Student Learning Objectives

At the end of the program, the students will be able to:

• Perform a complete autopsy including gross examination as well as sampling of various organs for microscopic examination and clinicopathologic correlation surgical pathology.
• Perform gross assessment of surgical pathology specimens including frozen and permanent sections.
• Scholarly project-Develop a researchable question, use appropriate research strategies and techniques to generate a scholarly response to the question and the findings of the project will be presented at the Department Annual Scientific Day.
• Produce gross and microscopic photographs demonstrating proficiency in clinical and microscopic photography.
• Demonstrate proficiency in medical terminology.
• Demonstrate mastery of clinicopathologic correlations with laboratory medicine.
• Utilize knowledge of lab management concepts and procedures.
• Demonstrate proficiency and knowledge in embryology, pathophysiology, ross and microscopic anatomy and general/systemic pathology.

1. Bachelor of science or health science from regionally accredited college or university with minimum cumulative and science 3.0 GPA (Exceptions can be made if the applicant has a terminal Ph.D., M.D., or M.B.B.C.H degree)
2. Complete on-line application form: https://www.utoledo.edu/graduate/apply/
3. Official transcripts
4. $45 application fee domestic students, $75 fee for international students
5. 3 letters of recommendation
6. Passing TOEFL or IELTS (only international students)
7. One shadowing experience in autopsy and surgical pathology
8. Prerequisites Courses with minimum GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale:

Prerequisites Courses:

The applicant should have successfully completed the following courses: 

• general chemistry with lab,
• organic chemistry or biochemistry with lab,
• biology with lab,
• microbiology with lab,
• college level mathematics
• college level english composition.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ANAT 5000	Anatomy for Physician Assist	5
PHSL 5050	Human Physiology	3
PATH 6060	Surgical Clinical Rotation	6
PATH 6080	Postmortem Clinical Rotation	6
PATH 7130	Pathology	8
PATH 6890	Independent Study in Pathology	4
PATH 6780	Histology and Cell Physiology I	2
INDI 6980	Scholarly Project for Medical Sciences	6
PATH 6070	Intro Clinical Lab Medicine	2
PATH 6790	Histology and Cell Physiology II	2
INDI 8790	Basic and Adv Light Microscopy	4
PATH 6770	Embryology and Teratology	1
PATH 6040	Pathology Assistants: Medical Ethics	1
PATH 7125	Laboratory Management	4
Total Hours		54

Plan of Study Grid

First Term		Hours
ANAT 5000	Anatomy for Physician Assist	5
PHSL 5050	Human Physiology	3
PATH 6060	Surgical Clinical Rotation ( - Didactic)	2
PATH 6080	Postmortem Clinical Rotation ((Hospital + Forensics) - Didactic)	2
INDI 8790	Basic and Adv Light Microscopy	4
	Hours	16
Second Term
PATH 6060	Surgical Clinical Rotation (- Clinical)	2
PATH 6080	Postmortem Clinical Rotation ((Hospital + Forensics) - Clinical)	2
PATH 7125	Laboratory Management	4
PATH 6770	Embryology and Teratology	1
	Hours	9
Third Term
PATH 6890	Independent Study in Pathology ((LIS, Lab management))	4
PATH 6060	Surgical Clinical Rotation (- Clinical)	2
PATH 6080	Postmortem Clinical Rotation ((Hospital + Forensics) - Clinical)	2
	Hours	8
Fourth Term
PATH 6780	Histology and Cell Physiology I	2
PATH 7130	Pathology	4
INDI 6980	Scholarly Project for Medical Sciences	3
PATH 6070	Intro Clinical Lab Medicine	2
	Hours	11
Fifth Term
PATH 6790	Histology and Cell Physiology II 1	2
PATH 7130	Pathology	4
INDI 6980	Scholarly Project for Medical Sciences	3
PATH 6040	Pathology Assistants: Medical Ethics	1
	Hours	10
	Total Hours	54

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This course is an independent study in microanatomy to reemphasize what the students learned in the fall semester to allow them to recognize on their own the microscopic feature of various tissues. 

Minimum total credits for MSBS Assistant in Pathology is 54 credits

• PLO 1. Autopsy Service\\n• perform a complete autopsy including evisceration, dissection and examination of the various organs including brain\\n• describe grossly all organs from a given autopsy
• PLO 2. Surgical Pathology\\n• perform gross examinations on surgical specimens\\n• cut and stain frozen sections\\n• compile related medical history to the surgical specimens\\n• evaluate image findings to the surgical specimens\\n
• PLO 3. Clinical Pathology\\n• interpret peripheral blood smears\\n• provide clinicopathologic correlations for chemistry, microbiology, immunology tests\\n
• PLO 4. Electives and Scholarly Activities\\n• analyze scientific articles \\n• prepare and present scientific papers at annual scientific day