Academic Curriculum
Pediatric Pathology Fellowship
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The focus of the Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Program is on clinical training in pediatric pathology with opportunity to complete small research projects. 
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The fellow is responsible for direct supervision of pathology resident trainees that may be rotating through the services in which the fellow is also rotating. 
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Two thousand (2000) surgical and cytology cases, fifty (50) intra-operative consultations (frozen sections) and forty (40) autopsies are to be completed by the fellow. 
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Didactic components include: - Journal Club (monthly)
- Anatomical Pathology Conference (weekly)
- NICU Mortality Conference (monthly)
- Autopsy Pathology Conference (monthly)
- PICU and Mortality Conference (monthly)
- Interdisciplinary Cancer Care Conference (three times monthly)
- Hematopath Conference (monthly)
- Renal Path Conference (twice a month)
- Derm Path Conference (twice a month)
- Brain Cutting Conference (weekly or PRN)
- Muscle Board Conference (monthly)
- Gastroenterology Conference (once a month)
- Liver Transplant conference (once a month)
 
Fellows are expected to prepare and present select cases at some of the above didactic conferences.
Our Pediatric Pathology Fellowship team
Melissa Gener, MD, FCAP 
Program Director
(816) 234-3234
Megan Smith, MSE
Fellowship Coordinator
mrsmith4@cmh.edu