Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs

Pathology Residency/Fellowship Programs

Colleges award this field under 16 named programs, from Combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program to Pathology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other.

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Colleges may offer this field under 16 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.

Combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program: Prepares physicians in the clinical laboratory analysis and diagnosis of disease and anatomic abnormalities. Covers performing general autopsies, forensic medicine, laboratory management, and quality control.
Anatomic Pathology Residency Program: Prepares physicians in the diagnosis of disease and anatomic abnormalities. Covers autopsy pathology, cytology, diagnostic surgical pathology, forensic medicine, laboratory management, and quality control.
Clinical Pathology Residency Program: Prepares physicians in the clinical laboratory analysis and diagnosis of disease. Covers performing clinical chemistry, cytogenetics, immunology, laboratory management, microbiology, molecular biology, quality control, serology, toxicology, and virology.
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians for the maintenance of an adequate blood supply, blood donor and patient-recipient safety, and appropriate blood utilization. Includes directing the preparation and safe use of specially prepared blood components, including red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma constituents, and marrow or stem cells for transplantation. Requires prior completion of a residency program in pathology.
Chemical Pathology Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the use and interpretation of chemical analyses, chemical diagnoses and management, and the supervision of chemical pathology laboratories. Covers basic and applied analytical chemical pathology; instrumentation data processing and chemical laboratory management. Requires prior completion of a residency program in medical pathology.
Cytopathology Fellowship Program: Prepares you to study, prevent, and manage human diseases manifested in cells. Covers laboratory procedures, laboratory management, quality assurance, screening, specimen collection, cytopreparation, cytometric and image analysis, and related immunological and molecular techniques. Requires prior completion of a residency program in pathology.
Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the performance of medical autopsies, the analysis of human remains and crime scenes, and the legal follow-up and responsibilities of public pathologists. Requires prior completion of a residency program in pathology.
Hematological Pathology Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the laboratory and analytical procedures for studying all facets of hematologic and coagulation disorders. Covers the management of hematology laboratories. Requires prior completion of a residency program in pathology.
Immunopathology Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the diagnosis, treatment and laboratory management of immunologic diseases. Covers diagnostic surgical pathology, management of organ transplantation and immunotherapy. Requires prior completion of a residency program in pathology.
Laboratory Medicine Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the principles and practices of applied medical research and related techniques, equipment, data systems, and research design. Covers the management of medical laboratories in research and healthcare facilities.

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