Fellows also plan and participate in departmental and interdepartmental conferences and instruct residents and medical students. Resources available for clinical or basic research include laboratory facilities and faculty expertise in flow and image cytometry, immunocytochemistry, in situ hybridization, and polymerase chain reaction. This 1-year fellowship offered jointly by the Departments of Pathology and Dermatology is directed by Dr. Alvin R. Solomon and meets all requirements for the board examination in dermatopathology jointly administered by the American Boards of Pathology and Dermatology. Fellows with pathology training receive six months of dermatopathology training and complete six months of rotations in the dermatology clinics at The Emory Clinic, Grady Memorial Hospital, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Fellows with dermatology training spend six months in surgical pathology at the above hospitals and six months in dermatopathology.
Fellows participate in numerous teaching conferences in both departments.
An optional second year for ongoing research may be available. This 1-year fellowship provides practical competency in forensic pathology and the necessary experience to meet the requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. A forensic pathology fellow performs approximately 250 autopsies per year and participates in approximately 75 scene investigations. Adequate staff and teaching material are available to facilitate education without undue or excessive caseload and service work. Rotations at the Georgia State Crime Lab and other local agencies provide experience in toxicology and other forensic disciplines.