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Education
Up one levelTeaching is a significant part of the Department of Pathology's mission. The scope of our curricula has increased over the years and now includes teaching and training of medical students, residents, medical and postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. students, dental students, nurses, physician assistants, graduate students, undergraduate students, and students in medical laboratory science, as well as supporting a variety of continuing education programs. Total teaching contact hours for pathology faculty average more than 22,000 per academic year.
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Medical Laboratory Science is the field where the challenges of medicine meet the complexities of science. Medical laboratory professionals can be found working in a number of different settings from doctor’s offices to hospitals, research labs to public health centers. MLS, Pathology Education
Residency Program
The Department of Pathology at the University of Utah offers postgraduate training in both anatomic and clinical pathology, or in clinical pathology only. The residency training program is approved by the Residency Review Committee of Pathology and is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Medical Student Education
The department of pathology educates each class of about 100 students in the School of Medicine throughout their four-year curriculum. These courses provide students with broad knowledge in applied anatomic and clinical pathology.
M.S. Graduate Program
Medical Laboratory Science offers MS degrees in one of two subdivisions: Medical Technology and Cytotechnology. The Medical Technology program admits approximately 25 students per year and the Cytotechnology Program admits 4, but those numbers are increasing with demand. The MS program currently accepts 8-10 students/year.
Ph.D. Graduate Program
The Department of Pathology at the University of Utah offers a doctorate degree in experimental pathology. This program is managed by the Division of Cell Biology & Immunolgy and offered in cooperation with the departments of biochemistry, biology, chemistry, human genetics, and oncological sciences.
Dental Education
The Regional Dental Education Program helps provide dental education to twenty Utah resident students each year.