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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.

PSIG meeting presentation
PSIG meeting presentation
PSIG meeting presentation
PSIG meeting presentation