Surgical Pathology I - VAMC

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These courses run concurrently during the fall semester of the second year, and are meant to be complimentary. They are practical rotations on the Duke University and Veterans Administration Medical Center's Surgical Pathology Services respectively, building on the techniques and skills taught in PATHASST 221 & 222. These courses consist of continuing laboratory training in the orientation, description, and dissection of gross surgical specimens with special emphasis on frozen section technique, tissue triage and the role of the PA and their interaction with the attending pathologist and pathology resident following many of the cases through to sign-out by the pathologist at the VAMC. Credit: 4, 4. Dr. Amy Lark, and staff