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department of pathology and laboratory medicine

Residency Program

 

The Temple University Hospital combined Anatomic-Clinical Pathology Residency Program offers a well organized and balanced educational experience for qualified individuals holding the MD or DO degree who seek to acquire the basic competencies necessary to become a pathologist.

 

Temple University Hospital is a large, tertiary level, urban, medical center with 500 inpatient beds, active inpatient and outpatient surgery services, multiple medical and surgical outpatient clinics, a busy emergency room, and strong ties to the Temple University School of Medicine, with which it is closely linked organizationally and geographically.

 

Temple University Hospital sponsors a wide array of residency programs in addition to that for Anatomic-Clinical Pathology. These include:

  • General Surgery
  • Internal Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Anesthesiology
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Psychiatry
  • Eleven other medical specialities

The Anatomic-Clinical Pathology Residency training at Temple University Hospital entails multiple facets of education designed to provide a broad understanding of the field of Pathology.  This residency program stresses:

  • Mastery of the necessary vocabulary
  • Principles and factual content of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Training in the critical assessment of the Pathology literature
  • Emphasis on the consultative role of the pathologist in patient care decision making
  • Understanding of the role of research in the practice of Pathology
  • Appreciation for the reference avenues available when confronted with challenging diagnostic problems
  • Assistance to the resident when that resident is seeking fellowship or permanent position placement on completion of the residency

The combined Anatomic-Clinical Pathology Residency Program entails four years of education and training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. This training is in addition to the credentialing year mandated by the American Board of Pathology to make for a minimum total of five years of post-graduate training in order to become a "board eligible" AP/cp pathologist.

 

This Residency Program includes 18 months of formal education and training in Anatomic Pathology and 18 months of formal education and training in Clinical Pathology. The remaining 12 months of education and training consist of additional Anatomic and Clinical Pathology education and training in part directed toward each resident's individual needs and desires. This additional 12 months occurs in the Temple University Hospital Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine under the direction and guidance of the Pathology Residency Program Director.

 

Pathology residents rotating on sites away from Temple University Hospital, e.g.,  Medical Examiners Office, are expected to attend relevant rounds and conferences at those sites. At the Medical Examiners Office, these include, but are not limited to, a daily case summation conference, a weekly homicide conference, and a monthly forensic Pathology journal club. In addition, residents are also expected to attend selected meeting/conferences at Temple University Hospital even though they are rotating off site.  Examples of the latter include the monthly residents' conference chaired by the Residency Program Director, meetings with the departmental Chairperson, the annual Residents' In-Service Examination, and the weekly Surgical Pathology faculty-resident slide seminar.