The Department of Pathology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for up to 16 residency positions. The residency program fulfills requirements of the American Board of Pathology and the ACGME Residency Review Committee.
The four-year pathology residency program at Rush University places a strong emphasis on both anatomic and clinical pathology, offering a broad combination of structured didactic and practical training in a tertiary care setting.
Program structure: Residents rotate monthly through anatomic (28 to 29 months) and clinical (19 to 20 months) pathology specialties.
Teaching conferences: Residents attend daily conferences, during hours largely free of clinical obligations.
Evaluation: The program emphasizes verbal and written feedback from attendings to residents on performance. Written evaluation is partly based on the ACGME core competencies and milestones.
Progressive responsibility: Residents are given graded responsibility in anatomic pathology in their case grossing and management, clinician interaction and report writing, and in their presentations at departmental, intradepartmental and local conferences.
Research: Residents are encouraged to pursue their own research and present their findings at national pathology meetings and in journal publications.
How to apply
Our program considers applications from students applying directly from medical school and from those who have already completed one or more years of postgraduate training in other clinical specialties or research. International medical graduates are welcome to apply. Our institution sponsors J1 visa applications.
Please send your application by Nov. 15 for appointments beginning in July of the following year via the Electronic Residency Application Service.
Also include the following:
Candidates must have graduated within the past five years from an approved medical school and be eligible for licensure to practice medicine in Illinois. If you have questions or would like more information, please email the pathology residency program or call (312) 942-5471.