A fully ACGME approved four-year comprehensive, combined training core program in Anatomic and Clinical pathology, or three year training in Anatomic only, are available. The program is ACGME-approved for a total of 16 positions. The training program accepts candidates who have had one year or more of training in a clinical specialty, medical research, transitional year internship, or new medical school graduates.  The combined program features anatomic and clinical rotations integrated in every year.  The core curriculum anatomic pathology rotations include autopsy pathology, surgical pathology, forensic pathology, exfoliative and aspiration cytology, neuropathology, molecular biology and diagnostic electron microscopy. The clinical pathology rotations are taken in clinical biochemistry and toxicology, hematopathology, HLA typing and cytogenetics, microbiology, immunopathology, and blood banking laboratories. Management and administration of laboratories is taught by integration into each rotation. In either program, three months of elective rotations are offered in the third and fourth year to all trainees who are in compliance with basic curriculum requirements. The trainees will also contribute to the interdepartmental residency teaching programs of the Pathology Department.  AP microscopic teaching conferences are conducted 3 or 4 days per week, and autopsy review conference once weekly for all residents.    Senior residents will have the opportunity to serve as Chief Residents and Junior Attendings.

Applications for the residency program are accepted through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

Please read the following letter from our Residency Program Director regarding required application materials for our Program and general information about the interview process: Letter from Holli Mason, M.D.

If you have been invited for an interview or would like to visit our program, transportation and hotel information is availiable HERE.

BLOOD DONOR CENTER

Harbor-UCLA is proud to be the location of the Blood Donor Center for the County of Los Angeles Hospital system.  The Blood Donor Center facilitates blood donations as well as many procedures including outpatient apheresis, therapeutic phlebotomy and blood transfusions.

OUTSIDE FACILITIES

Residents complete some elective and mandatory rotations at other facilities as part of their curriculum.  These locations include Los Angeles County-University of Southern California (LAC+USC), Kaiser Permanente and UCLA main campus in Westwood. The Los Angeles County Coroner provides an excellent opportunity to be exposed to forensic autopsy of a large metropolitan city.  Residents are required to complete a one month rotation at the coroner. 

Address inquires to:

Holli Mason, M.D.

Residency Program Director

Department of Pathology

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

1000 West Carson Street

Torrance, CA  90502            

e-mail: adflores@dhs.lacounty.gov

Phone: (310) 222-2643