Curriculum
Residency Overview
Rotations
AP Core Rotations (88 weeks)
| Rotations | Total Weeks | Scheduled |
| Autopsy and Frozen Section | ||
| Autopsy/Frozen Section Junior | 12 | 6 two-week blocks |
| Frozen section Intro Block | 2 | 1 two-week block |
| Frozen Section Senior | 4 | 2 two-week blocks |
| LA County Coroner’s Office (Forensic Autopsy) | 2 | 1 two-week block |
| Surgical Pathology Subspecialty Rotations | ||
| Breast Pathology | 6 | 3 two-week blocks |
| Gynecologic/Obstetric/General Pathology | 6 | 3 two-week blocks |
| Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology | 6 | 3 two-week blocks |
| Head and Neck Pathology | 6 | 3 two-week blocks |
| Gastrointestinal BIGS and Liver Pathology | 6 | 3 two-week blocks |
| Gastrointestinal Biopsy Pathology | 4 | 2 two-week blocks |
| Genitourinary/Renal/Pediatric Pathology | 6 | 3 two-week blocks |
| Neuropathology | 4 | 2 two-week blocks |
| Dermatopathology | 6 | 3 two-week blocks |
| Thoracic Pathology | 6 | 3 two-week blocks |
| Cytology/FNA Clinic | 12 | 6 two-week blocks |
CP Core Rotations (72 weeks)
| Rotations | Total Weeks | Scheduled |
| Hematopathology – Bone Marrow | 12 | 6 two-week blocks |
| Hematopathology – Lymphoma | 4 | 2 two-week blocks |
| Senior Hematopathology (lymphoma and molecular integration) | 2 | 1 two-week block |
| Transfusion Medicine | 12 | 3 four-week blocks |
| Microbiology/Immunology | 12 | 3 four-week blocks |
| Clinical Chemistry/Toxicology | 8 | 2 four-week blocks |
| Molecular Pathology | 8 | 2 four-week blocks |
| Cytogenetics/Immunogenetics | 4 | 1 four-week blocks |
| Coagulation | 4 | 1 four-week blocks |
| Lab Management | 4 | 1 four-week blocks |
| Informatics | 2 | 1 two-week block |
Advanced AP Rotations
Senior, fellowship-level AP rotations from the well-established Surgical Pathology Fellowship:
- Frozen Section
- Junior Attending at Santa Monica (general pathology service)
- Junior Attending electives on any surgical pathology services
Advanced CP Rotations
Senior, fellowship-level CP rotations in clinical laboratories including Clinical Chemistry, Cytogenetics, Immunogenetics, Microbiology, Molecular Pathology, or Transfusion Medicine
The AP/CP program is a combined format with clinical pathology (CP) and anatomic pathology (AP) rotations intermixed throughout the four years of training.