Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Residents must be able to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health. Residents must demonstrate competence in:
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology track (APCP-4)
(a) The performance and diagnostic interpretation of autopsies.
(b) All aspects of an autopsy, as appropriate to the case.
(c) Examining and diagnosing surgical pathology specimens.
(d) Performing and diagnosing intra-operative consultations.
(e) Examining and diagnosing gynecologic, non-gynecologic, and fine needle aspiration cytology
specimens.
(f) Interpreting common laboratory tests, including peripheral smears, body fluids, bone marrow
aspirates and biopsies, microbiology and chemistry tests, and transfusion medicine tests.
Anatomic Pathology only track (AP-3)
Residents must demonstrate competence in:
(a) The performance and diagnostic interpretation of autopsies.
(b) All aspects of an autopsy, as appropriate to the case.
(c) Examining and diagnosing surgical pathology specimens.
(d) Performing and diagnosing intra-operative consultations.
(e) Examining and diagnosing gynecologic, non-gynecologic, and fine needle aspiration cytology
specimens.
(l) Interpreting common laboratory tests, including peripheral smears and bone marrow aspirates and
biopsies.
Clinical Pathology only track (CP-3)
(a) Residents must demonstrate competence in interpreting common laboratory tests, including
peripheral smears, body fluids, bone marrow aspirates and biopsies, microbiology and chemistry
tests, and transfusion medicine tests.
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (APCP-4), Anatomic Pathology (AP-3), Clinical Pathology (CP-3)
must demonstrate competence:
(a) In interpreting immunohistochemical stains
(b) And the ability to provide appropriate and effective pathology services consultation
(c) In interpreting laboratory data as part of patient-care decision-making
(d) In addressing laboratory quality, safety, and management issues, with appropriate support
(e) In providing medical advice on the diagnosis and management of diseases, and laboratory test
selection and interpretation.
Residents must be able to competently perform all medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice.