The Department of Pathology at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio offers an ACGME-accredited 4-year combined AP/CP residency training program. The residency program is fully accredited for 18 AP/CP positions. Three to six first-year resident positions are routinely available each year.
Pathology residents experience hands-on, active learning. An individualized, flexible training schedule with integrated Anatomic and Clinical pathology rotations throughout training helps residents achieve their career goals and provide a well-rounded experience.
Core rotations are divided between University Hospital, UT Multispecialty & Research Hospital, and Audie Murphy Veterans Affairs Hospital. Anatomic pathology rotations include surgical pathology, cytology, and autopsy (including forensics). Clinical pathology rotations include hematology, transfusion medicine (blood bank, apheresis, stem cell transplant, donor services), clinical chemistry, immunology, microbiology, coagulation, flow cytometry, cytogenetics and molecular pathology. Many core rotations allow for laboratory management experience, advancing autonomy and graduated responsibility.
Daily, weekly, and monthly conferences are held including didactic conferences and subspecialty tumor boards. Residents prepare and participate in formal and informal presentations for departmental and interdepartmental conferences, journal clubs and research conferences.
Residents have opportunities for teaching experience in their interaction with medical students and residents from other fields while they are on pathology rotations. Residents also participate in the teaching of the group lab sessions within the preclinical medical student pathology course. Advanced teaching experiences are available based on the resident’s interest.
All residents are encouraged to participate in clinical research both in anatomic and clinical pathology. Additional opportunities for both basic and clinical research are available with faculty who have varied research interests. During residency, each resident is expected to undertake and complete a scientific project to be published as a peer-reviewed state or national abstract/paper. This is to give the residents exposure and experience in formulating hypotheses, working through a well-controlled project and organizing data suitable for publication.