Stritch School of Medicine - Elective Course Catalog

Introduction

Pathology (PATH)

Dept. Contact	Kathy Mandel
Location	SSOM 320
Phone	708-216-8781
Email	kmandel@lumc.edu

Department: Pathology

Course Number: PATH-404

Course Title: Neuropathology

No. of Students: 1

Site: LUMC

Supervisor: Henry Brown, M.D., Ph.D.

Duration: 4.0 weeks

Periods Offered: Jan, Apr, July, Oct

Prerequisite: Completion of Neurology and Psychiatry clerkships.

Special Note:

Description: Student will participate in: Daily neurosurgical review of current cases, including time in frozen section lab, autopsies and teaching sessions in consultation with attending neuropathologist of the week. Weekly brain cutting conferences, done in conjunction with the Department of Neurology and Neurology Grand Rounds and monthly clinical correlation conferences with the Departments of Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology. Other opportunities include introduction to basic and clinical research techniques used in neuropathology. It is expected that a detailed knowledge of clinico-pathological correlation of neurological diseases and neuroanatomy (gross and microscopic) be accomplished during the rotation. This course would be of interest for those students who would be going into neurology, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry as well as pathology residencies.

Method of Evaluation: Oral examination.