Top 10 Reasons Why...
Thank you for visiting our web site. We feel there are at least 10 reasons why you should consider obtaining your pathology training at the University of Florida:
1) Dedicated teaching staff: this large and diverse faculty includes many nationally and internationally recognized experts in their fields.
2) Major faculty commitment to excellence in teaching in clinical pathology as well as anatomic pathology. Molecular pathology, cytogenetics and informatics, statistics and management topics are included in both AP and CP training.
3) Superb case material with a diverse case-mix: large numbers of challenging cases in both anatomic and clinical pathology.
4) Shands Hospital at the University of Florida: State-of-the-art tertiary care center where kidney, liver, cardiac, lung, pancreas and bone marrow transplantation services are routinely provided. Research clinical trials ongoing at Shands Hospital include protocols designed to prevent type 1 diabetes, use of cytokines to modulate inflammatory bowel disease, and experimental gene therapy protocols to treat cystic fibrosis.
5) Speciality-based anatomic pathology rotations are located at Shands Hospital while general pathology rotations are based at the Veterans Administration Health Center across the street from Shands Hospital. This provides a wide-breadth of experiences.
6) Well-organized conferences four days per week that include case-based educational challenges and didactic teaching sessions. Residents also play an important role in teaching medical students.
7) An introduction to advanced technology training is provided that involves flow cytometry, molecular pathology and cytogenetics. Opportunities to pursue research are available and encouraged.
8) New laboratory facilities (Rocky Point Laboratory) and conference room with state-of-the-art computing, projectors and microscopic capabilities. Experience in telepathology is available as part of hematopathology.
9) Diverse fellowship opportunities in hematopathology, cytopathology, neuropathology and dermatopathology are available.
10) Life style: Affordable housing, easy access to nearby beaches, college and professional sports and Orlando's entertainment parks: A superb opportunity to live in a small college town which is the location for a major state university.