On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Examine and interpret advanced diagnostic entities in surgical pathology in the subspecialties of skin and soft tissue pathology
2. Identify common and uncommon disease entities in skin and soft tissue pathology, including the diagnosis of non-neoplastic, benign and malignant entities
3. Use research skills to investigate disease entities in skin and soft tissue pathology to reach the correct diagnosis
4. Report pathological findings using written and oral communication skills to patients, other health professional and related stakeholders, with application of analytical research skills where necessary to form appropriate conclusions and recommendations regarding further clinical management
5. Exemplify the behaviour required to create a safe, caring, ethical and professional practice required by pathologists

Skin pathology
Soft tissue pathology
Analytical research skills (Literature review assessment item)

Legislative pre-requisites

Students need to meet the legislative requirements to be in a supervised specialist training role in Pathology, and hence be working clinically in a hospital/laboratory setting. If a student fails to meet these requirements they will not be allowed to enrol in the subject.