TV5111:03
Diagnostic Pathology
Townsville
Prerequisites: TV5010
6 hours pathology case reviews each week. Full year.
Available to graduate students with a degree in Veterinary Science (other appropriately trained graduates may enrol at the discretion of the Director of the Australian Institute of Tropical Veterinary and Animal Science).
Staff: Professor P Summers.
Under the direction of the staff member responsible, students will handle and/or review material submitted to the pathology section for diagnosis.
Learning Objectives:
- conduct postmortem examinations on domestic animals, wildlife, laboratory animals, interpret major gross and microscopic changes and prepare reports on them;
- be familiar with routine techniques and procedures used in diagnostic pathology such as “trimming in” of tissues and uses of special stains.
Continuing assessment on case-by-case basis of material handled by the student.