The pathology fellowship application crisis: The current state and suggestions for remediation

Authors

Amanda C. Herrmann, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
Cheryl Hanau, Department of Pathology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Donald Karcher, Department of Pathology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Douglas C. Miller, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA.
Alexandra Murtha, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
Ashley E. Sanders, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Charles Timmons, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Karen L. Kaul, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Journal

Academic pathology

Volume

9

Issue

1

DOI

10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100029

Keywords

Fellowship; Match; Pathology; Pathology education; Subspecialty; Training

Abstract

Problems within the Pathology fellowship application process in the US have been recognized and reported for years. Recently, members of the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) of the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC) and collaborators collected survey data from the residents themselves and the fellowship programs, as represented by both the fellowship program directors (members of the Fellowship Directors Ad Hoc Committee, FDAHC) and the program administrators (members of the Graduate Medical Education Administrators Section, GMEAS). These data are presented and discussed, and potential steps to resolve some of the problems around fellowship applications in pathology are presented.

APA Citation

Herrmann, Amanda C.; Hanau, Cheryl; Karcher, Donald; Miller, Douglas C.; Murtha, Alexandra; Sanders, Ashley E.; Timmons, Charles; and Kaul, Karen L., "The pathology fellowship application crisis: The current state and suggestions for remediation" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 1071.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/1071

Department

Pathology