Residency Involvement
Research Opportunities
The residents actively participate in clinical research by taking part in multiple projects currently underway in the department. In fact, more than half of our residents regularly have posters and oral presentations accepted for presentation at national pathology meetings (USCAP, CAP, ASFA, AABB and others). For those interested in basic research there is an opportunity to take six months in one block as a research elective and spend this time in a basic research lab working on the project under supervision of research faculty of the department.
Awards & Accolades
Residency teaching and research awards allow the department to support and recognize residents who take the challenge to excel in these endeavors and enable them to build momentum toward a full academic career.
Teaching Events
There are multiple opportunities to be involved in teaching of medical students and other health care trainees through participating and leading small group decisions and one-on-one teaching when trainees rotate through the department of pathology. There are also multiple opportunities for peer-to-peer teaching. For those who are interested in a more formal graduate course in education, our residency program participates in an institutional initiative to develop the next generation of graduate medical educators - Health Educators and Academic Leaders (HEAL). The participation in the program is free of charge for residents.
Health Educators & Academic Leaders
The Health Educators & Academic Leaders curriculum provides a foundation in best teaching practices, educational scholarship and academic leadership to UNMC's health professionals in training. HEAL is the first competency-based interprofessional health educator track in the nation.
