| Teaching anatomical pathology in the undergraduate curriculum in medicine: the experience of 'C Course', Sapienza University, Rome. | |
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PMID: 21797139 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present article is to describe how Anatomical Pathology is taught in 'C Course' undergraduate Curriculum and to outline the benefits of such an organization. SETTING ANALYSIS: 'C Course' is one of the six undergraduate curricula in Medicine within Sapienza University of Rome, focused on integrated teaching and medical education activities. ORIGINAL EXPERIENCE: In 'C Course', the learning objectives of Anatomical Pathology have been subdivided in four areas: i) an 'early contact' aimed to provide a 'clinical trigger' to students learning basic sciences; ii) a methodological background intended to help students understand the role of pathology in the comprehension of disease mechanisms; iii) the full body of systemic pathology, taught within inter-disciplinary courses devoted to each apparatus; iv) a latest approach, aimed to explain the role of anatomical pathology in diagnosis, grading and staging of tumours, and in the detection of predictive markers. DISCUSSION: Our teaching organization represents a unusual experience in the Italian setting, allowing students to grasp the concept that anatomical pathology can give many contributions to their overall formation: as a trigger for basic sciences, as a central way of understanding etiology, behavior, and diagnostic pathways, and to predict the outcome of any disease, and as a powerful diagnostic and prognostic means to guide therapy. This approach is well perceived by students, whose questionnaires gave the course an above average score, and offers a valuable output in term of students' knowledge, as assessed by their performance in the area of Anatomical Pathology in the National Progress Test. |
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P Gallo; G D'amati; C Di Gioia; C Giordano |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Pathologica Volume: 103 ISSN: 0031-2983 ISO Abbreviation: Pathologica Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-07-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401123 Medline TA: Pathologica Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 27-31 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. pietro.gallo@uniroma1.it |
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