URMC Pathology Fellowships Pathology Home Pathology Education Graduate Studies Residencies Fellowships Medical Student Fellowships Clinical and Research Postdoctoral Fellowships Inquiries regarding fellowships should be directed to the individuals listed in the program descriptions below. Considerable emphasis is placed on correlations between cytopathologic and surgical pathologic diagnoses. The cytopathology laboratory examines approximately 71,000 gynecologic specimens and 6,700 nongynecologic specimens per year, including approximately 3,700 fine needle aspiration biopsies.
Pathologists perform superficial FNAs.
The fellow also participates in interdepartmental conferences and in teaching residents and medical students. The training program consists of two years in neuropathology. The first year is devoted principally to diagnostic neuropathology. Responsibilities also include workup of biopsy specimens, including frozen sections and cytologic preparations, from the Neurosurgery Department, and evaluation of peripheral nerve and muscle biopsies processed within the Neuromuscular Unit. In addition, during the first year, azn individual is expected to plan and, if possible, begin a research project.