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Lewandrowski K, Keegan A, Makarenko V, Maryamchak E, Mata DA, Palte MJ, Rudolf JW, Safdar N, Schmidt RJ, Stuart L, Xiong Y, Rao L, Melanson SEF, Michael Snyder L. Development of a Commercial Reference Laboratory Elective Rotation for Residents in Clinical Pathology. Am J Clin Pathol 2018; 150:485-490. [PMID: 30053105 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqy070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To develop a curriculum for a commercial reference laboratory clinical pathology training elective. METHODS A 4-day elective at Quest Diagnostics was developed. The elective included 32 sessions composed of interactive didactic sessions and laboratory tours/demonstrations. Ten residents who attended the elective completed a written evaluation and scored each component of the curriculum. RESULTS Written comments were very positive and demonstrated the goals of the elective were achieved. Laboratory tours and one-on-one sessions with the medical directors were especially well received. Most of the residents stated that the rotation gave them exposure to an area of laboratory medicine that they were not familiar with. CONCLUSIONS The elective provided a resident training experience that was highly regarded and exposed residents to an area of laboratory medicine not encountered in most pathology training programs. Our curriculum could serve as a model for establishing a similar elective in other training programs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kent Lewandrowski
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
| | | | - Elena Maryamchak
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
| | - Douglas A Mata
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
| | - Michael J Palte
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
| | - Joseph W Rudolf
- Department of Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
| | - Nida Safdar
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
| | - Ryan J Schmidt
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
| | - Lena Stuart
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
| | | | - Lokinendi Rao
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester
- Quest Diagnostics, Marlborough, MA
| | - Stacy E F Melanson
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
| | - L Michael Snyder
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester
- Quest Diagnostics, Marlborough, MA
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