Pathology (Click here for a photographic image of the Department)
1. Goal
The goal of teaching pathology is to provide undergraduate students
comprehensive knowledge of the causes and mechanisms of disease, in order to
enable them to achieve complete understanding of the natural history and
clinical manifestations of the disease.
2. Educational objectives
(a) Knowledge
At the end of one and half years, the student shall be able to -
i. describe the structure and ultrastructure of a sick cell, the mechanisms of
the cell degradation, cell death and repair.
ii. Correlate structural and functional alterations in the sick cell.
iii. Explain the Patho physiological processes which governs the maintenance of
homeostasis, mechanism of their disturbances and the morphological
and clinical manifestation associated with it.
iv. describe the mechanisms and patterns of tissue response to injury to
appreciate the Pathophysiology of disease processes and their clinical
manifestations.
v. Correlate the gross and microscopic alterations of different organ systems in
common diseases to the extent needed to understand disease processes and their
clinical significance.
vi. Develop an understanding of neoplastic change in the body in order to
appreciate need for early diagnosis and further management of neoplasia.
vii. Understand mechanisms of common haematological disorders and develop a
logical approach in their diagnosis and management.
(b) Skills
At the end of one and half years, the student shall be able to -
i. Describe the rationale and principles of technical procedures of diagnostic
laboratory tests.
ii. Interpret diagnostic laboratory tests and correlate with clinical and
morphological features of diseases.
iii. Perform simple bedside tests on blood, urine and other biological fluid
samples.
iv. Draw a rational scheme of investigations aimed at diagnosing and managing
common disorders.
v. Recognise morbid anatomical and histopathological changes for the diagnosis
of common disorders.
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(Note: The above is as per the syllabus for MBBS course as prescribed by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik)