Weather Alert
EARLY CLOSURE MARCH 4 - Due to the forecast for severe winter weather, Creighton's Omaha campus will close at 7 P.M. this evening.
All in-person classes, clinics, and events, regardless of start time, are asked to end by 7 P.M. For those needing a shuttle, please visit my.creighton.edu for the most up-to-date maps and schedule. Shuttles will run until 8 P.M. this evening. We encourage you to be mindful of other closures or impacted services across the city as well.
Employees, including those classified as responsible for “essential operations” should review Creighton's Weather and Emergency-Related Absence Policy and work with your immediate supervisor on expectations for job functions during this curtailment of campus operations.
Please take proper winter weather precautions throughout the day and contact public safety at 402.280.2911 for any emergencies.
Medical School Education
Pathology instruction at Creighton University Medical School takes place in the form of didactics, labs, case-based and team-based learning in the M1 and M2 curriculum. The Department also offers USMLE Step 1 preparation course for review of Pathology content. All educational material is linked to the course textbook, Robbins Basic Pathology, and is delivered by attending pathologists.
M3 and M4 year medical students interested in pursuing pathology education have the opportunity to elect Pathology rotation similar to that of a PGY-1 pathology resident. The purpose of the Pathology elective is to provide an understanding of the role the anatomic and clinical pathologist plays in patient management. This elective will expose the medical student to the fields of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology including Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology, Hematopathology and other areas of Laboratory Medicine. Clinical experience in Pathology Department is also available for M1 and M2 students interested in learning about the practice of Pathology.
Pathology Education Leadership
Chair
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Poonam Sharma, MBBS
Professor
School of Medicine, Omaha Campus
- Anatomic and Surgical Pathology
402.280.4858
