Tulane University Program

Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical Analyst Verified · Sep 4, 2026

Tulane University Program

Tulane University Program is a residency program specializing in Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, directed by Ryan Craig, MD, PhD and coordinated by Beatris DeLucca. The program accepts applications through November 30, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (504) 988-2436. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Tulane's Pathology program is a university-affiliated, multi-site training model spanning a 150-year-old academic department, a public safety-net hospital (UMC New Orleans), a large community teaching hospital (East Jefferson General), a tertiary cancer-focused private system (Ochsner), a children's hospital, and a coroner's office, giving residents exposure across autopsy, forensic, pediatric, dermatopathologic, and hematopathologic subspecialties. The program offers both AP-only and combined AP/CP tracks and explicitly supports in-house fellowship progression in Hematopathology, Cytopathology, and Dermatopathology, with residents regularly producing case reports and abstracts at ASCP, ASDP, and regional meetings rather than large-scale funded research. Career messaging is dual-track, preparing residents for either academic or community practice, and the program leans on breadth of clinical sites and case volume rather than a research-heavy or highly specialized identity. The department values residents who engage across a wide range of subspecialty rotations and contribute to scholarly case-based output as part of routine training.

Who it fits

An applicant seeking broad, multi-institutional AP/CP training with case-based scholarly activity (posters/case reports) and openness to either community or academic pathology practice, potentially pursuing an in-house subspecialty fellowship (heme, cyto, or dermpath).

Research intensity

Moderate - case-report and case-series scholarly activity is routinely produced and presented at national meetings, but there is no evidence of a funded research infrastructure or protected research time.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Academic Medicine, Fellowship

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