Cytopathology Fellowship
Cytopathology Fellowship, UMass Chan-Baystate
Our 1-year ACGME-approved Cytopathology Fellowship program curriculum provides comprehensive training in all aspects of cytopathology.
The combination of patient material and volume, motivated expert faculty, and a cooperative and friendly atmosphere will provide you with valuable experience that will help you acquire the skills you seek in your development as a cytopathologist.
One of the largest laboratories in New England
The wide breadth of interesting clinical material in our cytopathology lab offers excellent educational opportunities:
- approximately 50,000 cases per year
- 5,000 of which are nongynecologic—including approximately 1,800 fine needle aspiration biopsies.
Faculty trained at many of the top academic centers
Our board-certified cytopathologists, hematopathologists, and teaching cytotechnologist have diverse clinical and research interests.
And, they are dedicated to providing outstanding education to our fellows.
Cooperative and friendly environment
- Quality group of experienced cytotechnologists
- Skilled, committed support staff
- Excellent physical space.
Program-at-a-glance
Our 1-year ACGME-approved fellowship program at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate is structured to provide comprehensive training in all aspects of cytopathology.
Fellowship Director:
Roxanne Florence, MD email: Roxanne.Florence@baystatehealth.org
Fellowship Program Administrator:
Kerry Hayes email: kerry.hayes@baystatehealth.org phone: 413-794-5085
Program and department metrics
- Length of fellowship: 1 year
- Number of fellows per academic year: 1
- Number of faculty: Department of Pathology - 21
- Cytopathology Division - 5 cytopathologists, 3 hematopathologists, 1 education cytotechnologist
- Cytopathology & Surgical Pathology Annual Specimen Volumes: Cytopathology: Pap Tests - 44,600 | Non-Gyn - 6,800 | FNA Biopsies - 1,800 | HPV Tests - 13,700: Surgical Pathology: 40,000
Baystate metrics
- Number of hospital beds: 716
- Number of residency programs: 10
- Number of fellowship programs: 22
- We have attempted to maintain salaries in the 75th percentile nationally, and here in western Massachusetts, we enjoy a lower cost of living than in major urban areas. View our complete list of salaries and benefits.
- 4 weeks vacation/year, free parking
- Disability/Malpractice/Health/Life Insurance
- Large on-campus library, robust e-medicine resources (Up-to-Data, Ovid, etc)
- High volume of diverse and interesting specimens
- Five board-certified staff cytopathologists, all of whom additionally sign-out surgical pathology
- Excellent one-on-one daily sign-out and teaching with staff cytopathologists
- Dedicated teaching cytotechnologist with over 25 years of experience
- Detailed and clearly-defined teaching conference schedule, reading schedule, and schedule of one-on-one teaching sessions with the education cytotechnologist
- Quality group of experienced cytotechnologists
- Excellent, committed support staff with a friendly work environment
- Computerized, continually-updated glass slide teaching file, CD-ROM file, teleconference file
- Opportunity to participate in a regional cytopathology conference
- Opportunity for independent assessment of complex image-guided FNA specimens
- Hands-on FNA experience through the division’s FNA service and ultrasound guided thyroid needle aspiration with an endocrinologist
- Participation in continuing education programs such as the ASCP GYN/NON-GYN Assessment products.
- Participation in the ASC’s Progressive Evaluation of Competency Exams
- Opportunity for research and submission for national conference presentation and publication
- Opportunity to take cytology proficiency test
A Wonderful Place To Be
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