Temple University Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Temple's four-year combined AP/CP pathology residency is an academic, hospital-based program explicitly designed to train pathologists for both academic and community hospital practice, with graded resident autonomy and flexibility to accommodate individual interests. The program encourages resident participation in clinical or basic science research alongside service and teaching responsibilities, and current trainees are drawn heavily from international medical schools across the Middle East, South Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Fellowship placement outcomes are strong and subspecialty-diverse, with recent graduates matching into cytopathology, surgical pathology, hematopathology, neuropathology, molecular genetic pathology, and gynecologic/GU pathology at institutions such as Johns Hopkins, MD Anderson, Mayo Clinic, MSK, and Brigham & Women's, indicating the program values residents who will pursue further subspecialization. The four-year AP/CP structure and emphasis on progressive responsibility suggest the program values well-rounded diagnostic competence over narrow early specialization.