County of Los Angeles LA County Health Agency Dept. of Health Service My Wellness MAIN HOSPITAL NUMBER: (424)306-4000 Holli M. Mason, MD Chair and Laboratory Director, Department of Pathology Welcome to the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine A fully ACGME approved four-year comprehensive, combined training core program in Anatomic and Clinical pathology, or three year training in Anatomic only, are available. The program is ACGME-approved for a total of 16 positions. The training program accepts candidates who have had one year or more of training in a clinical specialty, medical research, transitional year internship, or new medical school graduates. The combined program features anatomic and clinical rotations integrated in every year. The core curriculum anatomic pathology rotations include autopsy pathology, surgical pathology, forensic pathology, exfoliative and aspiration cytology, neuropathology, molecular biology and diagnostic electron microscopy. The clinical pathology rotations are taken in clinical biochemistry and toxicology, hematopathology, HLA typing and cytogenetics, microbiology, immunopathology, and blood banking laboratories. Management and administration of laboratories is taught by integration into each rotation. In either program, three months of elective rotations are offered in the third and fourth year to all trainees who are in compliance with basic curriculum requirements. The trainees will also contribute to the interdepartmental residency teaching programs of the Pathology Department. AP microscopic teaching conferences are conducted 3 or 4 days per week, and autopsy review conference once weekly for all residents. Senior residents will have the opportunity to serve as Chief Residents and Junior Attendings. Outside Facilities Residents complete some elective and mandatory rotations at other facilities as part of their curriculum. These locations include Los Angeles County-University of Southern California (LAC+USC), Kaiser Permanente (Cytology) and UCLA main campus in Westwood. The Los Angeles County Coroner provides an excellent opportunity to be exposed to forensic autopsy of a large metropolitan city. Residents are required to complete a one month rotation at the coroner Offices Hours & Location Location 1000 W Carson St Torrance, CA 90502-2059 Email: adflores@dhs.lacounty.gov Fax Number 310-222-5333 Program Coordinator Adriana Flores INFORMATION LETTER Applying to the Department of Pathology Applications for the residency program are accepted through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Please read the following letter from our Residency Program Director regarding required application materials for our Program and general information about the interview process. Pathology Residency Fellowship Faculty Residents Medical Student Clerkship Conferences Link HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER Graduate Medical Education Programs GME Resources GME Well-Being Staff & Hours GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION GME Competency Education Program MedHub Coping with Covid EDUCATION PROGRAMS Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Internal Medicine Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology ___ Pathology Pediatrics Psychiatry Radiology Surgery Copyright 2015 Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | All Rights Reserved | Editor | Room Reservation | OnCall