Surgical Pathology Fellowship (Florida) - Residencies and Fellowships - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science

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Overview

The one-year Surgical Pathology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, offers extensive and comprehensive training that prepares you to make the successful transition to attending pathologist whether in an academic or clinical setting.

The active transplant service at Mayo Clinic generates numerous transplant biopsies as well as resections. Last year, nearly 36,700 cases were accessioned, including over 2,100 frozen sections and over 3,000 outside consult cases.

Highlights of the program include:

Gaining graded responsibility and independence as your level of experience increases
Acting as a junior attending, signing out cases with faculty supervision
Experiencing an entirely digital pathology practice for daily surgical pathology casework
Participating in frozen section diagnosis
Two months of electives are included in the rotation
The medium-sized department facilitates individualized training
Experienced faculty with expertise in several subspecialty areas, including GI, lung, breast, urology, renal, and transplant pathology
Contributing to departmental quality assurance and quality improvement (QA/QI) programs
Participating in scholarly activities leading to publications
Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville is located within minutes of the ocean in beautiful northern Florida, where the weather is pleasant year-round.

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3,000+

outside consult cases per year on average

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job placement rate

Surgical pathology fellow and faculty member working together using microscopes in the lab at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Your training experience

As a fellow at Mayo Clinic, you'll have access to robust clinical, educational, and research resources. You'll find support both inside and outside of the campus to promote physical and mental wellness and ensure your work/life balance.

More about the curriculum

Meet our current fellows

Director's welcome

You will be provided with an outstanding year of additional training in surgical pathology. We look forward to working with you and watching you become independent and a more mature pathologist as you navigate the journey through the fellowship.