University of Florida Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a large, university-affiliated AP/CP program built on a high-volume tertiary academic base (UF Health Shands, 1100-bed Level 1 trauma center, ~30,000 surgical pathology cases/year) combined with a substantial VA hospital experience (MRVAMC, 10,000+ accessions/year), giving residents broad exposure to both complex quaternary-level disease and general surgical pathology volume. The department explicitly designs training to support either academic or community-based practice, with residents given progressive autonomy (primary review of lab data, preliminary sign-outs, on-call decision-making, supervision of junior residents) as they advance. Research infrastructure is present and active (multiple named faculty laboratories, an Experimental Pathology division, extramural grant-funded work in autoimmunity, genetics, diabetes, stem cell biology) but is offered as opportunity rather than a mandated core requirement for all clinical residents. The program's breadth is reinforced by an unusually wide array of in-house fellowships (cytopathology, neuropathology, hematopathology, blood bank/transfusion medicine, plus non-ACGME surgical/GI/bone-soft-tissue pathology and a dermatopathology track), signaling investment in producing subspecialized graduates alongside generalists.