Training Programs
AMP – Training
The Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medical provides unsurpassed training in Anatomic Pathology through a subspecialty emphasis practice model.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, the Siteman Cancer Center, and the Center for Advanced Medicine, all located at Washington University Medical Center, provide a volume of case material that is necessary for residents to learn to diagnose the entire spectrum of human disease. The faculty’s expertise and commitment to resident education, coupled with daily teaching conferences and one-on-one sign-out, ensure that full advantage is taken of the educational opportunities provided by the case material.
Further evidence of the focus on resident and fellow education is provided by the Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology, the Division’s response to the immediate needs of trainees who never seem to have enough time to get it “all done.” The fact that the list of contributors to the Manual includes not only faculty members but also a number of residents and fellows emphasizes that surgical pathology at Washington University has always been a collaborative venture between faculty and trainees.
In addition to a strong foundation in morphologic-based diagnosis, the training program also provides thorough training in the ancillary techniques that are essential components of modern surgical pathology. Immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, electron microscopy, and molecular genetic testing are fully integrated into the diagnostic activities of the Division, and the practical use of ancillary diagnostic techniques is emphasized in teaching conferences and during sign-out.
At the end of their Anatomic Pathology training, residents are well prepared for a position as a practicing general pathologist. However, many trainees choose to pursue additional subspecialty training. The Division of Anatomic Pathology at Washington University offers numerous clinical fellowships.
We invite you to learn more about our Anatomic Pathology residency program and our fellowship training programs.
Immunobiology – Training
Graduate training at Washington University is coordinated by the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS), which includes 12 different training programs. Students in the Division of Immunobiology are affiliated with a variety of different graduate programs including the Immunology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Developmental Biology, Biochemistry and Computational and Systems Biology.
The Immunology Program in directed by Dr. Gene Oltz. Support for graduate student education comes from NIH training grants. Applications for graduate studies should be directed to DBBS. Prospective students interested in more information about graduate training should visit the DBBS program websites.
There are usually opportunities for post-doctoral training in many of the individual laboratories. Three different NIH training grants support post-doctoral training for eligible candidates. Please contact the Principal Investigator directly about post-doctoral training opportunities.
Learn more about all training opportunities supported by the Department.
LGM – Training
Our mission is to train the next generation of leaders in Academic Clinical Pathology through:
- Excellence in Education
- Excellence in Clinical Care
- Excellence in Basic Science and
- Translational Research
The residency and fellowship training programs in the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine at Washington University integrate strong clinical training with basic science or translational research training. These programs are appropriate for trainees with MD degrees, MD/PhD degrees, and for some programs, PhD degrees.
Clinical Pathology Residency Fellowship Programs
The underlying goal of all of our training programs is to provide the best training for our trainees who we see as the next generation of leaders in academic clinical pathology. To do so, we have designed all of our programs to have the maximum amount of flexibility in clinical and research training so that they can accommodate the very diverse career goals of our trainees. In addition, in some cases, we can combine fellowships to allow trainees to become experts in more than one area of clinical pathology.
All training programs have research components with trainees taking advantage of research opportunities with mentors throughout Washington University School of Medicine and the Washington University main campus.
We invite you to learn more about our Clinical Pathology residency program and our fellowship training programs.
Learn more about all training opportunities supported by the department.
Education
The Office of Education seeks to support and advance our strategic vision of excellence across the entire educational spectrum. This includes educational activities within and between each of the department’s four divisions, and contributions to educational programs of WUSM.
