INTRODUCTION
The department provides residents with ample opportunity to reach their potential and to select a course of training which best fits their abilities and personal goals. The program is structured in order to retain some flexibility in training. Accordingly, in addition to the traditional program of anatomic pathology and clinical pathology (four year program), the trainee may elect to concentrate in either anatomic or clinical pathology (three year programs). Resident teaching is done using two major means of instruction. Formal, didactic sessions are conducted by the faculty, for example in weekly core lectures in anatomic and clinical pathology. A more widely used method involves practical experience during the daily work-up and diagnosis of cases and preparation for hospital conferences. In active rather than passive learning experiences, residents develop analytical and problem solving skills to complement their factual knowledge. The residency program is structured so that learning occurs incrementally and responsibility grows with increasing levels of training. Each individual rotation has written goals and objectives based on the level of training of residents.