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detail-title margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>Off-Campus Clerkship</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-hours_html margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>(3-6 Units)</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-offering margin--span text--big"><span class="label"></span>Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer</span>聽聽</h3><div class="noindent notinpdf"><p class="courseblockextra noindent"><span class="skip-makebubbles"><span class="label"><i>Instructor(s):</i></span> <span style="display:inline-block;"><a href="#" onclick="lfjs.bubble(this,(this.nextSibling||{}).innerHTML||'No other Courses',{width:bubblewidth}); return false;">Dana Balitzer</a><span style="display:none;"><span class="label"><b>Dana Balitzer also teaches:</b></span> <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20150.03" title="PATHOLOGY聽150.03" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 150.03');">PATHOLOGY聽150.03</a>, <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20150.05" title="PATHOLOGY聽150.05" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 150.05');">PATHOLOGY聽150.05</a>, <a href="/search/?P=INTERDEPT%20130.08" title="INTERDEPT聽130.08" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'INTERDEPT 130.08');">INTERDEPT聽130.08</a>, <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20140.02B" title="PATHOLOGY聽140.02B" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 140.02B');">PATHOLOGY聽140.02B</a></span></span>, Raga Ramachandran</span></p></div><div hidden="true" class="noindent"><p class="courseblockextra noindent"><span><i>Instructor(s):</i> Dana Balitzer, Raga Ramachandran</span></p></div><div><p class="text detail-prerequisite_s_ margin--default"><span class="label">Prerequisite(s): </span>Completion of core clerkships. Third or Fourth year standing.</p></div><div><p class="text detail-restrictions margin--default"><span class="label">Restrictions: </span>None</p></div><div><p class="text detail-activities margin--default"><span class="label">Activities: </span>Clinical</p></div><div class="noindent"><p class="courseblockextra">Pathology 140.02A provides an elective opportunity for students to explore pathology clinical clerkships at non-UCSF institutions. Students will learn diagnostic pathology skills pertinent to their field of interest in general or sub-specialty fields of Anatomic Pathology.</p></div><div class="noindent bubble-hidden notinpdf"><div class="courseblockextra noindent"><h4 class="toggle bubble-hide">View full course details:</h4> <ul> <li>School: Medicine</li> <li>Department: Pathology</li> <li>May the student choose the instructor for this course? No</li> <li>Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes</li> <li>Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade, P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)</li> <li>Graduate Division course: No</li> <li>Is this a web-based online course? No</li> <li>Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No</li> <li>May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No</li> <li>Repeat course for credit? Yes</li></ul> </div></div><div hidden="true" class="noindent"><div class="courseblockextra"><div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-school"><strong>School: </strong>Medicine</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-department"><strong>Department: </strong>Pathology</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-instructor_choice"><strong>May the student choose the instructor for this course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-consent"><strong>Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? </strong>Yes</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grade_mode"><strong>Course Grading Convention: </strong>Letter Grade, P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grad_division"><strong>Graduate Division course: </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-web_based"><strong>Is this a web-based online course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-ipe"><strong>Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grad_enrollment"><strong>May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-repeatability"><strong>Repeat course for credit? </strong>Yes</span></div></div></div><div class="noindent bubble-only notinpdf"><div class="text detail-coursedetails_link"><span class="noeco"><a href="/search/?q=PATHOLOGY+140.02A">More details</a></span></div>聽聽</div></div><div class="courseblock"><h3 class="cols noindent"><span class="text detail-code margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>PATHOLOGY 140.02B</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-title margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>Off-Campus Clerkship</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-hours_html margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>(3-6 Units)</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-offering margin--span text--big"><span class="label"></span>Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer</span>聽聽</h3><div class="noindent notinpdf"><p class="courseblockextra noindent"><span class="skip-makebubbles"><span class="label"><i>Instructor(s):</i></span> <span style="display:inline-block;"><a href="#" onclick="lfjs.bubble(this,(this.nextSibling||{}).innerHTML||'No other Courses',{width:bubblewidth}); return false;">Dana Balitzer</a><span style="display:none;"><span class="label"><b>Dana Balitzer also teaches:</b></span> <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20150.03" title="PATHOLOGY聽150.03" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 150.03');">PATHOLOGY聽150.03</a>, <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20150.05" title="PATHOLOGY聽150.05" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 150.05');">PATHOLOGY聽150.05</a>, <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20140.02A" title="PATHOLOGY聽140.02A" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 140.02A');">PATHOLOGY聽140.02A</a>, <a href="/search/?P=INTERDEPT%20130.08" title="INTERDEPT聽130.08" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'INTERDEPT 130.08');">INTERDEPT聽130.08</a></span></span></span></p></div><div hidden="true" class="noindent"><p class="courseblockextra noindent"><span><i>Instructor(s):</i> Dana Balitzer</span></p></div><div><p class="text detail-prerequisite_s_ margin--default"><span class="label">Prerequisite(s): </span>Completion of core clerkships. Third or Fourth year standing.</p></div><div><p class="text detail-restrictions margin--default"><span class="label">Restrictions: </span>None</p></div><div><p class="text detail-activities margin--default"><span class="label">Activities: </span>Clinical</p></div><div class="noindent"><p class="courseblockextra">Pathology 140.02B provides an elective opportunity for students to explore pathology clinical clerkships at non-UCSF institutions. Students will learn diagnostic pathology skills pertinent to their field of interest in general or sub-specialty fields of Anatomic Pathology.</p></div><div class="noindent bubble-hidden notinpdf"><div class="courseblockextra noindent"><h4 class="toggle bubble-hide">View full course details:</h4> <ul> <li>School: Medicine</li> <li>Department: Pathology</li> <li>May the student choose the instructor for this course? No</li> <li>Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes</li> <li>Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade, P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)</li> <li>Graduate Division course: No</li> <li>Is this a web-based online course? No</li> <li>Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No</li> <li>May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No</li> <li>Repeat course for credit? Yes</li></ul> </div></div><div hidden="true" class="noindent"><div class="courseblockextra"><div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-school"><strong>School: </strong>Medicine</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-department"><strong>Department: </strong>Pathology</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-instructor_choice"><strong>May the student choose the instructor for this course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-consent"><strong>Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? </strong>Yes</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grade_mode"><strong>Course Grading Convention: </strong>Letter Grade, P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grad_division"><strong>Graduate Division course: </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-web_based"><strong>Is this a web-based online course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-ipe"><strong>Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grad_enrollment"><strong>May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-repeatability"><strong>Repeat course for credit? </strong>Yes</span></div></div></div><div class="noindent bubble-only notinpdf"><div class="text detail-coursedetails_link"><span class="noeco"><a href="/search/?q=PATHOLOGY+140.02B">More details</a></span></div>聽聽</div></div><div class="courseblock"><h3 class="cols noindent"><span class="text detail-code margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>PATHOLOGY 150.03</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-title margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>Surgical & Autopsy Pathology</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-hours_html margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>(3-6 Units)</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-offering margin--span text--big"><span class="label"></span>Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer</span>聽聽</h3><div class="noindent notinpdf"><p class="courseblockextra noindent"><span class="skip-makebubbles"><span class="label"><i>Instructor(s):</i></span> <span style="display:inline-block;"><a href="#" onclick="lfjs.bubble(this,(this.nextSibling||{}).innerHTML||'No other Courses',{width:bubblewidth}); return false;">Dana Balitzer</a><span style="display:none;"><span class="label"><b>Dana Balitzer also teaches:</b></span> <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20150.05" title="PATHOLOGY聽150.05" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 150.05');">PATHOLOGY聽150.05</a>, <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20140.02A" title="PATHOLOGY聽140.02A" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 140.02A');">PATHOLOGY聽140.02A</a>, <a href="/search/?P=INTERDEPT%20130.08" title="INTERDEPT聽130.08" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'INTERDEPT 130.08');">INTERDEPT聽130.08</a>, <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20140.02B" title="PATHOLOGY聽140.02B" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 140.02B');">PATHOLOGY聽140.02B</a></span></span></span></p></div><div hidden="true" class="noindent"><p class="courseblockextra noindent"><span><i>Instructor(s):</i> Dana Balitzer</span></p></div><div><p class="text detail-prerequisite_s_ margin--default"><span class="label">Prerequisite(s): </span>Consent of faculty member in charge of students research project and approval of Dr. Raga Ramachandran elective director.</p></div><div><p class="text detail-restrictions margin--default"><span class="label">Restrictions: </span>Completion of 3rd year clerkships.</p></div><div><p class="text detail-activities margin--default"><span class="label">Activities: </span>Seminar, Lab science</p></div><div class="noindent"><p class="courseblockextra">Students will rotate through various subspecialty services in the department of Anatomic Pathology with exposure to specimen grossing, faculty sign-out and rapid diagnostic services such as frozen section and fine needle aspiration. Students will learn the basics of histology and principles of pathologic staging. The rotation may be tailored to the special interests of particular students.</p></div><div class="noindent bubble-hidden notinpdf"><div class="courseblockextra noindent"><h4 class="toggle bubble-hide">View full course details:</h4> <ul> <li>School: Medicine</li> <li>Department: Pathology</li> <li>May the student choose the instructor for this course? No</li> <li>Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No</li> <li>Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)</li> <li>Graduate Division course: No</li> <li>Is this a web-based online course? No</li> <li>Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No</li> <li>May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No</li> <li>Repeat course for credit? Yes</li></ul> </div></div><div hidden="true" class="noindent"><div class="courseblockextra"><div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-school"><strong>School: </strong>Medicine</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-department"><strong>Department: </strong>Pathology</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-instructor_choice"><strong>May the student choose the instructor for this course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-consent"><strong>Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grade_mode"><strong>Course Grading Convention: </strong>P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grad_division"><strong>Graduate Division course: </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-web_based"><strong>Is this a web-based online course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-ipe"><strong>Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grad_enrollment"><strong>May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-repeatability"><strong>Repeat course for credit? </strong>Yes</span></div></div></div><div class="noindent bubble-only notinpdf"><div class="text detail-coursedetails_link"><span class="noeco"><a href="/search/?q=PATHOLOGY+150.03">More details</a></span></div>聽聽</div></div><div class="courseblock"><h3 class="cols noindent"><span class="text detail-code margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>PATHOLOGY 150.05</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-title margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>Research in Pathology</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-hours_html margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>(2-18 Units)</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-offering margin--span text--big"><span class="label"></span>Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer</span>聽聽</h3><div class="noindent notinpdf"><p class="courseblockextra noindent"><span class="skip-makebubbles"><span class="label"><i>Instructor(s):</i></span> <span style="display:inline-block;"><a href="#" onclick="lfjs.bubble(this,(this.nextSibling||{}).innerHTML||'No other Courses',{width:bubblewidth}); return false;">Dana Balitzer</a><span style="display:none;"><span class="label"><b>Dana Balitzer also teaches:</b></span> <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20150.03" title="PATHOLOGY聽150.03" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 150.03');">PATHOLOGY聽150.03</a>, <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20140.02A" title="PATHOLOGY聽140.02A" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 140.02A');">PATHOLOGY聽140.02A</a>, <a href="/search/?P=INTERDEPT%20130.08" title="INTERDEPT聽130.08" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'INTERDEPT 130.08');">INTERDEPT聽130.08</a>, <a href="/search/?P=PATHOLOGY%20140.02B" title="PATHOLOGY聽140.02B" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'PATHOLOGY 140.02B');">PATHOLOGY聽140.02B</a></span></span></span></p></div><div hidden="true" class="noindent"><p class="courseblockextra noindent"><span><i>Instructor(s):</i> Dana Balitzer</span></p></div><div><p class="text detail-prerequisite_s_ margin--default"><span class="label">Prerequisite(s): </span>Consent of faculty member in charge of students research project and approval of Raga Ramachandran director.</p></div><div><p class="text detail-restrictions margin--default"><span class="label">Restrictions: </span>None</p></div><div><p class="text detail-activities margin--default"><span class="label">Activities: </span>Independent Study</p></div><div class="noindent"><p class="courseblockextra">Student continue previously initiated research projects under the guidance of faculty members.</p></div><div class="noindent bubble-hidden notinpdf"><div class="courseblockextra noindent"><h4 class="toggle bubble-hide">View full course details:</h4> <ul> <li>School: Medicine</li> <li>Department: Pathology</li> <li>May the student choose the instructor for this course? No</li> <li>Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No</li> <li>Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)</li> <li>Graduate Division course: No</li> <li>Is this a web-based online course? No</li> <li>Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No</li> <li>May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes</li> <li>Repeat course for credit? Yes</li></ul> </div></div><div hidden="true" class="noindent"><div class="courseblockextra"><div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-school"><strong>School: </strong>Medicine</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-department"><strong>Department: </strong>Pathology</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-instructor_choice"><strong>May the student choose the instructor for this course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-consent"><strong>Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grade_mode"><strong>Course Grading Convention: </strong>P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grad_division"><strong>Graduate Division course: </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-web_based"><strong>Is this a web-based online course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-ipe"><strong>Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grad_enrollment"><strong>May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? </strong>Yes</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-repeatability"><strong>Repeat course for credit? </strong>Yes</span></div></div></div><div class="noindent bubble-only notinpdf"><div class="text detail-coursedetails_link"><span class="noeco"><a href="/search/?q=PATHOLOGY+150.05">More details</a></span></div>聽聽</div></div><div class="courseblock"><h3 class="cols noindent"><span class="text detail-code margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>PATHOLOGY 198</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-title margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>Supervised Study</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-hours_html margin--span text--semibold text--big"><b>(1-6 Units)</b></span>聽聽<span class="text detail-offering margin--span text--big"><span class="label"></span>Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer</span>聽聽</h3><div class="noindent notinpdf"><p class="courseblockextra noindent"><span class="skip-makebubbles"><span class="label"><i>Instructor(s):</i></span> Staff</span></p></div><div hidden="true" class="noindent"><p class="courseblockextra noindent"><span><i>Instructor(s):</i> Staff</span></p></div><div><p class="text detail-prerequisite_s_ margin--default"><span class="label">Prerequisite(s): </span>Consent of instructor.</p></div><div><p class="text detail-restrictions margin--default"><span class="label">Restrictions: </span>None.</p></div><div><p class="text detail-activities margin--default"><span class="label">Activities: </span>Independent Study, Project</p></div><div class="noindent"><p class="courseblockextra">Pathology 198 allows MS4s to design and pursue in-depth study or a project with faculty supervision within a specific area of interest in pathology. It reinforces self-directed study, an important component of the lifelong learning expected from a physician.</p></div><div class="noindent bubble-hidden notinpdf"><div class="courseblockextra noindent"><h4 class="toggle bubble-hide">View full course details:</h4> <ul> <li>School: Medicine</li> <li>Department: Pathology</li> <li>May the student choose the instructor for this course? Yes</li> <li>Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No</li> <li>Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)</li> <li>Graduate Division course: No</li> <li>Is this a web-based online course? No</li> <li>Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No</li> <li>May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes</li> <li>Repeat course for credit? Yes</li></ul> </div></div><div hidden="true" class="noindent"><div class="courseblockextra"><div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-school"><strong>School: </strong>Medicine</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-department"><strong>Department: </strong>Pathology</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-instructor_choice"><strong>May the student choose the instructor for this course? </strong>Yes</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-consent"><strong>Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grade_mode"><strong>Course Grading Convention: </strong>P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grad_division"><strong>Graduate Division course: </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-web_based"><strong>Is this a web-based online course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-ipe"><strong>Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? </strong>No</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-grad_enrollment"><strong>May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? </strong>Yes</span></div> <div class="noindent"><span class="text detail-repeatability"><strong>Repeat course for credit? </strong>Yes</span></div></div></div><div class="noindent bubble-only notinpdf"><div class="text detail-coursedetails_link"><span class="noeco"><a href="/search/?q=PATHOLOGY+198">More details</a></span></div>聽聽</div></div></div></div> </main> </div>  <div id="col-nav"> <aside id="sidebar"> <div class="sidebar-item"> <h2 id="edition" class="sidebar-header"><a href="/">2024-2025 Edition</a></h2> <nav id="cl-menu" aria-label="Primary"> <ul class="nav levelzero" id="/"> <li><a href="/welcome/">Welcome from the Chancellor</a></li> <li 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