Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Pathology Assistant Training

 
 
Curriculum
 
Year 1
 
ANAT 7210  Histology and Cell Biology
     Instructor - TBA
Emphasis on light microscopic features of cells, tissue and organs.  Electron microscopic features of cell organelles studies to highlight functions basic to all cells.  Both histological and cell biological features integrated with physiological function, pathological abnormalities and pharmacological treatment.  (4 credit hours)
 
HPRO 5011, 5012 Gross Anatomy
     Instructor - Dr. Randall Renegar
Structure of the human body including laboratory dissection. (5 credit hours)
 
Path 6840 Clinical Practicum in Pathology Assistant Studies I
     Instructors - Anatomic Pathology Faculty
Introduction to pathology assistant duties including supervised prosection of surgical and autopsy specimens, dictation and specimen photography through observation and supervised activity.  (2 credit hours)
 
PATH 6841 Clinical Practicum in Pathology Assistant Studies II
     Instructors - Anatomic Pathology Faculty
Prerequisite:  PATH 6840
Supervised prosection of surgical and autopsy specimens, dictation and specimen photography.  (2 credit hours)
 
Year 2
 
PATH 8800 Principles of Pathology
     Instructor - Dr. Paul Strausbauch
(Formerly PATH 6800)  Cell injury, cell death, acute inflammation, chronic inflammation, regeneration and repair, pigments and mineralization, thrombosis and infarction, teratogenesis and oncogenesis, etiogenesis of cancer, genetic diseade, auto-immune disease, bacterial disease and nutritional disease.  (4 credit hours)
 
PATH 8801 Systemic Pathology
     Instructor - Dr. Paul Strausbauch
(Formerly PATH 6801)  Cardiovascular system, hematopathology, respiratory system, gastrointestinal system, including liver and pancreas, kidney, reproductive pathology, endocrinology, nervous system, skin and musculoskeletal system.  (8 credit hours)
 
East Carolina University Academic Computing On-Line Training
     Coordinator - Gloria Schwartz
Knowledge and skill needed to satisfy basic technology competencies required to support and enhance professional productivity, information access, collaboration, and communication among educators.  (word processing, spread sheets, presentations and database)  For more information on the Technology Resource Center, click here.
 
PATH 6842 Clinical Practicum in Pathology Assistant Studies III
     Instructors - Anatomic Pathology Faculty
Prerequisite:  PATH 6840, 6841
Supervised prosection of surgical and autopsy specimens, dictation and specimen photography.  (2 credit hours)
 
PATH 6843 Clincal Practicum in Pathology Assistant Studies IV
     Instructors - Anatomic Pathology Faculty
Prerequisite:  PATH 6840, 6841, 6842
Supervised prosection of surgical and autopsy specimens, dictation and specimen photography.  (2 credit hours)
 
 
 
 
 
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