopy skills in the areas of cytology, hematology and urinalysis; assist with autopsies; and interpret clinical laboratory studies for chemistry, immunopathology and hematology/blood bank. Clerks will obtain a greater appreciation of pathophysiology as relevant to clinical medicine.

MTPA 802 Dermatopathology 4 College of Osteopathic Med
This four-week clerkship provides students an in-depth specialized knowledge and experience in diagnosing, treating, and researching diseases of the skin. Students will: learn microbiologic aspects of dermatopathology involving primary and secondary infections by bacteria, fungi, or viruses, and how to diagnose skin tumors such as basal-cell carcinoma, melanoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Appropriate application of specialized stains for recognition of infectious agents is also taught. Experience in entomology is provided by examples of insect bites, including those of mosquitoes, ticks (some of which are vehicles for Lyme Disease), bedbugs, and spiders. Students will be exposed to the entire range of cutaneous expressions of infections by HIV, e.g., bacillary angiomatosis, eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, and Kaposi's sarcoma.

MTPA 803 Clinical Clerkship: Forensic Pathology 4 College of Osteopathic Med
This four-week elective clerkship allows students the opportunity to work in a regional medical examiner's office. Focus is on procurement and analysis of evidence to be utilized by the criminal justice system.

MTPA 804 Pathology 4th Year Virtual Elective 4 College of Osteopathic Med
Using the online free service of https://www.pathelective.com/ which was created by Co-founders Kamran M. Mirza, MD, PhD and Cullen M. Lilley, MS at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, this course provides students with an introduction to the specialty of pathology. The course is self-directed and provides multiple modules in different categories of Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, and Digital and Molecular Pathology. Each module has lessons ranging from 1 to 10. Each lesson in a module has a pre and post assessment. Please refer to Appendix A for details. Certificates are generated from PathElective in order to track student progress on the rotation. All available lessons within the module will be completed and certificates submitted to the Course Director. Students will meet with the Course director for updates and progress on a weekly basis during this elective.

MTPA 811 Path Fellwshp II 18 College of Osteopathic Med


MTPA 831 Clinical Clerkship: Pathology II 4 College of Osteopathic Med
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with anatomic and clinical pathologists in an approved teaching hospital. Students will gain an understanding of principles and patterns of histopathology used in evaluating patient specimens; develop microscopy skills in the areas of cytology, hematology and urinalysis; assist with autopsies; and interpret clinical laboratory studies for chemistry, immunopathology and hematology/blood bank. Clerks will obtain a greater appreciation of pathophysiology as relevant to clinical medicine.

MTPA 861 Clinical Clerkship: Pathology III 4 College of Osteopathic Med
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with anatomic and clinical pathologists in an approved teaching hospital. Students will gain an understanding of principles and patterns of histopathology used in evaluating patient specimens; develop microscopy skills in the areas of cytology, hematology and urinalysis; assist with autopsies; and interpret clinical laboratory studies for chemistry, immunopathology and hematology/blood bank. Clerks will obtain a greater appreciation of pathophysiology as relevant to clinical medicine.

MTPA 891 Clinical Clerkship: Pathology IV 4 College of Osteopathic Med
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with anatomic and clinical pathologists in an approved teaching hospital. Students will gain an understanding of principles and patterns of histopathology used in evaluating patient specimens; develop microscopy skills in the areas of cytology, hematology and urinalysis; assist with autopsies; and interpret clinical laboratory studies for chemistry, immunopathology and hematology/blood bank. Clerks will obtain a greater appreciation of pathophysiology as relevant to clinical medicine.

MTPA 892 Clinical Clerkship: Pathology V 4 College of Osteopathic Med
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with anatomic and clinical pathologists in an approved teaching hospital. Students will gain an understanding of principles and patterns of histopathology used in evaluating patient specimens; develop microscopy skills in the areas of cytology, hematology and urinalysis; assist with autopsies; and interpret clinical laboratory studies for chemistry, immunopathology and hematology/blood bank. Clerks will obtain a greater appreciation of pathophysiology as relevant to clinical medicine.

MTPA 911 Path Fllwshp III 18 College of Osteopathic Med