Rotation Schedule
During the first 3 years, residents are assigned rotations between one and two months in duration, balancing the experiences in both clinical and anatomical pathology for each year. During the first 2 years, there is an emphasis on acquiring basic skills and knowledge with core rotations in each area of specialty. During the 3rd and 4th years, the emphasis is on advanced training with further honing of skills and attainment of competency. The 4th year is designed with the Program Director for educational experiences in a specific area(s) of interest.
General AP/CP Curriculum (4 years)
19 months in Anatomic Pathology including:
12 months General Anatomic Pathology
4 months Cytopathology
2 months Pediatric Pathology
1 month Forensic Pathology
18 months in Clinical Pathology, including:
3 months Chemistry
4 months Microbiology
4 months Hematology
4 months Blood Bank
1 month Molecular Pathology
1 month Laboratory Management
.5 Cytogenetics
.5 Toxicology
Third & Fourth Year Combined:
11 months Electives
In addition to presenting at national conferences and submitting abstracts for publications, residents are expected to complete a Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement and a New Technology Project for graduation. Residents are also expected to present their research at the 喵喵直播 Society of Pathologists annual event prior to graduating.
Training Sites
Residents rotate through 3 main hospitals throughout their 4 years of training: The Queen’s Medical Center, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children & Kaiser Permanente. Additional training is obtained from the 喵喵直播 Blood Bank, City & County of Honolulu Medical Examiner鈥檚 Office & other island lab locations.
Please refer to information about our main sites here:
The Queen鈥檚 Medical Center 鈥 The Queen鈥檚 Health System
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The Queen鈥檚 Medical Center (QMC), The Queen鈥檚 Health System is a nonprofit hospital with a 160-year legacy of caring for the people of 喵喵直播 and the Pacific Basin. Located in Downtown Honolulu, 喵喵直播, QMC serves as the major referral center for cancer, heart disease, neuroscience, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine and behavioral health, and has the only organ transplantation program in the State of 喵喵直播. It is the largest hospital in 喵喵直播, licensed to operate with 505 acute care beds and 28 sub-acute beds. A major teaching hospital, Queen鈥檚 serves as a clinical training site for the residency programs of the University of 喵喵直播 John A. Burns School of Medicine. Visit The Queen鈥檚 Medical Center website .
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children 鈥 喵喵直播 Pacific Health
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Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children has been dedicated to providing exceptional care for over 100 years. With more than 1,500 employees and 630 physicians, Kapiolani is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit hospital and is widely known as 喵喵直播鈥檚 leader in the care of women, infants and children.As a teaching hospital, Kapiolani is at the forefront of vital medical education and community health outreach programs. The hospital also participates in critical research and the development of new treatments in prenatal, neonatal, children鈥檚 and women鈥檚 medicine. It is a major teaching hospital for the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of 喵喵直播, and has assisted in training many of 喵喵直播鈥檚 pediatric, obstetric and gynecologic doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. Visit the Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children website .
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Kaiser Permanente 喵喵直播 (KPH) 喵喵直播 Permanente Medical Group (HPMG) represents the largest group practice in the state-with 307 physicians on staff, including 187 specialists; they represent 16 percent of the physicians in the entire state. KPH was recently awarded the National Committee for Quality Assurance award “excellent” status for demonstrating levels of service & clinical quality that meet or exceed its rigorous requirements for consumer protection and quality improvement. Visit the Kaiser Permanente website .