Research in PSP

1-16.5 credits · School of Medicine

Program Director: Shannon J. McCall, MD. Pathology is the study of disease. Physician pathologists diagnose and prognose diseases by examination of tissues and cells (anatomic pathology) and biochemical and molecular changes (clinical and molecular pathology). These laboratory/ pathology data make up a critical portion of every patient's Electronic Medical Record. The goal of the Pathology Study Program is to provide third year medical students with the opportunity to learn about Pathology and Laboratory Medicine while undertaking a research experience (wet or dry) under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Example opportunities include but are not limited to artificial intelligence/machine learning of Pathology Images and clinical datasets, biomarker development and patient outcomes research in anatomic pathology, molecular pathology including genomic profiling, clinical pathology, transfusion medicine, immunology, microbiology and cardiovascular pathology (for which there is a unique scholarship opportunity).