Residency Training Program
Boston Medical Center offers a fully accredited combined anatomic pathology (AP) and clinical pathology (CP) pathway to American Board of Pathology certification.
The program consists of a minimum of 24 months of AP and 18 months of CP. The remaining six months may be spent doing either anatomic pathology or clinical pathology, depending on the resident’s particular interests. Residents alternate between AP and CP at yearly and six-month intervals.
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There are a total of 12 residency positions available in the program. Active participation in research projects by our residents is expected, supported, and encouraged.
Our programs actively seek to recruit physicians who are historically under-represented in medicine.
Residency Applications
Residency candidates must be graduates of approved medical schools in the US or Canada. Graduates of foreign medical schools must have an ECFMG certificate. Applicants must apply through ERAS for this program.
The deadline for submission of applications is October 2024.
Please send all questions to:
Sara Higgins, MD, Director of Residency Training Program
Daphney Noel, Graduate Medical Education Program Manager
Dept. of Anatomic Pathology
670 Albany Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617.414.5314
Fax 617.414.5315
Pathology.Residency@bmc.org
Cytopathology Fellowship Training Program
Currently, the department hosts one funded fellowship position in Cytopathology at the PGY-5 level.
Our one- year ACGME accredited cytopathology fellowship provides extensive training and experience in diagnostic cytopathology with opportunities for professional development that physicians to practice in this branch of pathology in academic or private environments.
Strengths of this program include a large variety of specimens from a city safety net hospital as well as neighborhood community health centers, exposure to ultrasound-guided FNA procedures, ROSE, and cytologic specimen processing, and additional opportunities for participation in endocrine and breast tumor boards.
Fellowship Applications
Fellowship candidates must have completed an ACGME certified pathology training in AP or AP/CP. They must be Board eligible/certified and eligible to hold a Massachusetts license.
Application Materials
- CAP Standardized Application for Pathology Fellowship
- Three letters of recommendation
- Brief personal statement
- Most recent CV
The deadline for submission of applications for academic year 2025 is July 31, 2024.
Please submit applications or send any questions to:
Daphney Noel
Graduate Medical Education Program Manager
Daphney.Noel@bmc.org
617- 414-5314
Sandra Cerda, MD
Cytopathology Fellowship Director
Boston Medical Center
One Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 20118
Sandra.Cerda@bmc.org
617-414-7037