84400 - Immune, Rheumatic and Skin Pathology

Learning outcomes

Recognize the morphologic and molecular features of immune, rheumatic, and skin diseases, and correlate them with their clinical presentation.

Course contents

Histopathology and molecular pathology of:

Melanocytic skin tumors.

Non Melanocytic skin tumors.

Celiac disease.

Autoimmune enteropathy.

Autoimmune Pancreatitis.

Autoimmune hepatitis.

Readings/Bibliography

Class presentations are available on Virtuale.

As a general reference book: Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 10th Edition

Teaching methods

Class presentations.

Attendance to learning activities is mandatory; the minimum attendance requirement to be admitted to the final exam is 60% of lessons.

Assessment methods

The exam for this integrated course is a written, multiple-choice test. The number of questions for each subject is proportional to its credit value:

· Skin & STD (3 credits): 15 questions

· Immunology (2 credits): 10 questions

· Rheumatology (2 credits): 10 questions

· Pathology (1 credit): 5 questions

In total, there are 40 questions. To pass, the student must achieve at least 60% correct answers in each subject area.

Scoring system:

· Each correct answer earns 0.8 points.

· Incorrect answers do not subtract points.

· The total score is rounded to the nearest whole number.

This system allows the student to score 30 with 2-3 incorrect answers, and even 30 cum laude with one incorrect answer.

Important note: The exam is a single, unified test. The student must pass each subject individually. If the student doesn’t pass one or more subjects, the entire exam will need to be retaken, regardless of the overall score. This rule is incontestable.

Teaching tools

Digital glass slides

Office hours

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