Program Overview

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine offers various educational programs, including:

• Pathology Residency Programs and AFC Programs
• Fellowship Opportunities
• Graduate Studies
• BMLSc – Medical Laboratory Science
• Pathology Medical Undergraduate Electives
• Infection Prevention and Control Certificate
• Program Office for Laboratory Quality Management:
  • Laboratory Quality Management Certificate
  • Clinical Microbiology Proficiency Testing (CMPT)
  • Certificate course on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Interpretation
  • Standard for Medical Laboratories: What labs need to know about the changes
• Undergraduate Courses:
  • PATH 375
  • PATH 417 Bacterial Infections in Humans (3 credits)
  • PATH 437/MICB 407
  • PATH 438

PATH_V 438 Directed Studies Research Course

What is it?

The objective of PATH_V 438 is to provide students with experience in research. Research projects are carried out in the laboratory of a faculty member of the Department of Pathology who acts as a supervisor. The student is expected to participate in the design of the project as well as perform experimental manipulations and data analysis.

Course Details

• Students spend a minimum half a day every week working in the lab for the project, but the time commitment for each project is different and is determined by the supervisor in consultation with the student.
• Note: Students usually spend more than the formal 78 hours required for a 6 credit course.
• On completion, the student presents his/her results in the form of a written research paper (format to follow a journal appropriate to the field).
• Course grade is based upon the results of an oral presentation (10%) graded by two members of the faculty (other than the supervisor) knowledgeable in the field of study; the contents of the written paper (45%) and an evaluation of the student by the supervisor (45%).
• The supervisor is expected to exercise an editorial and analytical function in the preparation of the research paper.

Oral Presentations and Written Reports

• Oral Presentations: April 7, 2026, 1pm (location UBC Hospital, G226 Vassar Seminar Room, Dept. of Pathology)
• Written reports: APRIL 10, 2026, 11:59pm (submitted in Canvas)

Additional Information

• Students are encouraged to submit an abstract for Pathology Day (usually held in May) to present the results of his/her research, with the permission of the project supervisor.
• The abstract should be prepared by both the student and the supervisor.
• The abstract will not be evaluated as part of the course.