Program Rotation Overview

The overall goal of the residency program is to train physicians for the professional practice of pathology. Adequate flexibility in training exists to develop subspecialty expertise, develop an academic research interest, or focus on clinical laboratory management skills. The actual number of rotations varies with each resident and per academic year. A general rotation outline is as follows:

Combined AP/CP Rotation

PGY 1 & 2*

• Surgical Pathology
• Pediatric AP
• Autopsy
• Clinical Pathology (CP) subspecialty

* PGY-1 rotations are generally in surgical pathology and autopsy, supplemented by rotations in CP subspecialties.

* PGY-2 rotations are generally in the CP rotations supplemented by rotations in surgical pathology and autopsy.

PGY 3 & 4

• Clinical Pathology (including the following)
  • Cytogenetics
  • Molecular Pathology
• Cytopathology
• Surgical Pathology Subspecialy (including the following)
  • Neuropathology
  • Dermatopathology
  • Forensics
• Pediatric Clinical Pathology
• Elective rotations selected by the resident (including, but not limited to the following)
  • Research
  • Away rotations
  • Cytopathology
  • Forensic Pathology
  • Perinatal/Pediatric Pathology
  • Renal Pathology/Immunology/EM
  • Organ-specific subspecialty rotations
    • Breast
    • Genitourinary
    • Gastrointestinal
    • Dermatology

Anatomic Pathology (AP) Only Rotation

PGY 1 and PGY 2

• Surgical Pathology
• Autopsy Pathology
• Forensic Pathology
• Cytopathology

PGY 3

• Surgical Pathology
• Surgical Pathology Subspecialty (including the following)
  • Neuropathology
  • Dermatopathology
  • Forensics
• Elective Rotations selected by the resident (including but not limited to the following):
  • Research
  • Away rotations
  • Cytopathology
  • Forensic Pathology
  • Perinatal / Pediatric Pathology
  • Renal Pathology/Immunology/EM
  • Organ specific Subspecialty Rotations
    • Breast
    • Genitourinary
    • Gastrointestinal
    • Dermatology
  • Resident Selected Clinical pathology Rotations

Clincal Pathology (CP) Only Rotation

PGY 1 and PGY 2

• Hematopathology (including flow cytometry)
• Transfusion Medicine (including coagulation)
• Microbiology
• Clinical Chemistry
• Surgical Pathology

PGY 3

• Molecular pathology
• Elective rotations selected by the resident (including, but not limited to the following)
  • Research
  • Away rotations
  • Laboratory Management / Informatics
  • Laboratory specific subspecialty Rotations