The Medical Laboratory performs more than 1.5 million tests each year reflecting the diverse make-up of patients seen at this academic care center and the extensive outpatient population. As residents rotate through the various laboratory units, they receive instruction from the medical technologists, and from the faculty members responsible for the sections. In the course of their training in clinical pathology, residents become familiar with the technical aspects and clinical applications of each laboratory procedure through active participation in bench work and frequent consultations with clinicians. In addition, residents participate on numerous hospital committees, and are encouraged to attend and provide continuing education conferences. Opportunities to participate in numerous research projects are available for those interested.
Residents rotate through each unit and serve as laboratory physicians in all unit activities.
During their rotations, residents are members of the unit management team and are actively involved in administration, planning and implementation of services, as well as solving operational problems. There is a core rotation in laboratory administration with the laboratory management team. Strong emphasis is placed on the evolving role os the laboratory in the managed care setting. The pathology residents also participate in daily culture plate rounds and when applicable, teach the infectious disease housestaff and medical students. He is an acknowledged expert in the field of drug resistant pneumococci, anaerobes and gram-negative aerobic organisms.