Our core laboratory handles more than 35 million tests and serves as a reference laboratory to area hospitals, clinics and physicians.

The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine - Scott & White Pathology Residency is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Our four-year program satisfies the American Board of Pathology requirements for certification in anatomic and clinical pathology training.

Our training program emphasizes individualized professional growth and prepares trainees for a rewarding career in pathology through a resident-centered educational and patient care approach.

We accept three residents per year.

Como el mayor sistema sanitario sin ánimo de lucro de Texas y uno de los mayores de Estados Unidos, Baylor Scott & White atiende a 41 condados a través de 52 hospitales, más de 1,200 puntos de acceso, más de 7,100 médicos en activo, más de 52,000 miembros del equipo y el Plan de Salud Baylor Scott & White.

Plan de estudios

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Sobre el programa


Residents begin by learning the basic principles of surgical and clinical pathology. All residents, no matter what their level, are under senior staff supervision and receive immediate feedback on their work. In addition, the performance of each resident is reviewed at least every six months, using defined and established criteria. The evaluation process is designed to meet the areas of competency required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Areas of strength and weakness are emphasized to apprise the residents of their performance.

Some advantages of our program include:

  • Well-organized rotations and electives
  • A wide variety of interesting cases
  • Large numbers of frozen sections
  • Excellent one-on-one staff to resident teaching
  • Opportunities for medical student teaching
  • Subspecialty expertise among the staff
  • Excellent subspecialty experiences in required and elective rotations, especially in forensic pathology, hematopathology, cytopathology, FNA, molecular genetic pathology, gastroenterology, kidney, GU, skin, liver, breast and Gyn
  • Opportunities to participate in productive research programs
  • A pleasant, low-key collegial atmosphere that promotes learning

Procedure numbers:

  • Surgical pathology: approximately 100,000
  • Pap smears: approximately 44,000
  • Fine needle aspirations (FNA): approximately 4,900
  • Non-gynecologic cytology samples: approximately 4,800
  • Bone marrow biopsy: approximately 1,200
  • Flow cytometry: approximately 3,400
  • Apheresis procedures: approximately 450
  • Antibody reports: approximately 2,000
  • Red cell transfusions: approximately 12,000

Patología anatómica


The department currently accessions close to 100,000 surgical specimens, 44,000 pap tests, 4,800 non-gyn and more than 4,900 fine-needle aspirations per year.

Our main rotations include surgical pathology, cytology and autopsy.

Upon gaining proficiency, residents are expected to:

  • Examine the specimens first and take appropriate tissue for fixed and/or (when indicated) frozen sections
  • Perform the gross dissection, present the findings to the staff and take appropriate tissue for fixed sections.
  • Formulate appropriate clinical and pathologic correlations
  • Examine both fresh and fixed-tissue specimens.
  • Preview cases and dictate the final report
  • Perform, as well as interpret, FNA procedures of superficial masses. Aspiration procedures of the deep masses (lung, liver, pancreas, etc.) are performed by other specialists, and the resident learns how to interpret smears from these procedures.



Additional rotations are required in areas of:

  • Forensic Pathology (through the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office)
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cytogenetics
  • Dermatopatología
  • Pediatric Pathology
  • Liver and Renal Pathology/Electron Microscopy
  • Laboratory Management
  • Other subspecialty rotations are available as electives

Patologia clinica


Clinical pathology rotations include many high-volume services, with approximately 180,000 tests combined per month. Clinical pathology has completed about 1,200 bone marrow biopsies and 3,400 flow cytometry cases.

Through structured didactic education and patient-centered service work, residents are expected to achieve competency in many areas of the clinical pathology laboratory, with rotations in:

  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Hematology/Coagulation
  • Flow Cytometry
  • HLA Typing
  • Immunology
  • Laboratory Management
  • Microbiology
  • Different aspects of Molecular Pathology
  • Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking

Residents rotate through all services and acquire an understanding of basic methodologies, test menus and service complexities. Residents learn the basic principles of quality control, quality assurance and the fundamental concepts required to act as a consultant.

Upon completion of the required rotations, residents are able to function effectively in the clinical pathology environment.  Following the graduated responsibility concept, our laboratory management training includes direct training with management personnel and allows residents to better understand the elements of finance and strategy that impact laboratory operations in our current practice climate.

Residents also have the opportunity for elective time in any area of the laboratory, as well as the opportunity to successfully complete research projects, including quality improvement initiatives.

Cómo aplicar

We use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to electronically accept residency applications, letters of recommendations, dean’s letters, transcripts and other credentials directly from your medical school.

Visit ERAS® to apply now



Learn more about Baylor Scott & White's housestaff appointment eligibility, including guidelines for international medical graduates.

Profesorado y residentes

Our dedicated faculty, with diverse expertise and a passion for teaching, offers invaluable mentorship and our talented residents bring enthusiasm and fresh perspectives to patient care. Together, they create a supportive community committed to excellence in medical education and compassionate care.

Join us in shaping the future of healthcare! 

Train at one of U.S. News & World Report's top hospitals in Texas

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple is a 640-bed teaching and research hospital with a Level I trauma center.

Working at Baylor Scott & White Health

Estipendio y prestaciones

Además de estipendios competitivos, ofrecemos a nuestros residentes un menú completo de beneficios para empleados. Ayudamos a compensar el coste de muchas de estas prestaciones; otras son opciones que puede elegir pagar usted mismo.

Recursos de Bienestar

Este momento de su carrera profesional puede ser extremadamente difícil. Como estudiante de posgrado en medicina de Baylor Scott & White, tiene a su disposición una gran variedad de recursos que le permitirán sacar el máximo partido a su experiencia educativa.

Life in Temple

Temple uniquely offers a combination of access to big-city conveniences while maintaining a small-town atmosphere.

Contáctanos

Coral Fraire
Program Administrator

Phone: 254.215.0905
Fax: 254.724.6329
Email: Coral.Fraire@BSWHealth.org

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Templo
2401 S. 31st St.
Templo, tx 76508


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