Dear colleagues,

In the winter semester, there will be a slight modification to your groups in respect to how you are organized for your practice classes and seminars. Because of its size, the group 3054 will be divided into two groups - 3054 A and 3054 B, to ensure that the groups are small enough to benefit from in person teaching and get the most out of the students´ interaction with their teacher. 

Both groups A and B will also be supplemented with several students from the 2nd largest group - 3053. You will be informed in time about which group you belong to - all teaching takes place at the same time, it is only your particular assigned group which might be different. 

The syllabus for the winter semester classes for students of both General Medicine and Dentistry is provided HERE.

The rooms assigned for student groups based on the week (odd/even) of the semester is available HERE.

The list of teachers assigned to the study groups for the winter semester is HERE. 

1) In order to pass the oral exam, you must show (at least) sufficient, passable knowledge of all 3 questions - i.e. none of the questions can be deficient, even if the other two questions are answered perfectly - see also 4)

2) During the oral examination, the examiner may ask questions on any topics in the field of pathology that are relevant to the discussion - ignorance even outside the range of questions drawn may be a reason for failure in the examination

3) The order of questions is determined by the order on the drawn trio, always starting with general pathology

4) In case of fundamental ignorance, the examination may be terminated on the first discussed topic, without discussing the subsequent questions

5) The examination is spoken - written materials prepared by the student at the time of preparation are not decisive for the result

6) Substitution of a drawn question/trio of topics by another is not allowed under any circumstances

The article contains detailed description of the schedule of publishing the Pathology exam dates for this semester, as well as information on the course of the exams and general rules.

Dear colleagues, 

In the summer semester, your pathology classes will follow the same structure as in the winter semester, with the respective addition of the Additional groups A/B - your assigned groups and divisions therefore remains the same. 

The syllabus for the summer semester classes for students of General Medicine is provided HERE.

The syllabus for the summer semester classes for students of Dentistry is provided HERE.

The rooms assigned for student groups based on the week (odd/even) of the semester is available HERE.

The list of teachers assigned to the study groups for the winter semester is HERE.

 

The credit will be awarded to students after fulfilling the following conditions:

1. During the course of the semester, each student must take all of the General pathology tests available on Moodle. More information about the tests is available here. In order to obtain the credit it is necessary to succesfully pass test (the result itself does not matter, the point threshold is set automatically in the system). There is no time limit to how long you can take to fill out the test. The students can take these tests in any order they wish to and at any time, provided that they have taken all of the tests by the end of winter semester.

2. Meeting the attendance requirements - Attendance of these practical classes (i.e. both microscopy practices and SEMINARS)  continues to be mandatory. The students are allowed to have a total of 3 excused absences for the entire semester. 

Every student needs to attend pathology classes as a part of their assigned study group, as is stated and planned in the sylabus. It is not possible to move to a different class to take your pathology lesson, with the following exceptions:

1. Attendance with a different class during the same teaching week in case you need to make up a lesson which you could not attend with your own group – this needs to be arranged with your own group teachers (who need to be notified) and approved by the teacher whose class you wish to visit (who needs to agree to your visit). The arrangement must take place BEFORE you attend the make-up lesson.
2. Long-term changes concerning lesson attendance with a different group other than your assigned group (during the entire semester or a part of the semester) – these are possible only in extraordinary cases, especially when the student is actively involved in teaching at a different department (as a teaching assistant). This exception can only be allowed if the group you need to transfer to has sufficient capacity and the change is approved by the teachers of both your original group and the group you are transferring to.

We would like to emphasize that one of the conditions for obtaining your credit for the semester is sufficient attendance.

Attendance of the entire block of lessons continues to be mandatory. Both the practice lesson and the seminar attendance is mandatory, and counts together as one teaching block - i.e. in order to obtain the attendance for that day, the student must be present for both the practice lesson and the seminar. The seminars represent a mandatory part of the lessons.

The students are allowed to have a total of 3 "excused" (i.e. justifiably substantiated by a reason they provide their teacher with) absences for the entire semester.

Dear colleagues,

individual consultations with teachers are possible to arrange after a previous mutual agreement with the chosen teacher, and after the regular teaching period has ended. If you have any questions during the regular teaching period, use some of the usual ways of consulting a problem – ask your group teacher during practice lessons / seminars, or if you have questions about something from the lectures use the allotted time during/at the end of a lecture when the professor takes questions.

Dear colleagues,

based on our previous agreement, the PDF versions of lectures will be provided to the students always after the lecture has been given in person according to the syllabus. The materials will be uploaded to the SIS and to the Files on MS Teams.

Dear colleagues,

in relation to recent repeated incidents we would like to bring the following to your attention – it is strictly prohibited to smoke in all of the facilities and areas of the General University Hospital. The Institute of Pathology is a shared department of the 1st Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital and as such is not an exception to this rule.

Therefore, smoking is prohibited on all of the premises of the Institute, including the front stairs in front of the main door and the adjacent park in front of the building. It is also prohibited to litter on these premises, which includes discarding used cigarette stubs.

The current update list of exam topics for students of General Medicine is available HERE, or as an attachment to this post.

The current list represents an updated version of exam topics, and covers the entire spectrum of pathology in the same way that it is taught to you. We have designed the topics to reflect a modern approach to pathology, classifications and the subjects as a whole with the aim to make the preparation for your exam clearer and easier.

The current updated list of exam topics for students of Dentistry is available HERE, or as an attachment to this post.

The current list represents an updated version of exam topics, and covers the entire spectrum of pathology in the same way that it is taught to you, taking into account the extent of knowledge required of Dentistry students. We have designed the topics to reflect a modern approach to pathology, classifications and the subjects as a whole with the aim to make the preparation for your exam clearer and easier.

 

During the pathology course the students will attend autopsy practices and laboratories accessible only for doctors, medical staff and students. It is therefore necessary to have your identification badge with a photograph with you !!!

The teaching process is realized on all three floors. Please do not forget that you enter an area with the risk of infection and stick therefore to the hygiene rules. Keep the corridors and auditorium halls clean.

Besides  the teaching process standing diagnostic activity is performed during the whole day for the Faculty General Hospital. Keep the noise during the breaks on a tolerable (academic) level.

Several well meant points to help in pathology study.

We are continuously working on improving our teaching methods and available study aids for our students, and that is why at the moment we are  working on creating a dedicated online gallery of macroscopic pathology photos, all sourced from our own archives of autopsy and biopsy cases.

The gallery will serve as an extra resource of reliable, teacher-verified information to provide you with as high-yield study materials as possible.The gallery should be finished and published during March 2020 and the students will be informed about its launch during their regular classes as soon as it is ready. The link to the gallery will be provided here, on our department website.

Until our gallery is ready, we invite you to make use of some of the freely available online galleries of other institutions, such as the Pathology Education Instructional Resource Library (PEIR).