Fellows receive increasing levels of responsibility commensurate with level of performance. Fellows participate in the service, teaching and research activities of the cytology division. With more than 1,000 FNA biopsies at Allegheny General Hospital annually, fellows assist and perform these biopsies and review all consultation cases. Fellows may participate in ongoing conferences, teaching and clinical research projects as well as in the national teaching and workshops given by the cytology faculty. The fellowship provides a broad and in-depth experience in diagnostic hematopathology, integrating ancillary techniques such as immunohistochemistry, immunophenotyping by flow cytometry, molecular diagnostics and cytogenetics.
Fellows can participate in clinical and basic research performed within the institution.
Opportunities to be involved with fine needle aspiration of hematopoietic lesions also are available. The program provides numerous teaching opportunities in collaboration with cytopathology and surgical pathology fellows. Fellows' responsibilities include frozen section interpretation, gross room supervision, consult service, microscopic sign-out and teaching conferences.