2012-14 Strategic Plan

Upcoming Events

May 21 - Differential Diagnosis of Increased Myeloblast With Dysplasia (Jimmy Chen, M.D.)

June 4 - Presenting and publishing results of your quality improvement project (Ulfat Shaikh, M.D, Ph.D., MS)

June 18 - Point of Care hCG assays should not be used to rule out pregnancy (Dina Greene, PHD, DABCC, CCS, ASCP-C)

June 27 - Merkel Cell Polyomavirus: From Pathology to Therapy (Yuan Chang, M.D.)

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UC Davis Health System strives to create a healthier world through bold innovation, and the Department of Pathology is a key part of making this happen. By creating new tools such as virtual tumor boards and point-of-care technologies, UC Davis is leading the way in diagnosing, treating, and ultimately preventing disease. Learn how the Department of Pathology at UC Davis brings these tools together with education and patient care to transform the field.

News

April 23, 2012
On May 4, chair Lydia Howell is presenting a poster at the Association of American Medical College's Physician Workforce Research Conference in Washington DC titled "Work to be Done: A qualitative analysis of biomedical faculty attitudes about and perceptions of family-friendly workplace policies."

April 9, 2012
Faculty member Ishwarlal (Kenny) Jialal will receive the 2012 Garry Labbe Award from the American Association of Clinical Chemistry’s Nutrition Division at their annual symposium on July 17th. Dr. Jialal will provide an address titled "Nutritional modulation of the Metabolic Syndrome".

March 23, 2012
Faculty member Gerald Kost has been appointed to a three-year term on the Task Force for Point of Care Testing for the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC). The IFCC enhances the scientific level and quality of diagnosis and therapy for patients throughout the world.

March 16, 2012
Match Day brings two outstanding new residents to our residency program. We look forward to welcoming Shiloh Martin from UC Davis’ M.D./Ph.D. program and Adam Stelling from Loma Linda University Medical School.

March 6, 2012
Department chair Lydia Howell has a blog as president of the American Society of Cytopathology. Her monthly posts can be viewed at: http://www.cytopathology.org/website/article.asp?id=2531

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