King Edward Memorial Hospital - Departments: occupational

Pathology

Principal Activities Of The Department

TEACHING

A. Undergraduate teaching :

II MBBS Students - About 400 students (3 terms)

Lectures : In general pathology, systemic pathology and clinical pathology - 4 lectures per week for lst and 2nd term students.
Practicals : In general pathology , systemic pathology, clinical pathology - 5 days in a week. Revision lectures and practicals for 3rd term students.

Occupational Therapy & physiotherapy course : Only lectures.

B. Post graduate teaching

M.D.Pathology -

The post graduate teaching and training programme consists of working in various laboratories such as clinical pathology and hematology, clinical biochemistry, blood bank, surgical histopathology, neuropathology, cardiac vascular and lung pathology, pediatric pathology, gastrointestinal pathology by rotation. In addition, post graduate students have the assignments of carrying out autopsy examinations and emergency investigations. They participate in regular weekly teaching sessions of gross meetings, slide meetings, daily autopsy meetings and monthly journal reviews, case presentations, open forum discussions etc.

D.M.L.T. course -

10 students per year. The course consists of 18 months - 3 terms. First two terms consists of lectures, practicals and regular practical training in various laboratories. Third term is entirely practical training in laboratories.