NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
The student will be given an opportunity to actively participate in the general practice of both anatomic and clinical pathology
in a community setting along with general nuclear medicine. Intra-departmental rotations will include surgical pathology,
autopsy, cytopathology, clinical chemistry, blood bank, microbiology and medical microscopy. A complete array of in vivo
clinical imaging procedures will be available, including nuclear cardiology and planar and tomographic SPECT studies.
There will be an opportunity to gain experience in clinical thyroidology, primarily comprised of therapy and management of
hyperthyroidism.
OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this elective, the student will be able to:
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Describe the instrumentation and radionuclides used in contemporary nuclear medicine.
2.
Review all nuclear medicine procedures on a daily basis and state indications for each and alternate modalities
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Participate in the liaison role of the pathologist in assisting the clinician in interpreting laboratory data.
Assist in reviewing abnormal laboratory data to include chart reviews where indicated to explain abnormal
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Review interesting clinical problems in the different areas of the laboratory as they occur, and be prepared to
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Describe the role of radioiodine in the treatment of thyroid disease.
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Describe the role of the clinical laboratory and nuclear medicine in the evaluation of specific clinical problems.
Assess the role of pathologist/nuclear medicine physician in rural community health care.
Participate in gross and micro surgical pathology as well as the performance and interpretation of
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that might be employed.
laboratory findings.
explain them.
aspiration cytology and bone marrow exams.
Present a 15-minute oral presentation on a mutually agreed upon topic in laboratory medicine to the physicians and
technical staff of the laboratory (4-week rotations).
METHOD OF EVALUATION The faculty will base their evaluation on:
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Conference between student and Program Director to establish goals.
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Written report of progress submitted to the Pathology Coordinator by Program Director and by student
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Conference between student and Program Director at the end of the program to determine success
at the end of the clerkship (Standard Clinical Evaluation Form).
in attaining established goals and potential improvements.
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