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Pathology Residency Program

Residents stand outside on a sunny day in front of the indianapolis canal and the IU Health pathology building

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine offers a comprehensive, well-balanced AP/CP training program that prepares graduates to become highly competent practitioners and leaders within the field of pathology. The program is designed to ensure residents are well-prepared for their next endeavor — whether it’s a career in private practice or academia. Graduates have a strong track record of achievement and have been successful in their ability to secure competitive fellowship positions and jobs in private practice and academic settings. IU School of Medicine also excellent sub-specialty training opportunities, and many residents choose to stay and complete their fellowship training with the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Facilities

For the majority of their residency, IU School of Medicine pathology residents train in the IU Health Pathology Laboratory, a state-of-the-art, award-winning facility that serves as the central laboratory for IU Health. Residents have easy access to a wealth of cases running the gamut from the “bread and butter” of pathology to wide ranging hematologic and oncologic malignancies and organ transplants.

Pathology Residency in Indianapolis

Find information about IU School of Medicine’s Graduate Medical Education program, including details on how to apply as well as stipends, benefits, policies and more.

118,000 surgical cases
8,700 frozen sections
5,900 FNAs

In addition to the high and varied case volume, resident education is further bolstered by the dedicated, accomplished faculty members who have considerable expertise in a wide range of sub-specialties. Residents also benefit from highly competitive core compensation and fringe benefit packages that includes a generous professional development fund.

 

Curriculum

This residency training program is designed to provide a challenging but highly rewarding learning experience. While rigorous, the program curriculum provides a great deal of flexibility and allows residents to better tailor their training to fit individual goals. Residents can earn five to six elective rotations, which offers excellent opportunity to further explore areas of interest. Program leaders are continually looking for opportunities to expand the breadth of the curriculum and to improve the quality of resident training in a highly dynamic field. This program is unique in its ability to provide sign-out experience in both subspecialty and general pathology environments. These experiences afford residents the opportunity to train with faculty who are highly specialized in their field, while simulating the necessary experience of general sign-outs. Another unique aspect of the curriculum is the emphasis on resident education that complements the active learning environment with an extensive supplement of structured educational activities. Daily, faculty-driven didactic lectures and QC conferences are provided. Ample opportunity also exists within the program for resident research participation.

Sample Resident Schedule


PGY 1  
Block Rotation
1 Blood bank/transfusion medicine — IU Health Pathology Lab
2 Surgical pathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
3 Autopsy — IU Health Pathology Lab, Roudebush VA Medical Center
4 Hematopathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
5 Microbiology — IU Health Pathology Lab
6 Microbiology — IU Health Pathology Lab
7 Surgical pathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
8 Autopsy — IU Health Pathology Lab, VA Medical Center
9 Surgical pathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
10 Combined AP and CP rotation — VA Medical Center
11 Chemistry — IU Health Pathology Lab
12 Surgical pathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
13 Autopsy — IU Health Pathology Lab, Roudebush VA Medical Center

 

PGY 2  
Block Rotation
1 Surgical pathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
2 Combined AP and CP rotation — Eskenazi Hospital
3 Blood bank/transfusion medicine — IU Health Pathology Lab
4 Autopsy — IU Health Pathology Lab, VA Medical Center
5 Cytopathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
6 Chemistry — IU Health Pathology Lab
7 Surgical pathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
8 Combined AP and CP rotation — VA Medical Center
9 Combined AP and CP rotation — Eskenazi Hospital
10 Autopsy — IU Health Pathology Lab, Roudebush VA Medical Center
11 Elective
12 Hematopathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
13 Combined AP and CP rotation — VA Medical Center

 

PGY 3  
Block Rotation
1 Pediatric Pathology — Riley Hospital for Children
2 Surgical pathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
3 Combined AP and CP rotation — Eskenazi Hospital
4 Dermatopathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
5 Cytopathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
6 Microbiology — IU Health Pathology Lab
7 Elective
8 Combined AP and CP rotation — VA Medical Center
9 Surgical pathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
10 Neuropathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
11 Hematopathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
12 Elective
13 Combined AP and CP rotation — VA Medical Center

 

PGY 4  
Block Rotation
1 Hematopathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
2 Blood Bank  — Indiana Blood Center
3 Advanced surgical pathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
4 Elective
5 Combined AP and CP rotation — VA Medical Center
6 Chemistry — IU Health Pathology Lab
7 Combined AP and CP rotation — VA Medical Center
8 Cytopathology — IU Health Pathology Lab
9 Lab administration (two weeks) — IU Health Pathology Lab
Coagulation (two weeks) — IU Health Pathology Lab
10 Molecular — IU Health Pathology Lab
11 CP elective — IU Health Pathology Lab
12 Elective
13 Elective

Program Leadership

44432-Lavik, John-Paul

John-Paul Lavik, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Program Director

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39587-Umphress, Brandon

Brandon A. Umphress, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Associate Program Director

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38176-LePage, Nichole

Nichole L. LePage, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Associate Program Director

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