Medical Student Coordinator
N308 Doan Hall
410 W. 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
M3 SELECTIVES
Within the Surgery/ObGyn block, the pathology department offers 1 week selectives to the M3 students. Our department began offering 5 pathology selectives in 2015 with 9 students enrolled in the first block. We now offer 9 pathology selectives including Autopsy/Intraoperative Pathology, Cytopathology, Dermatopathology, ENT Pathology, Neuropathology, Pathology Informatics, Pediatric Pathology, Renal Pathology, and Transfusion Medicine and enrollment has increased (see figure). For example, during the block from May-Aug 2023, we had 20 students enroll, approximately 30% of the M3 students within the block.
Autopsy/Intraoperative Frozen Section at DHLRI/James Cancer Center
• Assist in performing adult autopsies and intraoperative frozen sections.
• Work with autopsy attendings, frozen section service attendings, pathology assistants, pathology residents and other rotating medical students.
• Attend relevant didactic seminars such as autopsy conference.
• Ideal for students interested in general surgery, surgical subspecialties, internal medicine, radiology, emergency medicine or pathology.
• Constraints: Maximum of 2 student per month and maximum 6 students per block.
Cytopathology at Rhodes Hall
• Participate in the diagnosis of cytology specimens including pap smears, urine and fine needle aspirations.
• Work with cytology attendings, cytopathology fellow and pathology residents.
• Ideal for students interested in ob/gyn, interventional radiology, family medicine or pathology.
• Constraints: Maximum of 1 student per month and maximum 4 students per block.
Dermatopathology at Blankenship Hall (Martha Morehouse Campus)
• Participate in the diagnosis of dermatopathology diseases.
• Work with dermatopathology attendings (Dr. Chung and Dr. Plaza) as well as residents and fellows.
• Ideal for students interested in dermatology, family practice or pathology.
• Constraints: Maximum of 1 student per month and maximum 3 students per block.
ENT Pathology at Doan Hall
• Participate in the diagnosis of ENT specimens including thyroid, salivary gland, upper aerodigestive tract and facial tumors (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma).
• Work with ENT pathology attendings and pathology residents.
• Ideal for students interested in ENT, endocrinology, family medicine, dermatology or pathology.
• Constraints: Maximum of 1 student per month and maximum 2 students per block.
Neuropathology at Graves Hall/James Cancer Center
• Participate in the diagnosis of neurologic lesions including intraoperative frozen sections.
• Work with neuropathology attendings (Dr. Kobalka and Dr. Ahmadian) and pathology residents.
• Attend relevant didactic conferences and tumor boards.
• Ideal for students interested in neurosurgery, neurology or pathology.
• Constraints: Maximum of 1 student per month and maximum 2 students per block.
Pathology Informatics at James Cancer Center/Doan Hall/Ackerman
• Participate and gain exposure to digital imaging, telepathology, automation, computer basics, database management, networks, security, laboratory information system and bioinformatics.
• Work with informatics attendings (Dr. Parwani) and technical staff.
• Ideal for students interested in medical technology, pathology or administration.
• Constraints: Maximum of 1 student per block.
Renal Pathology at Starling Loving/Doan Hall/Graves Hall
• Participate in the diagnosis of medical renal diseases.
• Work with renal pathology attendings.
• Attend relevant didactic conferences and medical kidney conferences.
• Ideal for students interested in internal medicine, surgery (especially transplant surgery), family medicine or pathology.
• Constraints: Maximum of 1 student per month and maximum 2 students per block.
Transfusion Medicine at James Cancer Center and Rhodes Hall
• Participate in blood management requests and apheresis.
• Work with transfusion medicine attendings, transfusion fellow and pathology resident on service.
• Ideal for students interested in anesthesiology, general surgery, surgical subspecialties, emergency medicine, rheumatology, internal medicine or pathology.
• Constraints: Maximum of 1 student per month and maximum 4 students per block.
Please contact Emily Marcellus with any administrative questions related to the M2 Pathology Career Exploration.