The Department of Pathology invites students to pursue research opportunities in pathology. Options include: anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, and microbiology and immunology. Notably, the relationship between the department and ARUP provides a number of unique opportunities for students to explore within a nationally-recognized reference laboratory. See a list of current labs and research interests on our Research Labs page.
Current medical students who are interested in research in either anatomic or clinical pathology may enroll in PATH 6070 - Medical Student Research. This course allows students to earn 2-6 credit hours while participating in an independent research project under the supervision of a Pathology faculty member. Proposed research should apply the scientific method and be hypothesis driven, with the expectation of a significant contribution by the student to a project for suitable for co-authorship on an abstract at a national meeting or a manuscript publication.