What is the clinical pathology training like at Mayo?
The clinical pathology portion of the curriculum currently consists of hematopathology (4 blocks), lymph node pathology (1 block), cytogenetics (1 block), coagulation (1 block), transfusion medicine (4 blocks), molecular genetics (2 blocks), microbiology (2 blocks), and clinical chemistry (3 blocks). Mayo’s clinical laboratories are staffed by experienced clinical pathologists who are eager to teach residents. Because Mayo also operates a rapidly-growing national reference laboratory, residents have the opportunity to sign out cases with recognized authorities in the laboratory diagnosis of numerous rare diseases. Because fellowships are offered by many of these laboratories, established educational programs are already in place which the resident may take advantage of while rotating through various laboratories.
