Eligibility and Applications

Graduating medical students are accepted directly into the residency training program at the College of Medicine but must apply through the NRMP via ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). Graduate physicians may also enter the program after completion of an internship or other postgraduate training; such appointments do not always involve the NRMP. Although appointments are for one year at a time, a resident whose work is satisfactory can anticipate completion of the entire four-year program. The department can accommodate a total of twenty-two house officers. Residents in their second postgraduate year and beyond must be licensed to practice in Kentucky. The University pays fees for Kentucky State Medical licensure. Applicants must pass USMLE Step I and Step II (or COMLEX) and have at least three recommendation letters. Applicants must have graduated from medical school within the last 10 years. For international medical graduate applicants, eligibility for J-1 student visa status is strongly preferred because of institutional requirements. In addition, the university requires ECFMG certification prior to your application being complete; at least three months of US clinical experience are also required for consideration. Potential candidates will be invited to interview via Zoom/in-person as dictated by LCME and ACGME recommendations for the current applications cycle. The application deadline for our program is Oct. 15; however, applicants are invited to interviews on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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Outline of the Program

All our residents train in both anatomic pathology and clinical pathology (AP/CP). Each year of training is divided equally between anatomic pathology and laboratory medicine with every year divided evenly into 13 four-week blocks. Orientation occurs in the first four weeks of resident training. During this time, first year residents are introduced to our autopsy and surgical pathology services, with direct guidance from a paired senior resident. Other services provide similar orientation periods including cytology and hematopathology.  Such orientation periods facilitate rapid integration of the residents into the services workflow.