Baylor University Medical Center - Dallas, Texas
With an annual number of clinical laboratory tests exceeding 2.5 million, our residents are exposed to a wide array of techniques and procedures
The Department of Pathology at Baylor University Medical Center, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, provides the opportunity for an ACGME-accredited residency training experience in a multicultural metropolitan city.
We are a combined anatomic and clinical pathology program with 18 residents and a 100% board pass rate.
Our four-year program provides comprehensive exposure to both anatomic and clinical pathology with a broad referral system, including our Centers of Excellence, resulting in a high-volume and high-complexity training environment.
In addition, the residency program is associated with MedFusion, a central US reference laboratory, offering a myriad clinical lab experiences including next-generation sequencing and modern molecular techniques.
Curriculum
About
Our residency program emphasizes all aspects of practical hands-on training, didactic instruction and clinicopathologic research. Under the supervision of faculty on the medical staff at Baylor Dallas, residents learn to choose appropriate techniques to study specimens and implement procedures to reach a diagnosis.
The comprehensive four-year program includes structured rotations in anatomic and clinical pathology, as well as elective time.
Anatomic pathology
The anatomic pathology program includes a versatile surgical pathology service, autopsy pathology (including forensic pathology) and cytopathology.
Clinical pathology
The clinical pathology program features rotations in transfusion medicine, chemistry, hematology, microbiology and immunology. Subspecialty areas include molecular, cytogenetics, toxicology, virology, special hematology and flow cytometry.
Pathology caseload
- Annual surgical pathology accessions: 56,605
- Annual new cancers diagnosed: 3,137
- Annual bone marrow accessions: 1,830
- Annual FNA accessions: 1,909
- Annual non-gynecologic cytology accessions: 3,097
- Annual gynecologic cytology, outpatient accessions: 9,172
- Annual hospital-based autopsies: 108
- Annual forensic autopsies, Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office: 3,208
- Annual clinical laboratory tests: 2,661,533
Our commitment to our Medical Education community
Baylor University Medical Center, Graduate Medical Education (GME) is committed to passionately promoting a training environment where all feel welcomed and valued. A culture of belonging fosters innovation and is a catalyst for building dynamic teams that serve our communities.
Train at a nationally recognized major teaching hospital
Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, is a major patient care, teaching and research center providing quaternary care to Dallas, the Southwest region and patients seeking specialized care from around the world.