Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To see our full nondiscrimination statement, click here.

Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Pathology Residency and Fellowship

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 

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