The Department of Pathology of the School of Medicine offers the Ph.D. degree. All candidates for this degree are trained to be both research scientists and teachers. Although emphasis is placed on experimental pathology, opportunities are provided for high-quality instruction with clinical correlation in specialized areas of laboratory medicine, such as analytical and environmental toxicology, the pathobiology of cancer, clinical chemistry, electron microscopy, immunopathology, molecular pathology, and neuropathology. The department is fully equipped to carry out research in all aspects of pathology. Financial Aid Students are urged to compete for outside fellowships or scholarships.
Financial aid is awarded in special cases, according to eligibility.
A consolidated fee, included in the tuition cost, helps support student facilities, campus development, intercollegiate athletics, and the MCV Campus Student Health Service. The total enrollment at VCU is more than 20,645, of whom more than 4,690 are enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies. The Department of Pathology has approximately 11 graduate students in its Ph.D. program. Student Outcomes Graduate training in pathology offers a wide spectrum of employment options, ranging from research to laboratory management. Many program graduates are employed as university or government research scientists, directors of clinical laboratories, undergraduate teaching faculty, and technical consultants for private industry.