The Department's commitment to excellence in basic medical research and clinical service is mirrored by its dedication to training the finest students to the highest levels. The Department and its motivated faculty provide outstanding opportunities for graduate and post-graduate training, and play key roles in undergraduate medical education.

Pathology is one of the most diverse specialties in medicine. It incorporates a number of highly individualized and apparently separate disciplines. The Department provides residency training for physicians who wish to specialize in anatomic pathology or clinical pathology (laboratory medicine), or for those who wish to pursue combined training in anatomic and clinical pathology (AP/CP). It also provides fellowship training in diverse clinical subspecialties.

Exceptional opportunities for basic, clinical and translational research are available. The Department is the center for the Graduate Program in Immunology within the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences. Graduate students can pursue research with any faculty member of the Department, and interdepartmental interactions are encouraged. Residents in anatomic pathology and laboratory medicine pursue basic or applied research as a major component of their training.