Education
Curriculum
The basic curriculum is a combined AP/CP program, which is an 18 month core curriculum and 12 months of elective rotations. A three year program in either straight anatomic or straight clinical pathology is also offered.
The combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Program is 4 Years. The core curriculum is 36 months.
Anatomic Pathology |
Minimum Duration
|
Years
|
|
Autopsy Pathology (AGH) |
4 |
1-4 |
|
Surgical Pathology (AGH) |
8 |
1-4 |
|
Cytopathology (AGH) |
3 |
2-4 |
|
Electron Microscopy/Renal Pathology (AGH) |
1 |
1-4 |
|
Pediatric Pathology (Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH) |
1 |
3-4 |
|
Forensic Pathology (Medical Examiner’s Office) |
1 |
3-4 |
Clinical Pathology |
Minimum Duration
|
Years
|
|
Chemistry (Core Lab) |
3 |
2-4 |
|
Hematology (Core Lab) |
4 |
2-4 |
|
Immunopathology (Core Lab) |
1 |
2-4 |
|
Flow Cytometry (Core Lab) |
1 |
2-4 |
|
Microbiology (Core Lab) |
3 |
2-4 |
|
Cytogenetics (West Penn Hospital) |
1 |
1-4 |
|
Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine |
3 |
2-4 |
|
Molecular Diagnostics (AGH) |
1 |
2-4 |
|
Laboratory Management (Core Lab) |
1 |
3-4 |
Electives |
Minimum Duration
|
Years Offered |
|
Renal Pathology (may be combined with EM) (AGH) |
1 |
2-4 |
|
Dermatopathology (Dr. Rabkin’s Lab) |
1 |
3-4 |
|
Advanced surgical pathology sign out (AGH) |
1 |
4 |
|
Research (AGH) |
1 |
2-4 |
| Pathology Informatics |
1
|
2-4
|
