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M3 SURGICAL PATHOLOGY CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

We provide all M3 students with a surgical pathology clinical experience within the Surgery/ObGyn block. The students receive a 1 hour didactic lecture during ground school orientation week. During the block, the students have 2 clinical hours within Surgical Pathology. The first hour is within the gross room and histology laboratories. The second hour is 1 on 1 with a surgical pathologist in which the students participate in Surgical Pathology sign out at the microscope. The students have a choice of 5 different Surgical Pathology subspecialties for the second hour. This clinical experience is unique in the United States, leading to the publication “Implementation of a required 3rd-year medical student surgical pathology clinical experience” (PMID 35573389, see figure). From 2013-2024, the Department of Pathology has been a preceptor for 1,820 M3 students in Surgical Pathology. This experience has formal objectives which are tested in the Perioperative Services examination.

A large group of medical students are listening to Dr. Debra Zynger give a presentation.
Dr. Debra Zynger waves to the camera while giving a presentation to a group of medical students.
A large group of medical students are listening to Dr. Debra Zynger give a presentation.
A small group of medical students are listening to Pathologist’s Assistant, Andrew Mcloughlin, as he gives them a tour of a Gross Room.
A small group of medical students are looking over the Renal Histology Lab Managers shoulder as she fixes tissue in wax so it can be cut in slides.
A Small group of medical students listen as the Renal Histology lab manager gives them a tour of during their Surgical Pathology rotation.
A Female medical student and Dr. Peter Kobalka review slides during the one-on-one sign-out portion of the Surgical Pathology Rotation.