Pathology

Vision

To emerge as a center of excellence in the tristate region by providing quality teaching, diagnostic practices and research services in the field of pathology.

Mission

To provide high quality education to undergraduate medical students who can perform simple bed side tests and also the postgraduates by training them in various specialized diagnostic skills.
To produce skilled pathologists who will be helpful to the community.
To encourage the budding pathologists to get involved in various research projects.

Undergraduate Teaching

Goal

To provide the student a comprehensive knowledge of etiology, pathogenesis and pathology of diseases in order to achieve complete understanding of the natural history, clinical manifestations and laboratory diagnosis of disease.

Objectives

Describe the structure and ultra structure of a sick cell, mechanisms of cell degeneration, cell death and repair and be able to correlate structural and functional alterations.
Explain the pathophysiological processes which govern the maintenance of homeostasis, mechanisms of their disturbance and the morphological and clinical manifestations associated with it.
Describe the mechanisms and patterns of tissue response to injury to appreciate the pathophysiology of disease processes and their clinical manifestations.
Correlate the gross and microscopic alterations of different organ systems in common diseases to the extent needed to understand the disease processes and their clinical significance.
Develop an understanding to neoplastic change in the body in order to appreciate need for early diagnosis and further management of neoplasia.
Understand the mechanisms of common hematological disorders and develop a logical approach in their diagnosis and management.

Postgraduate Teaching