Two-Sprint Rapid Review
Sprint 1: May 22 – June 4, 2026 · Sprint 2: June 5 – June 18, 2026 · 4 hours/day · Mandatory recitations + daily quizzes
Sprint 1
June 4 Exam
8 days to exam · 14 day sprint
Sprint 2
June 18 Exam
22 days to exam · 14 day sprint
Day 1 · Friday
Heavy
Cell Damage, Necrosis & Apoptosis
2026-05-22 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 2 · Saturday
Heavy
Acute Inflammation — Vascular & Cellular Events
2026-05-23 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 3 · Sunday
Medium
Chronic Inflammation, Granulomas & Wound Healing
2026-05-24 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 4 · Monday
Heavy
Neoplasia — Benign vs Malignant & Tumor Grading
2026-05-25 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 5 · Tuesday
Heavy
Oncogenes & Tumor Suppressor Genes
2026-05-26 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 6 · Wednesday
Medium
Metastasis, EMT & PTEN Barrier
2026-05-27 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 7 · Thursday
Medium
Cellular Adaptations — Hypertrophy, Hyperplasia, Metaplasia
2026-05-28 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 8 · Friday
Medium
Free Radicals, Hypoxia & Reperfusion Injury
2026-05-29 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 9 · Saturday
Heavy
Tumor Microenvironment, Exosomes & Autophagy
2026-05-30 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 10 · Sunday
Medium
Hormone-Dependent Cancers
2026-05-31 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 11 · Monday
Heavy
Diabetes Mellitus & Atherosclerosis
2026-06-01 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 12 · Tuesday
Heavy
Anemias, Leukemias & Hemostasis
2026-06-02 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 13 · Wednesday
Heavy
FINAL REVIEW — Comprehensive Oral Simulation
2026-06-03 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Day 14 · Thursday
Exam
EXAM DAY — Pathology Exam 1
2026-06-04 · 0/3 recitations · 0%
Wednesday · 2026-05-27
Metastasis, EMT & PTEN Barrier
4h
"Metastasis day — own the cascade, the EMT switch, and the PTEN barrier story. These are recurring oral questions."
4-Hour Schedule
09:00–09:30
Study
Review metastatic cascade: invasion → intravasation → arrest → extravasation → colonization — Di Donato
EMTMMPs
09:30–10:30
Study
EMT — E-cadherin loss, N-cadherin gain, Snail/Slug/Twist
E-cad ↓Vimentin ↑
10:30–10:40
— BREAK —
10:40–11:20
Recite
Recitation: 4 steps of the metastatic cascade out loud — Di Donato
11:20–12:00
Study
PTEN barrier & immune escape; tumor microenvironment
PTENPD-L1
12:00–12:10
— BREAK —
12:10–12:40
Recite
Recitation: hormone-dependent tumor link to metastasis — Castoria
12:40–13:00
Quiz
Quiz Drill: 10 past exam questions on metastasis — Banfi
Mandatory Recitations 0/3 done
Metastatic cascade — 4 steps with key molecules10 min · Di Donato
EMT vs MET — molecular switches10 min · Di Donato
PTEN loss → immunotherapy resistance — full mechanism10 min · Castoria
Quiz Focus Questions
Critical
Di DonatoDescribe the metastatic cascade. Which step is rate-limiting?
High
Di DonatoWhat is EMT and which transcription factors orchestrate it?
High
CastoriaHow does PTEN loss create immunotherapy resistance?
Medium
BanfiWhat is the seed-and-soil hypothesis?