Residents on both the AP and CP services present regular conferences to the Department, based on interesting cases. Residents review the recent literature and basic science as well as the clinical aspects of the disease, and make a formal, didactic presentation to other residents and staff. Teaching Residents During the first several weeks of the year, full-time teaching residents supervise new residents on both the Autopsy and Surgical Pathology services. Second-year clinical pathology residents supervise junior Clinical Pathology residents as well as medical students. Medical Students Residents may participate in the laboratory teaching of pathology at the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard-MIT Health Science and Technology program.
Residents also teach medical students who rotate through the department.