Four-Week Electives for the Clinical Continuum - Department of Pathology

Experience in Pathology beyond that provided in the Sophomore year is valuable to every physician regardless of the nature of his/ her eventual practice.  This Selective gives the student an opportunity to broaden his/her knowledge of the basic nature of disease and to see Pathology practiced as a medical specialty.

The student is assigned a faculty preceptor and becomes, in effect, a junior member of the staff, assisting in autopsies, observing and assisting in frozen sections and surgical pathology diagnosis, interacting with clinicians in patient evaluation, and attending all conferences.  A certain amount of unscheduled time will be available for pursuing topics in pathology of special individual interest.

Duration: 1 month
Quota: 1 student

Surgical Pathology - Tulane Medical Center Hospital (MDPA SUR TMC)

The practice of Pathology differs greatly from the Sophomore class experience.  This rotation will demonstrate the day-to-day activities of a Surgical Pathologist.  The student will follow the workup of surgical specimens from the gross laboratory and frozen section room to the Surgical Pathology microscopic sign-out area.  The student will learn the basic techniques of specimen preparation and be exposed to slide diagnosis.  The student, resident and Pathologist will review the cases and discuss interesting patients with the clinicians.  Participation in the several weekly resident-staff conferences is expected.  The opportunity for assisting in autopsies exists.  The student will have time to pursue topics in Pathology of special individual interest.

Duration: 1 month
Quota: 1 student

NOTE: A combination of the selectives in Clinical and Surgical Pathology at Tulane Medical Center Hospital is also offered.  Permission of the Department is required.

Research In Pathology - Tulane Medical School (MDPA RES TMS)

This Selective will be organized according to the interest of the student.  Research opportunities are available in Molecular Pathology including gene therapy, Clinical Pathology, Transfusion Medicine, Flow Cytometry, Immunopathology, Electron Microscopy, Surgical Pathology, and Experimental Pathology.  Interesting and unusual cases may also be used as examples for clinicopathologic research.  The student will also learn how to write a scientific paper.

Duration: 1 to 3 months
Quota: 2 students

Anesthesiology Basic Science & Clinical Research Dermatology Family & Community Medicine Medicine Neurosurgery Obstetrics/Gynecology Opthalmology Orthopaedics

Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Pharmacology Psychiatry/Neurology Radiology Surgery Urology