Ap Core

	Department of Pathology
	Brigham and Women's Hospital
	A teaching Affliate of Harvard Medical School
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ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAM
CORE PROGRAM

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The Core AP Program comprises 24 months and consists of approximately 3-4 months of autopsy pathology, 6‑8 months of general surgical pathology, 2‑3 months in the Women's and Perinatal Division for gynecologic/obstetrical pathology, 4 weeks at the Children's Hospital for pediatric pathology, separate 1-3 month rotations in hematopathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology and neuropathology, 2 weeks forensic pathology, and experience in molecular diagnostics/cytogenetics, renal pathology, breast pathology, and 2-3 weeks of independent study/subspecialty electives each year.

Following the Core program and beginning in the third year, the training is individualized. Experiences from 3-6 months in duration to fellowships comprising a year (or longer) are available in general surgical pathology, hematopathology, cytopathology, neuropathology, soft tissue pathology, pediatric pathology, cardiovascular pathology, dermatopathology, pulmonary pathology, gastrointestinal pathology, women's and perinatal pathology, breast pathology, urologic pathology, renal pathology, cytogenetics, and molecular genetic pathology.

牋牋 For those combining AP with subspecialty or research training, periods of full time laboratory research or full time clinical service in a subspecialty, or both, follow and supplement the Core program. Clinical research opportunities are abundant throughout the training experience. Extensive basic and translational research opportunities are available within the Department of Pathology and elsewhere in the Longwood Medical Area.

Residents and clinical fellows receive three weeks of vacation per year.

Representative schedules of an entire program for AP/CP and AP Only (both Subspecialty and Research-track) residents appear below.

REPRESENTATIVE AP/CP AND AP-ONLY RESIDENT ROTATION SCHEDULES