84420 - Bone and Joint Pathology

Learning outcomes

Recognize the morphologic and molecular features of bone and joint diseases, and correlate them with their clinical presentation.

Course contents

Surgical pathology and histopathology of the following diseases:

Rheumathoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis.

Benign and malignant tumors of the bone and cartilage.

Soft tissue sarcomas.

Readings/Bibliography

Class presentations are available on Virtuale.

As a general reference book: Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 10th Edition

Teaching methods

Class presentations.

Attendance to learning activities is mandatory; the minimum attendance requirement to be admitted to the final exam is 60% of lessons.

Attendance will be recorded.

Assessment methods

The final course evaluation test of the pathology block of the integrated course will be a written test in presence to verify the achievement of objectives (critical thinking, knowledge of topics of pathology) within the integrated course.

The written test will be based on 40  multiple-choice questions on the matter covered during the course.  

To pass, the student must achieve at least 60% correct answers.

Scoring system:

· Each correct answer earns 0.8 points.

· Incorrect answers do not subtract points.

· The total score is rounded to the nearest whole number.

This system allows the student to score 30 with 2-3 incorrect answers, and even 30 cum laude with one incorrect answer.

The grades of the pathology module will be valid for one year.

The grade of the pathology module will be combined with the grades of the other modules of the integrated course to obtain the final grade. To pass the exam, students will need to reach at least the pass-mark (18/30) in all modules of the I.C. The student will be able to accept or decline the final grades.

 

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