Two rotations are devoted to cytopathology and include experience in performing fine-needle aspirations. Two rotations are taken at Barnes-Jewish Hospital North Campus, where residents provide the frozen section service under the supervision of an attending pathologist and pathology fellow. The third and fourth years are devised and structured in such a manner that they facilitate the resident in the process of selecting certain subspecialty areas of interest that are available in the Division of Anatomic Pathology. For those residents who are interested in pediatric pathology , additional time may be spent on the pediatric autopsy service. During the second year, residents who select the research track visit various laboratories whose research areas appear interesting, to discuss opportunities with investigators, select a laboratory in which they wish to work and, in collaboration with the laboratory director, formulate a research plan for their third and fourth years.
Most research laboratories request a minimum two-year commitment.
However, the fourth year depends on a high level of performance in the laboratory. Residents who select the research track maintain full house staff benefits during their research years, including being paid as a resident at the appropriate postgraduate level. The research activities of the faculty are listed here . Included in the training is the participation of the residents in teaching and academic seminars of the department. Residents also have the responsibility of helping with pathology tutorials of second-year medical students.