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Upper Division Courses

192. Internship in Human Pathology (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Internship--3-36 hours; final project report. Prerequisite: upper division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship by preceptor. Supervised work experience in pathology and related fields. (P/NP grading only.)

199. Special Study in Pathology for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Prerequisite: advanced undergraduates and consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)

Graduate Courses

210. Introduction to Human Pathology (4.5) III. C. Miller

Lecture/discussion--8 hours; laboratory--4 hours (5 weeks). Prerequisite: graduate or upper division students with background in gross and microscopic anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. Lectures, laboratory, and computer-assisted learning. Introduces basic human disease processes. Stresses mastery of pathophysiology and vocabulary. Examining gross and microscopic tissue sections is taught. (Course given second five weeks of spring and taken with first-year medical students enrolled in course 410A.) Course not intended for veterinary or medical students.

298. Advanced Group Study (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

299. Research (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)

Professional Courses

404. Forensic Pathology (2) I, II, III, IV . Ellis

Laboratory--3-10 hours. Prerequisite: medical student or consent of instructor. Systematic study of current forensic cases with emphasis on differential diagnosis, preservation of evidence, and medical-legal procedures. Introduction to histopathologic diagnosis, ballistics, and toxicology. (S/U grading only.)

*405. Brain Cutting Conference (1-4) I, II, III, IV. Ellis

Seminar--1-4 hours. Prerequisite: third- and fourth-year medical students or consent of instructor. Current specimens are sectioned, discussed, and clinical correlations proposed.

*407. Diseases of the Nervous System (1-3) I, II, III, IV. Ellis

Lecture--1 hour; discussion--1 hour; seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: third- and fourth-year medical students or special training in pathology or neurological sciences; consent of instructor. Study of human nervous system reactions to disease including infection, neoplasia and maldevelopment; application of experimental models to human disease; and clinical correlations. Seminars emphasize microscopic findings in current cases; discussions include individualized experience in neuropathologic techniques. Given jointly with the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery.

408. Basic Diagnostic Anatomic Pathology (1-12) I, II, III, IV. Howell

Discussion--1-4 hours; laboratory--3-24 hours. Prerequisite: third- or fourth-year medical student and consent of instructor. Rotation through autopsy, surgical pathology, and cytology services with participation in diagnostic activities under supervision. Additional correlative discussions of case studies with clinical material, gross, microscopic, and laboratory findings. (S/U grading only.)

410A-410B. General/Systemic Pathology (4.5, 7.5) III-IV. Miller, Jensen

Lecture--30, 30 hours total; laboratory/discussion--25, 90 hours total; autotutorial--0, 5 hours total. Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. In-depth study of disease and its causes related to the general mechanisms of disease and each of the specific human organ systems. Concepts of pathophysiology applicable and required for clinical diagnosis. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)

464. Advanced Surgical Pathology (6-12) I, II, III, IV. Gandour-Edwards

Clinical activity--full time (4-8 weeks). Prerequisite: third- or fourth-year medical student and consent of instructor. Designed to provide an intensive experience in surgical pathology with emphasis on applications to clinical practice. Students will participate in grossing specimens, frozen sections, microscopic sign-out, conferences, and clinico-pathologic correlations. (S/U grading only.)

465. Applied Clinical Laboratory Medicine (6-9) II, III, IV. Kost

Clinical activity--full time (4-6 weeks). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Emphasis upon laboratory techniques, procedures, and interpretation of laboratory results. Students will be expected to participate fully and in all laboratory operations including bench techniques, laboratory management and quality control.

497T. Tutoring in Pathology (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Tutoring--3-15 hours. Prerequisite: advanced standing or consent of instructor. Assist instructor by tutoring medical students in preparation for one of the departmental courses that is a component of the required curriculum of the School of Medicine. (S/U grading only.)

498. Advanced Group Study (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Prerequisite: medical student and consent of instructor. Group study in variety of advanced topics in general, special, experimental, or comparative pathology. (S/U grading only.)

499. Research (1-18) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Prerequisite: medical student with consent of instructor. Research in experimental, molecular, comparative, and applied pathology. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)


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UC Davis 1997-98 Online General Catalog. Posted August 1, 1997.catalog-comment@ucdavis.eduKeitha Hunter and Barbara Anderson, Editors

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