Our goal is to train residents to become well rounded academic and clinical pathologists who will practice and develop pathology into the future. To achieve our goal, we believe research training is important for all residents, whether they seek a career in academic or clinical pathology. We encourage residents to work with faculty by investigating a biomedical area of interest. We support residents in their research endeavors by subsidizing presentations at national meetings.

Residents teach medical students taking electives in Anatomic and/or Clinical Pathology. For the first and second year students, residents work with faculty teaching pathology laboratory sessions. For medical students on elective rotation in pathology, residents work directly with students on both autopsy and surgical pathology cases. Residents also work with residents from other programs during their scheduled rotations in Pathology at UW; these include radiology and podiatry residents. In addition, residents assist faculty in small group teaching of allied health personnel (medical technology students, cytotechnology students, physician assistants, etc.). The opportunity to teach students in the Health Sciences Center of the University of Washington and residents from other programs is an important component of our training program.