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Microbiology for Medical II Students
Lab Syllabus
"The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires Virginia Commonwealth University to provide a 'reasonable accommodation' to any individual who advises us of a physical or mental disability. If you have a physical or mental limitation that requires an accommodation or an academic adjustment, please arrange a meeting with Dr. Gerszten at your earliest convenience. Additionally, since your coursework requires you to work in a lab environment, you should advise the instructor or department chairperson of any concerns you may have regarding safety issues related to your limitation(s)."
Schedule | Instructors | Summary | Objectives | Handout | Text | Labs | Study Aids
Lab Days, Times, Locations
Friday: September 14, 8am-12 noon and Thursday: September 20, 8am-12 noon in Sanger Hall pathology labs.
Faculty 
Pathologists of the course: Enrique Gerszten, MD, (804) 828-9746; egerszten2@mcvh-vcu.edu and Dr. Paul Weis-Carrington; Paul.Weisz-Carrington@va.gov.
If you have any suggestions concerning the rooms, material or any other matter pertaining to the MII pathology laboratories, please contact Hattie Wyche, Sanger Hall, Room 4-006, (804) 827-1079; hwyche@mcvh-vcu.edu.
Summary & Goals
The laboratory sessions in the MII course in Pathology are designed to give you a comprehensive view of the changes, both gross and microscopic, produced in human organs by infectious diseases. By the end of the course you should be able to identify the pathological processes in patients and forecast both the course and probable outcomes of their diseases.
Each laboratory session includes both gross and microscopic presentations.
The materials in the courses are constantly updated and new specimens are continuously added. You are given a handout in each subject prior to the first pathology laboratory showing the histology sections that are presented and the gross specimens available for that subject matter.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
- Using gross and microscopic specimens, identify pathological processes.
- Describe the course of various pathological processes in a systematic fashion.
Text
Kumar, V., Abbas, A.K., Fausto, N. (Eds.). (2004). Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders.
To enhance the meaning of the lectures, you are expected to read the pertinent required text material PRIOR to the lecture.
Labs
Methods
A large part of medical practice consists of visual examination and verbal communication with patients. For this reason, the laboratory is designed for you to practice visual examination of pathological material and to practice describing, in a systematic fashion, what you visualize.
Sessions
Each laboratory session includes both gross and microscopic presentations. In the microscopic presentations please review the normal histological structure of all tissue components in the organs discussed. The essential features to be seen in each slide are either projected or shown under a pointer in the microscope, according to the instructor's preference. Make note of the alterations in the histological slides in light of the pathophysiological consequences of the lesions. During the gross portion of the laboratory you will compare a variety of normal and abnormal organs.
Precautions
You should wear short sleeves, use gloves and wash hands after all gross presentations.
Study Aids
Pathology Museum
These specimens are available for study whenever rooms 4-014 and 4-016 are not being used for scheduled instruction. A manual is available in each room giving brief descriptions and histories for each specimen. You are urged to use the museum and enlist the aid of any faculty members when needed.
Digital Legends for Labs/Cases
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July 30, 2007
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