SUNY Upstate Medical University

SUNY Upstate Medical University at Syracuse offers an ACGME-accredited training program leading to American Board of Pathology certification in anatomic and clinical pathology. The residency consists of structured rotations interspersed with elective time that are designed to meet the changing needs of future pathologists. Training at SUNY Upstate Medical University (University Hospital, Community General Hospital, Cancer Cancer, CNY Biotech Accelerator), Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office and the affiliated Veterans Affairs Hospital immerses trainees in molecular pathology, digital imaging, clinical informatics, surgical pathology, neuropathology, hematopathology, cytopathology, forensic/autopsy pathology, kidney/transplant pathology, pulmonary pathology, eye pathology, dermatopathology, OB-GYN pathology, clinical chemistry, hematology, cytogenetics, microbiology and transfusion medicine. Residents receive training in laboratory management with guest faculty from Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management and in laboratory information systems. There are varied opportunities for research with particular emphasis on the application of molecular, biochemical, immunologic, and morphologic approaches to the study of disease processes.