About the Program

"This is a program where resident education is top priority and one where residents are able to achieve their goals through the support and encouragement from every member of this family. On top of that any setbacks or slips we encounter along this path is corrected through the guidance of our mentors."

Bahadir Yildiz,
PGY-2, MD

Meet Our Residents Meet Our Faculty

What Makes Our Residency Unique

• $1500 yearly educational allowance.

• Twenty days of vacation per year.
• Five sick days per year.
• Department-supported laptop computer provided upon starting residency.
  • A great group of residents
• Many of Our faculty  are recognized internationally for their expertise in areas including myelodysplastic syndrome, hematopathology, neuropathology, cytopathology, molecular diagnostics and surgical pathology.
• Flexible rotation scheduling aimed at training you in a subspecialized pathology practice.
• The majority of the residents continue their pathology
  education with fellowship training at URMC or at  highly-ranked outside institutions. 
• Research support and guidance, including department funding for travel to one conference per year where presenting your research findings.
• Salary support and research stipend are available through the Research Year-Out program, allowing our residents to obtain a Physician-Scientist Research Pathway Certification by the American Board of Pathology.
• Nearly all required rotations are at Strong Memorial Hospital (SMH), a 850+-bed regional hospital with a free-standing Cancer Center and Children’s Hospital. Residents rotate at Highland Hospital (5 minute drive from SMH)  for Gynecologic Pathology and at the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office (10 minute drive from SMH) for Forensic Pathology. 
• A commitment at all levels of the department to the education and training of stellar residents.
• A total of five administrative days are available for PGY-3 and PGY-4 trainees which are specifically used for travel to fellowship or job interviews, or if needed for relocation purposes.

Post-residency fellowships

For more information on Fellowships contact:

Fellowship Coordinator

Melissa Sullivan

 Interested applicants may apply online.