| Overall Year 2 Curricular Objectives |
Teaching Objectives
The faculty will provide the experiences and opportunities necessary to increase students’ knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of:
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Student Learning Indicators/ Competencies Related to Objectives
To determine if objectives have been met, the faculty will evaluate the students ability to:
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| Provide an integrated core curriculum that builds upon the students’ basic science knowledge base by broadening it to include the understanding of how certain alterations in bodily processes may manifest as disease. |
- The etiology, pathogenesis, structural and functional manifestations of disease
- The biologic principles which govern changes in cells and tissues as a response to abnormal stimuli.
- The processes, use, and interpretation of selected laboratory tests.
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- Describe, using proper terminology, the etiology, pathogenesis, structural and functional manifestations of disease.
- Describe, in detail, what happens to cells and tissues in response to abnormal stimuli.
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| Provide an integrated core curriculum that contains the fundamental knowledge about the processes underlying human diseases, thereby providing the scientific foundation for developing clinical skills. |
- Clinical problems related to the etiology and pathogenesis of disease.
- What disease looks like at the gross, microscopic, and ultra-structural level.
- The dynamics and natural course of disease states
- Selected laboratory tests – process, use, and interpretation
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- Apply the understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, structural and functional manifestations of disease to solving clinically relevant problems.
- Recognize disease at the gross, microscopic and ultra-structural levels.
- Describe what happens to the dynamics and natural course of disease states once physicians intervene.
- Conduct lab tests including urine sediments and blood smears.
- Explain how a physician makes judicious & cost-effective use of the clinical laboratory.
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| Create opportunities for students to be exposed early-on in their training to humanistic, compassionate, and ethical role-models and mentors working in “real-life” settings. |
- The behaviors and attitudes that are necessary for working as a team member including having the ability to communicate, respect and value others’ opinions and being flexible.
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- Listen to and respect others’ opinions
- Show personal development, including the ability to foster the learning of others in the group.
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| Provide a variety of learning opportunities that foster active student participation in the learning process, and emphasize critical thinking and effective communication. |
- Pathology as a medical specialty
- How to prepare and present clinical cases.
- Communication
- Teamwork
- How to critically think about issues.
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- Describe how Pathology as a medical specialty relates and contributes to clinical medicine.
- Use electronic media for preparing and presenting clinical cases.
- Use critical thinking skills.
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