Pathologists' Assistant Program Courses
Course Code and Number, Course Title, Credit(s) MANA 601 Structure and Development (gross anatomy, histology, and embryology) (9)
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a comprehensive understanding of the human body at both the gross anatomical and microanatomical levels. The basic concepts of structure as related to function are described in lectures and small group laboratory sessions. Laboratory facilities are provided for cadaver dissection and the examination of histological slides. The course includes instruction in embryology, which is taught in an integrated fashion.
Offered Fall semesters only PATH 602 Systemic Pathology (3)
Detailed in this course, are disease entities and disease processes of the following organ systems: cardiovascular; respiratory; gastrointestinal; renal; male and female reproductive; endocrine; skin; bone; and nervous. Neonatal, forensic, and environmental pathology are also presented. Instruction is by lecture, laboratory and computer.
Offered Spring semesters only. PATH 603 General Pathology (3)
Lectures and laboratories are used to present the five main subdivisions of general pathology: cellular pathology, injury and inflammation, vascular disturbances, immuno-pathology, and tumors. In addition to the principles of general pathology, this course includes medical terminology and safety.
Offered Fall semesters only. PATH 608 Autopsy Pathology (5)
Autopsy rotations during the second year of study allow the student to become proficient in all phases of the human post-mortem examination, including evisceration, dissection, description of findings and preparation of postmortem reports. Students receive basic instruction in the function of the autopsy service and the hospital morgue. Specimen photography is also presented in this course. Students are exposed to basic concepts of the medicolegal investigation of death by a rotation at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Maryland. PATH 609 Surgical Pathology (4)
These rotations during the second year of study provide the student with didactic and practical experience in anatomic pathology as expressed in tissues removed during surgery and examined in the surgical pathology laboratory. DBMS 618 Special Topics: Physiology (3)
This is a graduate level course emphasizing concepts of human physiology and pathophysiology. Systems covered include cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, nervous, renal and endocrine systems. Both the didactic method and seminar method of instruction are used. MEDT 680 Laboratory Management (3)
This course, taught through the Medical and Research Technology Department, prepares students to be in charge of a laboratory. It provides an overview of laboratory management in 4 areas; personnel, operations, regulations, and finance. Additional emphasis is on current trends in laboratory services, laboratory accreditation and licensure, and accreditation procedures. Topics include organizing, planning, controlling, and supervisory functions of the management process; leadership styles, performance evaluation; the interview process; professional liability; teaching techniques; problem-solving; and professional responsibility and ethics. PATH 751 Clinical Pathology and Microbiology (2)
This course provides the Pathologists' Assistant student with a working knowledge of clinical chemistry and microbiology tests and procedures used in anatomic pathology. Lectures and seminars on laboratory management and bioethics are also presented in this course. *A permission slip from the program director or instructor is necessary to enroll in this course.
**University of Maryland Baltimore County courses.
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