PATH5000: Surgical Pathology
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PATH5000: Surgical Pathology

2025 unit information

Updated version approved by Greg Sutherland: The Surgical Pathology Unit of Study is an online course offered in both Semester 1 and Semester 2. It is designed to align with the pathology component of the General Surgical Sciences Examination (GSSE) and provides a comprehensive overview of general pathology. The course covers essential pathological processes such as immunology, inflammation, and neoplasia, along with system-specific pathology including the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological systems. Spanning 13 weeks, the course consists of 13 topics, with each week offering recorded lectures, slides, required readings, and supplementary materials. Students are expected to dedicate approximately 10 hours per week to complete the provided content, including assessments. Students also have access to the online Pathology Museum, which offers macroscopic pathology specimens and microscopic slide examinations of relevant pathological processes, providing an adjunctive, interactive and in-depth learning experience.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Medicine and Health

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Department of Medical Sciences
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. analyse general pathological mechanisms and the basis of these mechanisms in common diseases, in preparation for the General Surgical Sciences Examination and for surgical practice
  • LO2. explain basic processes (degeneration, inflammation, neoplastic)
  • LO3. analyse the aetiology, pathogenesis, natural history, investigation and therapeutic modification of common diseases of the organ systems, as applied to surgery
  • LO4. identify the macroscopic and histopathological features of exemplar pathologies.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2025
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 Early 2020
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2024
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney

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