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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Education & Training

Our department is committed to providing the best possible training to our medical students, graduate students, residentsfellows, 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.

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Clinical Fellowships

Our department supports seven fellowships that allow focused training opportunities for pathologists and laboratorians.

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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

Nila Jones, MD, a second-year UNMC pathology resident

residency | research | clinical

Resident studies outcomes of neoadjuvant therapy for UNMC breast cancer patients

Nila Jones, MD, a second-year resident, is taking a comprehensive look at outcomes for UNMC breast cancer patients that received neoadjuvant therapy between 2014 and 2024.

Pauline Xu, MD, PhD, a first-year UNMC pathology resident

residency | research | clinical

Resident seeking to better understand primary gastrointestinal melanomas

Pauline Xu, MD, PhD, a first-year resident, will be researching those rare cases of melanomas that start in the esophagus, the stomach or elsewhere in the gastrointestinal tract.

Drs. Chunyi Zhou and Scott Stevenson, clinical microbiology fellows in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

residency | fellow | research | clinical

Residents and fellows present findings at quality improvement symposium

Residents and fellows in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology share the findings of five quality improvement projects.

Seven graduate students holding awards

education | research

Graduate students win awards for 2024-2025

Congratulations to these award-winning Immunity, Pathology and Infectious Disease (IPID) graduate students in our department. From left: Francis Fontanilla, Dylan George, Reegan Sturgeon, Arif Sadi, Madison Love, Gabrielle Schulze, and Taylor Burke.

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.