Fellowship in Surgical Pathology

• Must have completed 4 years of training in a combined Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology (AP/CP) residency program.
• OR
• Must have completed 3 years of Anatomic Pathology (AP) residency training.
• Must be eligible to obtain a permanent Illinois medical license before starting the fellowship.
• Must meet the University of Illinois Graduate Medical Education (GME) fellowship appointment requirements.
• Applicants should have adequate pathology training and experience in diagnostic surgical pathology.
• For the Senior Fellowship position, completion of an additional pathology fellowship with 6 months of grossing experience is preferred.

The Surgical Pathology Fellowship is a 1-year advanced fellowship program designed to provide intensive training in diagnostic surgical pathology. The fellowship offers broad exposure to complex surgical specimens with emphasis on surgical oncology, melanoma, ophthalmic pathology, soft tissue pathology, hepatic pathology, gastrointestinal pathology, dermatopathology, and transplant pathology. Fellows gain hands-on experience in gross examination of complex specimens, microscopic diagnosis, frozen section interpretation, sign-out sessions, multidisciplinary clinicopathologic conferences, resident and medical student teaching, and research activities. The program also provides access to advanced diagnostic resources including immunohistochemistry, molecular pathology, flow cytometry, electron microscopy, laser capture microdissection, tissue microarrays, and bioinformatics, preparing fellows for independent practice as surgical pathologists.