Author/Authors :
Quarles, Jake Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA , Richmond, Joshua Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA , Swamy, Vinushree St. Joseph Mercy Oakland and Northwest Pathology Consultants, Pontiac, MI, USA , Pandey, Jyotsna Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
Abstract :
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
Keywords :
pathology competencies , organ system pathology , bladder , urothelial carcinoma , tumor staging , cancer prognosis , bacille Calmette-Guerin