Thank you for your interest in training with us! The pathology residency programs at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have now combined to form the Mass General Brigham Pathology Residency Program. Our new program, which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), just welcomed its first class for the summer of 2023.
The Departments of Pathology at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital invite you to learn more about our integrated pathology residency training. This video highlights the strengths and benefits of training within multiple departments.
The VA Boston Residency Program was started in 1979 which makes it one of the oldest Optometry residency programs in existence. The program has expanded over the years and now consists of 9 total residents, spread out in three different campuses in and around the greater Boston area. We are affiliated with The New England College of Optometry and have a large network of dozens and dozens of past residents practicing over the country and the world.
In addition, as part of the department's mission to advance research, financial and technical support are provided by the department, and residents are required to be involved in scholarly activity during their training. For post residency training, the department offers five ACGME-accredited fellowship training in GI/liver pathology, breast/GYN pathology, dermatopathology, cytopathology, and hematopathology.
The pathologist workforce in the United States is a topic of interest to the health-care community as a whole and to institutions responsible for the training of new pathologists in particular. Although a pathologist shortage has been projected, there has been a pervasive belief by medical students and their advisors that there are "no jobs in pathology." In 2013 and again in 2017, the Program Directors Section of the Association of Pathology Chairs conducted surveys asking pathology residency directors to report the employment status of each of their residents graduating in the previous 5 years. The 2013 Program Directors Section survey indicated that 92% of those graduating in 2010 had obtained employment within 3 years, and 94% of residents graduating in 2008 obtained employment within 5 years. The 2017 survey indicated that 96% of those graduating in 2014 had obtained employment in 3 years, and 97% of residents graduating in 2012 obtained positions within 5 years. These findings are consistent with residents doing 1 or 2 years of fellowship before obtaining employment. Stratification of the data by regions of the country or by the size of the residency programs does not show large differences. The data also indicate a high percentage of employment for graduates of pathology residency programs and a stable job market over the years covered by the surveys.
Residents in our AP/CP residency program rotate in anatomic pathology rotations during the first year, and clinical pathology rotations during the second year. This allows residents to focus on and gain confidence and mastery in one discipline each year. The third year emphasizes anatomic pathology rotations, but includes several elective rotations. The fourth year is a combination of clinical pathology rotations and elective time; electives are designed so that residents can select anatomic or clinical rotations that will best augment their knowledge and help prepare them for the board examination and clinical practice.
Mass General Brigham continues a long tradition of educating the next generation of physicians, many of whom play leadership roles in all areas of medicine and health care. View the listing below for Massachusetts General Hospital residency and fellowship programs.
Angell accepts applications through the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians (AAVC) matching program. Detailed descriptions of our residency programs, application process and contact information is available through the AAVC Directory of Internships and Residencies site at www.virmp.org.
The Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine Service at Angell Animal Medical Center (AAMC) offers one 2-year residency position during alternate years. The program meets the requirements of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) for Avian Practice certification. Two board-certified staff clinicians work exclusively with avian and exotic patients and oversee the residency program. The emphasis of the program is to provide the resident with medical, surgical, and basic radiology and pathology training involving a wide variety of avian, small mammal, and reptile species and to help prepare the resident for ABVP certification in Avian Practice.
Brad Zehr, M.D., is an Assistant Professor-Clinical in the Department of Pathology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUMC). He is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology with subspecialization in Hematopathology. He earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his pathology residency and hematopathology fellowship at OSUMC. He is originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Westchester Medical Center is a 652-bed academic hospital in Valhalla, NY. It serves as a regional hub of tertiary and quaternary care for a distinct and diverse community of more than 2.4 million people in the Hudson Valley. Our residency is one of the long-standing training programs for Pathology in the United States. I am the new program director, having assumed my responsibilities this academic year in July 2023.
Akhila graduated medical school from NTR University of Health Sciences in India. After graduate school, she spent time working as a medical officer in India for three years. Later she spent time conducting clinical research on NASH pathogenesis and new HCV treatment regimens. She started her pathology residency at Westchester Medical Center in 2020. She can converse fluently in English, Telugu and Hindi. She enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Our anatomic and clinical pathology training programs are integrated, emphasizing the unified nature of the information developed and interpreted by pathologists. Much of this effort is focused on the care of individual patients.
Reshma S. Menon, BDS, DMSc, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM). Dr. Menon is a graduate of Sri Ramachandra University, India, following which she completed a fellowship year in Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain at New York University. She completed her residency in oral and maxillofacial pathology from Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and received a certificate and DMSc in Oral Biology in 2017. Dr. Menon was full-time faculty at HSDM before she joined TUSDM in 2023. She will continue to practice clinical oral pathology at TUSDM.
Dr. Epstein completed a combined liberal arts and medical degree program at Boston University, receiving both B.A. and M.D. degrees. He obtained his residency training in anatomic pathology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by a fellowship in oncological pathology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He has been on the faculty at Johns Hopkins since 1985.
Each year the Department of Pathology at the University of Chicago is home to over 30 residents and fellows. We offer postgraduate training in preparation for careers in the practice of general, subspecialty, academic pathology and pathology research. The Department strives to help its trainees develop the knowledge and skills needed to become leaders in their respective fields. The Department offers a four-year program for combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP), as well as three-year programs for Anatomic Pathology (AP only) or Clinical Pathology (CP only). There is also a research track option for training in AP or CP intended for physician-scientists desiring research-intensive careers in academic pathology.
The programs are flexible and can be adapted for individual needs. Currently there are 23 residency positions, which are fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). In addition, the department supports two years of post doctoral fellowship following clinical training for anyone who wishes to conduct research in any laboratory within the University of Chicago.
Dr. Brown is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology at Stanford University and Staff Pathologist at VA Palo Alto. She completed her residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology followed by Surgical Pathology and Dermatopathology fellowships at Stanford. She is board certified in Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology and Dermatopathology. Her research interests include cutaneous histiocytic and soft tissue neoplasms.
Dr. Novoa is a clinical assistant professor in the Dermatology and Pathology departments at Stanford University. He earned his bachelor and medical degrees from Harvard University and Harvard Medical School. He completed his medical internship at Columbia University Medical Center and his dermatology residency at University Hospitals-Case Western Reserve School of Medicine before pursuing a dermatopathology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include the medical applications of artificial intelligence, cutaneous lymphomas, and the side effects of targeted therapies. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and PBS NOVA.
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