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Strategic Priorities - EDUCATION
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is dedicated to teaching and mentoring students and professionals at all levels to foster the creation, transfer and application of knowledge on Pathophysiology and Human Disease. The department faculty coordinate the teaching of general and organ pathology and offer specialized pathology electives leading to the M.D. degree at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. A doctoral curriculum and research mentoring in Cellular and Molecular Pathology lead to the Ph.D. degree. Advanced programs beyond the doctoral level are offered for medical resident or research fellow training. Coursework and laboratory research experience prepare undergraduate university students for scientific careers, especially Clinical Laboratory Science and other allied health professions. In addition to these formal programs, the faculty engage in the dissemination of knowledge to the public, health care professionals and scientific researchers through public forums and meetings.
Goals and Initiatives: To advance these education objectives, the department plans to:
Integrate Pathology Teaching into the New Medical School Curriculum
- Reorganize the 2nd year Pathology course for medical students
- Design new teaching methods for the new Health Sciences Learning Center
- Integrate pathology faculty teaching into re-organized organ systems courses
- Develop new 3rd and 4th year electives in Pathology
- Establish a new clerkship in Laboratory Medicine
Create a New Graduate Curriculum
- Establish a new major course in the Pathogenesis of Human Disease
- Generate new pathology specialty courses on the department’s research strengths
- Acquire funding through a training grant
- Evaluate potential of Masters Program in Forensic Pathology
Reorganize/Develop Curriculum for Resident Training
- Offer a new Elective in Molecular Diagnostics
- Plan new fellowships (Research, Forensics)
Enhance Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) and Undergraduate Education
- Revise undergraduate CLS curriculum to reflect changes in healthcare practice
- Develop a 2nd Graduate Certificate in Laboratory Quality Management
- Combine the existing and the new Graduate Certificates into a masters degree program utilizing distance education
Improve Education Support
- Establish administrative and technical support
- Identify and seek monetary support
- Encourage and reward faculty participation
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