Sanford School of Medicine Residencies

Pathology

The Pathology Residency at SSOM has a reputation for preparing and successfully placing pathology residents in community practices in the Upper Midwest. Since in the program's inception, 100% of graduates have taken and passed the AP/CP board exams. Approximately 85% of graduates have gone on to subspecialty fellowships.

Program characteristics
  • Accreditation for 8 residents in four-year program
  • Extensive interaction with teaching staff
  • Teaching opportunities with medical technologists, medical students, and residents from other specialties
  • Hands-on experience in diagnostic pathology
  • Clinical and basic science research encouraged
  • Excellent placement rate in surgical pathology, dermatopathology, cytopathology, and hematopathology
  • Faculty consists of experts in hematopathology, cytopathology, blood banking, clinical chemistry, and forensic pathology
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