2023 path graduation
June 16, 2023 Graduation Celebration: Pathology graduates, current residents, and Residency Program Leadership 
 
 
6.16.23 graduates and faculty
2023 Graduation Celebration: Pathology graduates and present Pathology & Laboratory Medicine faculty

Pathology Programs Offered

This is a fully accredited program that offers a combined Anatomic Pathology (AP) and Clinical Pathology (CP) pathway to American Board of Pathology certification. The program consists of a minimum of 24 months AP and 18 months CP. The remaining 6 months may be spent doing either anatomic pathology or clinical pathology, depending on the resident’s particular interests. Residents alternate between AP and CP at yearly and six-month intervals. Read more about the program.

 

Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine (URiM) Resident Steering Committee

Do not hesitate to reach out to us if you want to participate and you have missed the registration deadline. If you have any questions regarding any of the above feel free to email the Office of Minority Physician Recruitment at GMEURiMCMP@bmc.org. For more information please visit the website here.

Fellowship

Currently, the department hosts one funded fellowship position in Cytopathology at the PGY-5 level.

Lina ma
Lina Ma, MD, 2023 - 2024 Cytopathology Fellow

Job Description

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Boston Medical Center offers a one- year ACGME accredited Cytopathology fellowship with extensive training and experience in diagnostic cytopathology with exposure to management problems that enables physician to practice in this branch of pathology in academic or private environments. Strengths of this program include a large variety of specimens from an intercity safety net hospital as well as neighborhood health clinics, exposure to ultrasound-guided FNA procedures, ROSE, and cytologic specimen processing, Additional opportunities for participation in Endocrine and Breast tumor boards.

Requirements:  Completion of an ACGME certified pathology training in AP or AP/CP. Board Eligible/ Certified and eligible to hold Massachusetts license.

Applications Materials:

  • CAP Standardized Application for Pathology Fellowship
  • Three Letters of Recommendations
  • Brief Personal Statement
  • Most Recent CV

Application Deadline for AY 2025: July 31st, 2023 

Application Submission:

Daphney Noel
Cytopathology Fellowship Program
Program Administrator
Daphney.Noel@bmc.org
617- 414-5314

Sandra Cerda, MD
Cytopathology Fellowship Director
Boston Medical Center
One Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 20118
Sandra.Cerda@bmc.org
617-414-7037

About the Department

The Department of Anatomic Pathology received 26,600 surgical accessions,12,500 cytology specimens and 1400 Fine Needle Aspirations in calendar 2019. Additionally, the department performs approximately 70 autopsies annually. The clinical laboratory performs approximately 4.5 million tests annually.

Training at BMC/Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is enhanced by our socially diverse and global patient population. There is depth and breadth of AP and Lab Medicine across many medical and surgical subspecialties. Our department supports several centers of excellence on campus: Center for Infectious Diseases, Moakley Cancer Center, renal transplant service, Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine, the Amyloid center, the Immigrant and Refugee Health Center Program. BMC is a Level One Trauma center supported by our Transfusion Medicine Service.

Types and Numbers of Appointments

There are a total of 10 residency positions available in the program including up to 3 first-year positions. There is currently one fully funded fellowship position in cytopathology. The program actively seeks to recruit physicians who are under-represented in medicine.

The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine also supports a Masters in Pathology Laboratory Sciences and a PhD program in pathology that has an enrollment of 27 students and shares facilities and some academic programs with the residency program. Active participation in research projects, by our residents, is expected, supported and encouraged.

Facilities

The Boston Medical Center is a modern tertiary care 514-bed facility with a distinguished tradition in academic medicine. The medical center is immediately adjacent to and flanks the campus of the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Residents in AP train in our state-of-the-art facility at 670 Albany Street. One of the few custom built AP and CP laboratories in the USA, it replaced the Mallory Institute of Pathology building which housed the pathology department from its construction in 1933. The design took 1.5 years, with consultation from Stubbins Associates (an architectural firm with wide experience in lab design for the Biotech industry), and features modern ventilation, equipment, laboratory and office space for AP & CP residents. and for administrative support.

Residents are provided shared administrative space with conference room and lounge.

AP facilities offer surgical pathology processing, histology, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, cytology prep. and screening, image analysis center, molecular pathology (e.g. Next Generation Sequencing, FISH and PCR), biobanking service, intraoperative consult suite for frozen section service and recently renovated autopsy suite.

The CP laboratory is a 24/7/365 state-of-the-art supported by modern automation and robotics. Examples include:

  • a new automated track in Chemistry,
  • automated cell analyzers and 6 -10 color flow cytometry in Hematology,
  • proteomic and molecular platforms and a commissioned BSL-3 containment room in Microbiology,
  • and automated cross-matching, in Blood Bank.

The division supports point-of-care services throughout the medical campus and a rapid response laboratory.

The 670 Albany street building is also home to BU pathology research space that features modern pathology equipment including confocal, FACScan, and digital brightfield and immunofluorescence slide-scanning microscopes.

Community

Our mission is to join BMC and Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine to serve a vulnerable patient population and contribute to the improved health of all our patients. We promote, equity, integrity and social justice and collaborate with a number of Community Health Centers in the City of Boston. BMC also has strong collaborative relationships with area Academic Medical Centers including but not limited to: Boston Children’s Hospital and Mass General Brigham, Tufts Medical Center and the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital. Boston is a lively cultural center with a fine arts museum, numerous art galleries, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, theater, groups, opera and a heavy concentration of educational institutions. The New England countryside is easily accessible and there are opportunities for a wide variety of winter and summer sports. The medical center is located on an attractive campus in Boston’s historic South End.

Stipends and Other Benefits

The presence of a strong house officer union at Boston Medical Center ensures that residents receive premium pay and benefits. Residents receive not less than $75,094.65 per annum (2023) with stipends increasing approximately $1,500 for each additional year of training. Residents are given four weeks of paid vacation a year and medical and dental insurance are available at low group rates. The hospital also provides short-term disability, long term disability and malpractice insurance at no cost to the resident. Parking is available at reduced rates in our recently completed parking deck. For those residents who elect not to drive, the hospital offers discounted rates on public transportation passes.

Applications

Residency candidates must be graduates of approved medical schools in the US or Canada. Graduates of foreign medical schools must have an ECFMG certificate. Applicants must apply through ERAS for this program.

The deadline for submission of applications is October, 2023.

Address inquiries to:
Sara Higgins, MD
Director of Residency Training Program
Daphney Noel,
Residency Program Coordinator

Dept. of Anatomic Pathology
670 Albany Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02118

Phone: (617) 414-5314; Fax (617) 414-5315 email: Pathology.Residency@bmc.org

Program Strengths

  • Opportunity to serve a diverse patient population.
  • Pathology Department and Resident Training Program with a rich history of contribution to the modern medical specialty of pathology and to professional training in pathology.
  • Structured curriculum supported by hands-on training, didactic lectures and seminars.
  • Strong subspecialty exposure in Anatomic Pathology, particularly in Cytopathology, Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Pathology, Gynecologic Pathology, Genitourinary Pathology, Head and Neck Pathology, Hematopathology, and Renal Pathology.
  • Comprehensive training in Laboratory Medicine with subspecialty rotations in Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, and Microbiology, along with parallel training in Laboratory Management, Biorepository Science, Point-of-Care, Informatics, and Quality Assurance.
  • Excellent Dermatopathology training under the direction of the Department of Dermatopathology, which has an independent Fellowship program.
  • Office of the Chief Medical Examiner rotation
  • Elective time provided for rotations within or outside of the institution.
  • Autopsy numbers adequate for board certification.
  • Expectation and support for engagement in clinical and translational research, with strong research mentorship provided by program faculty.
  • A national reference laboratory for hemoglobinopathies.
  • An internationally recognized Amyloid treatment center.
  • An internationally recognized Neuroscience group with a focus on neurodegenerative diseases and Traumatic Brain Injury.
  • Participation in ASCP teleconferences and CAP PIP, Autopsy and Digital Slide programs.
  • Excellent work environment with state-of-the-art equipment and brand-new office space.
  • Attendance at regional and national pathology meetings encouraged and supported.
  • Every resident at BMC enjoys the benefits of the Committee of Interns and Residents such as:
  • Lowest resident parking rates of all area hospitals
  • 100% paid disability
  • Lowest health insurance cost for individuals AND their families
  • Access to CIR staff support for any problems with your residency program

Health Benefits

BMC SELECT

A Great Place to Work. A Great Place to Receive Care.

The BMC Select plan is built around BMC’s nationally recognized physicians and facilities. BMC covers the cost of this plan: There are no payroll contributions. Select plan members can choose from our wide selection of providers: most services are covered in full when you and your family receive your care within the BMC Select network. There is no out-of-network coverage.

Contributions: There are no payroll contributions.

Cost of Care: As long as you receive care in the BMC Select network, most services are free, or have a $5 copay.

PCP/Referrals: You must have a Primary Care Provider (PCP), but you don’t need referrals for specialty care within BMC.

Network: You and your covered family members must receive care from the BMC Select network. This includes Boston Medical Center, Boston University Affiliated Providers (BUAP) and most providers at the Boston HealthNet Community Health Centers.

Out-of-Network Coverage: There is no coverage for services received outside the BMC Select network – with a few exceptions, like ER, Same Day Care (urgent care centers, CVS Minute Clinics, Doctor on Demand telemedicine), behavioral health, dialysis, acupuncture or services BMC doesn’t provide, like chiropractic and pediatric dental.

Using the BMC Select network

Providers in the BMC Select network cost little or nothing for members in the BMC Select plans.

When you need care, Boston Medical Center is the place to start: including Boston Medical Center, all BU affiliated providers, and most providers affiliated with the Boston HealthNet Community Health Centers.

Care outside the BMC Select network

For members on the BMC Select plan, chiropractic services, behavioral health, acupuncture, dialysis and pediatric dental within the Harvard Pilgrim network are all treated as part of the BMC Select network. For services not provided by BMC, you or your doctor may submit a request by contacting member services for an “extra-contractual” payment.

For further information please see this link: https://www.bmc.org/medical-professionals/graduate-medical-education-gme/house-staff/intern-resident-and-fellow-benefits