Goals and Expectations
The medical student neuropathology rotation is a 4-week on-line and self-study elective designed to consolidate and extend the students experimental knowledge of diseases of the nervous system. It is of particular interest and value to those considering future careers in pathology, neurology, neurosurgery, radiology and psychiatry. Prior to start of rotation student should email CV to Karen Weber (weberkm@upmc.edu) prior to first TEAMS conference.
Intake Interview - First Monday 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Review website (especially Educational Objectives)
Goals and Activities:
Week 1
- Attend Monday 11:30 am - 12:00 pm TEAMS meeting with Rotation Director to review rotation and website
- Attend Monday Noon – 1:00 pm Neuropathology for Neurologists conference
- Read Robbins chapter on Neuropathology
- Review PowerPoints and Quizzes in Canvas:
- Neuroanatomy/Histology
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypoxia/Ischemia
- Forensics Part 1 & 2
- Review CPC cases: 72, 82, 97, 107
- Attend Thursday 9 AM Experimental Neuropathology TEAMS Conference
- Attend Thursday TEAMS QA Conference
- Attend Thursday 11:30 am TEAMS meeting with Rotation Director to assess progress
Week 2
- Review PowerPoints and Quizzes in Canvas:
- Non-glial tumors
- Glial tumors
- Review CPC cases: 1, 11, 17, 26, 27, 46, 57, 62
- Complete Magical Stain Test A in Canvas
- Complete Pediatric Neuropathology Test A in Canvas
- Attend Thursday 9 AM Experimental Neuropathology TEAMS Conference
- Attend Thursday TEAMS QA Conference
- Attend Thursday 11:30 am TEAMS meeting with Rotation Director to assess progress
Week 3
- Review PowerPoints and Quizzes in Canvas:
- Metabolic/toxic and white matter disease
- Non-viral infections
- Viral infections
- Vascular
- Review CPC cases: 2, 7, 16, 76, 91, 111, 112
- Complete Magical Stain Test B in Canvas
- Attend Thursday 9 AM Experimental Neuropathology TEAMS Conference
- Attend Thursday TEAMS QA Conference
- Attend Thursday 11:30 am TEAMS meeting with Rotation Director to assess progress
Week 4
- Review PowerPoints and Quizzes in Canvas:
- Pediatric tumors
- Neurodegeneration
- Review CPC cases: 31, 51, 71, 101, 102
- Complete Pediatric Neuropathology Test B in Canvas
- Complete Magical Stain Test C in Canvas
- Attend Thursday 9 AM Experimental Neuropathology TEAMS Conference
- Attend Thursday TEAMS QA Conference
- Attend Thursday 11:30 am TEAMS meeting with Rotation Director to assess progress and provide feedback on rotation
Exit interview – Final Thursday 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
- Assessment of rotation
- Readings, web, conferences, didactic materials (Quizzes)
At the end of the rotation you should be able to:
- Create a differential diagnosis for clinical findings
- Know histopathological findings of common neuropathology entities:
- Glioma, metastases, meningioma, reactive conditions
- Create diagnostic evaluation panel for clinical differential diagnosis
- Know purpose of molecular analysis of common neuropathology entities
- Know how to use neuropathology texts to discover methodology for evaluation of uncommon neuropathological entities.
Any questions on course structure and web access please contact Karen Weber by email (weberkm@upmc.edu) or phone (412-624-7897).