Surgical Pathology Practicum

Catalog description

This is a practical course in surgical pathology that prepares students for their clinical rotations in surgical pathology during the second-year curriculum. Students will rotate at Tulane Medical Center pathology lab under the guidance of Tulane pathologists' assistants, pathology residents, and pathologists. Students will watch and perform (under guidance) the duties of a Pathologists' Assistant. Emphasis will be placed on developing the student's skills of gross tissue description, dissection, and frozen section preparation.