Academic Pathology (Sep 2018)

Educational Case: Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

  • Sheila E. Segura MD,
  • Gloria Ramos-Rivera MD,
  • Mark Suhrland MD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289518794191
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5

Abstract

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The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040 .