PATH 652 - Practicum for Pathologists’ Assistants III

8 Cr. Hrs.

PATH 550 is a prerequisite for this course. This course will require the student to undergo clinical rotations. Clinical rotation sites are numerous and include private practice, academic centers, hospitals, and forensic centers located in and around South Carolina. The student will need to utilize their previous learning and apply it to tasks presented to them. They will begin by grossing simple and small cases and progress to large and complex surgical specimens. The student will be assessed by the onsite pathologists’ assistant who is in direct contact with the program director. They will be expected to not only progress in level of specimen complexity but also in speed, competency, efficiency, communication, and multi-tasking. The student will also partake in frozen sections, which is a near immediate diagnosis during the time of surgery, and autopsies. The student will have the opportunity to eviscerate and prosect hospital autopsy cases and assist in non-criminal cases. This class will take part in the second Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.

Prerequisite(s): PATH 550 Corequisite(s): NA
Grading Basis: Graded Repeatable: No Typical Periods Offered: Spring, Summer
Formerly: NA
This a clinical laboratory experience at local hospitals, clinics, and pathology labs.