Education & Training
Our department is committed to providing the best possible training to our medical students, graduate students, residents, fellows, and postdoctorates, whether in the classroom or the laboratory.
Our students and trainees have access to dynamic courses and seminars, as well as practical training. Our highly experienced and dedicated faculty include many who are internationally recognized for their contributions to pathology, microbiology, immunology and cancer biology.
Pathology Residency
Our Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program provides complete training in all major areas of anatomic and clinical pathology, while remaining flexible enough to accommodate diverse career goals in private practice, academic or other settings.
Clinical Fellowships
Our department supports seven fellowships that allow focused training opportunities for pathologists and laboratorians.
Graduate Studies
As part of UNMC's Integrated Graduate Program in Biomedical Science, our department's Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease Graduate Program offers opportunities for graduate study in a wide range of contemporary areas of pathology and microbiology, including bacteriology, immunology, virology, cell biology, and molecular biology.
DPMI Student & Trainee News
Dr. Auen new Chief-Elect Resident
Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Auen for being elected as Chief Resident for the 2025-2026 academic year. He has accepted a fellowship in neuropathology at Brown University starting in 2026 with the intention of pursuing forensic pathology fellowship training afterward.
Four DPMI trainees receive inaugural Research Grant Awards
Congratulations to Drs. Pranav Renavikar, Ahmed Sabri, Kristina Sevcik, and Chunyi Zhou on getting this departmental-sponsored grant for their research projects.
Graduate student's vision of earthrise in S. aureus research
Zachary Van Roy, an MD/PhD trainee in Dr. Tammy Kielian’s lab, created this image for their Cell Reports Medicine manuscript that characterizes the immune responses to a craniotomy infection, with leukocytes depicted as stars migrating towards the moon surface represented by a micro-CT model of a resected bone flap with surgical screw holes symbolizing craters. S. aureus biofilm colonizes the moon surface, the predominant pathogen in infected patients. The image is overlayed with the HIF1a gene and the chemical structure of chetomin (HIF1a inhibitor) is a constellation.
Educational & Training Opportunities
Our department offers a dynamic list of opportunities, formal and informal, to students interested in pathology and/or basic science research, who are at varying points in their academic careers.
Award-Winning Academics
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Paul Fey, PhD, Professor
2023 recipient of the UNMC College of Medicine and Class of 1962 Basic Science Outstanding Teacher Award
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Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, Professor
2023-2024 recipient of the UNMC Varner Educator Laureate, the highest honor given to educators at UNMC.
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Geoff Talmon, MD, Professor
2023 honoree of the University of Nebraska President's Excellence Award in Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award, which recognizes individual faculty members who have demonstrated meritorious and sustained records of excellence and creativity in teaching.
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Department Teaching Awards
Each year, our department recognizes faculty and trainees who are particularly effective and inspiring educators. These outstanding teachers are nominated by their peers or students.