What I like about you (part 1)

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You guys are amazing, and I think you need someone to point that out to you in specific ways.

Here are two things that happened today:

1. Someone actually chased me down (apparently I walk very fast) to make sure I got my phone, which I left on the podium.

This is an example of compassion, and not just the “there, there” compassion, but the going out of your way type of compassion that inconveniences you but really helps the person on the other end. This is why I have such confidence in your ability to be wonderful healthcare providers.

You’re all smart, okay? Let’s get that out of the way. But do you care about others? YES!! You do, and it shows. Thank you, kind person 🙂

2. When I asked you if you’d like to end class at 12:00 rather than our official 12:05 stop time, you were honest and nodded your heads yes.

GREAT! Now I know, and I’ve gone in and changed all our end times to 12:00. I will honor that and finish on time so you get your break to stop thinking about this stuff for a moment and regenerate your willingness to sit and learn.

The lecture video for today is posted on our schedule page, and it should be playable.

Someone (again, thank you) was kind enough to tell me that the videos I posted for our first lectures were not visible to you guys.

They changed the settings in Mediasite this year so that I need to now need to go in and make sure the permissions are set correctly. Not a big deal, but it was something new this year that I didn’t realize had changed. So thanks for letting me know.

Please continue to give me feedback in real time like this! Otherwise, you will just sit and suffer, and life is too short for that.

Couple little summaries of cell injury plus a request

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I mentioned yesterday that I have a website totally separate from our school websites that I run on my own – it’s called PathologyStudent.com and I actually use a lot of the questions I get from you guys as prompts for writing posts! So you might find something useful there.

Please, hear me on this: this is another totally optional resource. You have an extremely full schedule, and I want to offer you resources but also clarify that these are all just for your personal use, and there will not be anything on the exam that is not discussed specifically in class.

Here are a couple posts from Pathology Student related to cell injury:

I really appreciate your feedback from the first day of class (the Kahoot we did) – and am still sorting through all the comments.

I would LOVE to hear more ideas from you guys on what I can do to make things better/easier/less stressful in this course. I can think of stuff from my end, but that’s not NEARLY as useful as getting suggestions from you.

Here’s a quick way to give me your thoughts – it’s just an anonymous Google form with a single open-ended question. I’d love to hear what you think now, so I can make important changes at the beginning of the course.

Welcome to General Pathology!

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Hi everyone! I’m super excited to have another class with you! Here’s some information about this course so you have some idea of what to expect.

Pathology is usually described as the study of disease, and that’s a good working definition. But actually, the word “pathology” is derived from the Greek pathos, which is variously translated as suffering, passion (the kind of passion that is so deep it hurts), emotion, or just anything that arouses sorrow or pity. That’s pretty appropriate, since diseases tend to bring about suffering and sorrow. In our pathology course, we’ll focus on studying diseases. And I’ll do my best to make sure that the course itself doesn’t cause you any suffering or sorrow!

General Pathology (DDS 6253) and Systemic Pathology (DDS 6254) are technically two separate courses – but they are really quite similar in their structure and format, so that’s why they both share this website.

General Pathology covers basic, introductory pathology topics like inflammation, cell injury, and neoplasia. You need to know about these topics so that you can make sense out of Systemic Pathology, which covers diseases by organ system (everything but the oral cavity) and Oral Pathology (which is self-explanatory).

This website will feel familiar to you because it’s pretty similar to our General Histology and Oral Histology websites. It’s divided into General Pathology and Systemic Pathology (each course has its own dropdown menu above), and the page structure will look familiar:

  • Home: course updates and random interesting stuff I think you might like
  • Schedule: course schedule and lecture recordings
  • About: course info (grading etc.) and syllabus
  • Crosswords
  • Kahoots

I think that about does it. If you have any questions, or just want to talk, please feel free to email me any time. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!