Cellular Pathology
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| LIFE2112 | Biomedical Sciences | 2 | 20 | Autumn Malaysia |
- Code
- LIFE2112
- School
- Biomedical Sciences
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn Malaysia
Summary
This module presents basic core knowledge on the general cellular and tissue pathology underlying the disease conditions of various tissues and organs. It also includes the knowledge on the principles and skills on the basic and routine techniques used for tissue histological studies.
Emphasis will be placed on cellular adaptation, cell injury and cancer development. Students will also be introduced to the concepts of disease diagnosis of selected disease states in humans.
The course emphasizes on active participation of students through practicals, report writing and tutorials. The lecturers will be the resource person and facilitators in executing the teaching-learning activities. Students’ attendance and active participation throughout the module is compulsory.
Target Students
Compulsory for all students registered for the Single Honours degree in Biomedical Sciences
Classes
- One 1-hour tutorial each week for 4 weeks
- One 2-hour practicum each week for 5 weeks
- Two 1-hour lectures each week for 24 weeks
Assessment
- 50% Coursework: 3 lab reports and OSPE
- 50% Exam (2-hour): 2 hr ROGO exam
Educational Aims
The module comprises the basic mechanisms of diseases, which emphasizes on aetiology, pathogenesis or mechanisms of cellular changes that occur in disease formation and how the consequences observed at the morphologic and molecular levels eventually lead to functional changes and clinical manifestations. It is designed to build on the knowledge and skills learnt in the anatomy, histology and physiology modules sequence and serves as a bridge between the basic and clinical sciences.Learning Outcomes
- MLO1: Appreciate the morphological changes seen in the tissues both grossly and microscopically in cells and tissues in diseased conditions.
- MLO2: Describe and correlate the anatomy and gross pathology of surgical specimens.
- MLO3: Differentiate between benign and malignant tumour specimens.
- MLO4: Explain and assess the sample of tissue to be cut for preparation of microscopic slides.
- MLO5: Describe and apply the principles and techniques of cell and tissue sample preparation, fixation, cutting and staining.
- MLO6: Describe the basic and routine staining techniques of tissue samples.
- MLO7: Demonstrate practical skills on pathological slides observation and identification with microscope.
Conveners
- Dr Fei Ling Yap