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BACTERIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY.

Professor Marshall.

Adjunct Professor Meloy.

Mr. Jones.

Thirteen hours weekly throughout the second year.

Bacteriology and pathology are taught throughout the second year
from September to June. Practical laboratory work by the student
with daily individual attention from the instructors forms the basis of
each course.

In Bacteriology the student is taught to prepare culture media
and to employ the usual methods necessary for the isolation and
identification of bacteria, and he learns the biological peculiarities of
the microorganisms concerned in the common bacterial diseases.

After a few days have been spent in the making of culture media,
sterilization, etc., the general technic is learned by isolating the bacteria
from the air and from exposed surfaces. Following this, the pathogenic
bacteria are taken up serially. Those receiving special attention
are the bacteria concerned in wound infections, in respiratory and intestinal
diseases, and in tuberculosis.

With several diseases the pathogenic action of the bacteria is
studied directly upon animals, the anatomical changes are observed,
the bacteria are recovered, and the diseased tissues are prepared by
the student for miscroscopic examination.

The lectures which accompany the laboratory work are designed
to set forth clearly the relation which bacteria bear to disease, to immunity,
and to preventive medicine.

The course in Pathology extends from January to June. The
greater part of the practical work is devoted to the study of the microscopic
changes occurring in disease. This is supplemented by the
study of autopsy material and museum specimens. Wherever it is possible
the development and progress of the lesions are studied experimentally.
The practical work includes the consideration of the vascular disturbances,
degeneration, inflammation, regeneration, and of benign and
malignant tumors. The diseases produced by animal parasites are
considered briefly. During the course the student has an opportunity
to learn the standard methods employed in preparing tissues for
microscopic examination, and he is called upon to witness and assist
in the autopsies.

A lecture precedes the practical work each day and in addition
selected topics are discussed more fully in a series of lectures.

Both in Bacteriology and Pathology frequent recitations are held,
and the standing of the student is determined largely from these and
from the character of his daily work.

In addition to the courses outlined above, there will be opportunities
for qualified students to engage in special work.

The work in Pathology is open only to students who have obtained
a record of eighty per cent. on Histology.