Hematology – SMD 551
Total Contact Hours:
34.5 hours
Course Director:
Julian Gomez Cambronero, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Course Description:
This course presents the functional morphology of blood cells (normal and abnormal), how important blood diseases manifest, and the approaches to diagnosis and treatment of blood and clotting diseases.
Learning Goals, Assessment, Practice, and Teaching and Learning Activities, and their Integration with the Institutional Educational Objectives:
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What does our institution want our graduates to do? |
If your students mastered the content of your course, what would they be able to do? |
What will students need to do for them and others (peers, professors) to know whether they have achieved this specific learning goal? |
How will students get the information they need to learn? |
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Describe the morphology, physiology, and biochemistry of blood, marrow, and lymphatic tissues. |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam TBL IRAT/GRAT |
Exam question banks FAQ Review session TBL GAPP |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Microscope tutorials Digital blood atlas |
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Identify and apply knowledge of the molecular mechanisms in leukemia and lymphoma, given a case vignette. |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam |
Exam question banks FAQ Review session |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures |
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Identify and explain the pathogenesis, staging, and general management approaches for a patient with a hematopoietic or lymphoid tumor, given a case vignette. |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam |
Clinical workshops Exam question banks FAQ Review session |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures |
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Identify growth factors, biologic products, and how chemotherapeutic agents work in leukemia or lymphoma, given a case vignette. |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam |
Exam question banks FAQ Review session |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures |
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Generate a differential diagnosis and determine further diagnostic strategies for a patient with a probable myeloproliferative disorder, leukemia, or lymphoma, given a case vignette. |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam TBL IRAT/GRAT |
Exam question banks, FAQ Review session TBL GAPP |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Digital blood atlas |
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Identify pathogenesis of red cell metabolism disorders by applying knowledge of how iron, vitamin B12, folate, and common enzymes relate to red cell metabolism, given a case vignette. |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam |
Exam question banks FAQ Review session |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Microscope tutorials |
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Identify and explain the key characteristics of sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, or megaloblastic anemia at the cellular, systems, and patient presentation levels, given a case vignette. |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam |
Clinical workshops Exam question banks FAQ Review session |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Patient-Physician panel |
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Compose a differential diagnosis and choose appropriate anemia diagnostic approaches, given a case vignette. |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam TBL IRAT/GRAT |
Exam question banks FAQ Review session TBL GAPP |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Digital blood atlas |
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Interpret laboratory results of a patient with a coagulopathy, given a case vignette. |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam |
Exam question banks |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures |
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Identify the most common heritable coagulopathies and discuss their pathobiology and clinical presentation. |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam |
Exam question banks FAQ Review session |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures |
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Identify best choice therapeutic agents for a patient requiring anticoagulant therapy, and justify choices by describing mechanisms of actions and fit with clinical condition, given a case vignette. |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam
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Clinical workshops Exam question banks |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures |
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Identify the health benefits of patients receiving blood-derived products |
MCQ Exam Term 1 Exam Blood banking quiz |
Exam question banks |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Virtual blood banking lab |
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Solve complex problems effectively in teams and complete projects in a defined time-frame |
TBL IRAT/GRAT |
TBL GAPP |
Study of advance assignment Interactions with peers and faculty during live TBL session |
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Provide constructive feedback to peers and respond to constructive feedback |
TBL peer feedback at end of Term 1 |
Interactions with peers during TBL sessions |
Participation in TBL Completion of peer feedback |
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Productively contribute to the learning power of teams through adequate preparation, punctuality and creation of a positive, encouraging atmosphere. |
TBL peer feedback at end of Term 1 |
Interactions with peers during TBL sessions |
Participation in TBL Completion of peer feedback |
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