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Department of Pathology

Course offered:  

Pathology is an important discipline which help in understanding and diagnosis of diseases.  

1.   The course offers 1st Term and Card completion examinations in the 3rd year and 1st 2nd term examinations in the 4th year. The total duration of Phase III is 12 months including Third Professional MBBS Examination. 

2.    The course is expected to start on the first day of January of each calendar year. 

3.    Time for integrated teaching and formative/summative examinations including their preparatory leave is common for all subjects of the phase. 

4.      Assessment:

 a.       The Third Professional MBBS examination is to be started on the first working day of May or November of each year. 

 b.      There will be in-course item examinations, term/card completion examinations, and  3rd Professional MBBS examination for the students.

 c.      Certain percent of marks in the form of from formative assessment (Term ending examination, class attendance, Integrated Teaching and timely completion of item examinations) will be added in the 3rdProfessional MBBS examination in the subject of Pathology. 

 

Course objectives:

After completion of the pathology course, undergraduate medical students will be able to understand the definition of pathology, concepts of diseases and become familiar with the important terminology which are used to study a disease like: epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis and prognosis.It provides the link between basic biological sciences and the practice of medicine.

     Explain the basic mechanism of diseases: Aetiology, pathogenesis, and morphological changes with emphasis on common diseases prevalent in Bangladesh. 

        Co-relate between clinical findings and pathological changes. 

        Interpret laboratory results and understand their implication. 

     Demonstrate knowledge about the use of Histopathology, FNAC, Cytological examination, Pap smear, Frozen  section, and Immuno-histochemistry. 

       Develop skills to perform 

       TC, DC, Eosinophil count, estimation of Hb% and ESR, Platelet count. 

       Semen analysis 

       Routine examination of Urine 

       Microscopic examination of body fluids 

       CSF examination 

       Preparation of preservative and fixative- 95% Alcohol, 10% Formalin.  

       Writing a requisition form for histo-pathological and cytological examination 

 

Course Description

 

In MBBS course of pathology the students will be able-

  •          Writing a histopathological requisition form 
  •           Preservation of surgical specimens in Upazila health complexes and district hospitals and preparation of fixative for surgical specimens (10% formalin). 
  •           Sending of surgical specimens from Upazila health complexes and district hospitals to nearby medical college and larger hospitals where histopathology service is available. 
  •           Collection of Paps' smear/ FNAC from superficial mass lesions 
  •           Preservation of cyto-pathological smears 
  •           Sending of cytopathology specimens from Upazila health complexes and district hospitals to nearby medical college and larger hospitals where cytopathology service is available.
  •           Preservation of surgical specimens for immunohistochemistry and immune fluorescence study.
  •           Writing a requisition form for immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence examination.
  •           Determination of Hb%, ESR, TC & DC of WBC, total count of eosinophil, BT, and CT, preparation of stain, and comment on PBF. 
  •           Performing routine urinary examinations at health complexes.
  •           Handling and maintenance of Microscope.
  •           Performing semen analysis. 
  •           Performing microscopic examination of body fluid-CSF. 
  •           Interpretation of pathology reports and data. 
  •           Writing advice for pathological investigations.

Facilities:

  Class room: Lecture Gallery & Lecture Halls for large group teaching (lectures) with latest version microsoft windows computer & multimedia.Tutorial classes for small group teaching are conducted with whiteboard and marker.

  Learning Resources:

1.  Histopathology laboratory : A well-developed laboratory for practice traditional practical with sufficient space. 

2.  Library: All the national and international text books, reference books, study guides, Illustration & manuals are available.

3. Museum: Pathology museum have the ability to facilitate learning in a different and more meaningful way. The physical space of museum and the ability to handle real specimens for study purposes can more strongly encourage small group learning and collaboration.