Curriculum
To be eligible to sit for the America Board of Pathology certification examination, a trainee must have completed 48 months of training in an ACGME-accredited combined AP/CP residency program or 36 months in an AP-only or CP-only training program. Our AP/CP-4 curriculum includes 18 months of core program requirements in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology with the remaining 12 months distributed among a variety of electives. Residents pursuing AP only or CP only training includes 24 months of core AP or core CP. Of the remaining 12 months, a minimum of 6 months is structured education in one or more highly integrated areas of pathology. The remaining 6 months is devoted to a specialized facet of pathology, which may include up to 6 months of research. Didactic conferences, interdisciplinary conferences and Laboratory Management series enhance the trainees' educational opportunities.
Core Rotations
Download detailed: AP/CP required rotations, AP required rotations, CP required rotations
- Advanced Slide Review
- Apheresis
- Autopsy Pathology
- Blood Bank (includes time at the NY-Penn Region American Red Cross)
- Bootcamp (introduction to AP & CP)
- Clinical Chemistry
- Clinical Microbiology
- Coagulation
- Subspecialized Surgical Pathology, with rotations through Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, Breast Pathology, Genitourinary Pathology, GI/Hepatobiliary Pathology, Frozens, Thoracic Pathology, Head and Neck Pathology, and Pediatric Pathology (antenatal, postnatal)
- Cytopathology (gyn, non-gyn)
- Dermatopathology
- Forensic Pathology (at the Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office)
- Hematopathology
- Laboratory Administration
- Molecular Genetics & Cytogenetics
- Neuropathology
- Electives in other areas may be arranged.
Advanced electives are available and can be tailored to meet the specific career objectives of the resident (i.e., Advanced SP sub-specialty, regional, community hospital, autopsy junior attending, advanced cytopathology, research, etc.).